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Forward Township
Supervisor Amy Cline gave an update on four blighted homes slated for demolition using Act 152 funds, a state-authorized program that supports removal of structures meeting blight criteria.
Forward Township
As part of ongoing infrastructure needs, supervisors approved a resolution to pursue $500,000 in funding to renovate the Kelly Hollow and Rippel Road bridges.
Forward Township
Forward Township supervisors approved a resolution to opt into the Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) program, keeping the township eligible to apply for federal funds for the next three years.
Forward Township
Cline gave a report on the recent Steel Rivers Council of Governments (SRCOG) meeting. Forward Township is a member of SRCOG, a coalition of 19 municipalities which collaborate on sustainable solutions to shared problems.
Forward Township
The Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) has pushed the township’s Board of Supervisors to resolve a longstanding sewage problem in the Axelton neighborhood.
Westmoreland County
Residents urged Westmoreland County Commissioners to add ballot drop boxes during public comment at the March 5 meeting, as officials approved contracts in advance of the May 19 primary.
Westmoreland County
Commissioners approved new contracts and increased spending on existing behavioral health and developmental health agreements. The money for many of the programs comes through a combination of state grants and federal behavioral health funding streams that the county administers for residents.
Westmoreland County
Commissioners also amended agreements tied to housing rehabilitation and lead safety programs.
School Board
Pittsburgh Public Schools parents have asked a board member how to weigh in on the calendar. A committee of staff, parents, teachers, and a social worker drew up the draft. If the board approves the proposed 2026-2027 calendar, students won't get the Monday after Thanksgiving off. That day used to open deer season, but the state moved it this year.
School Board
Positions in Summer Learn and Earn fill up quickly, a school board member said. Applications are open now, and she urged interested families to apply soon. Students who've enrolled before only need to verify their address and parent income. For help, local librarians have been trained to assist, another board member said.
School Board
Some Pittsburgh Public Schools families may not know their kids are owed services missed in the pandemic. The district says it owes students with disabilities over 600,000 hours, and most haven't received them. This spring, the district plans robocalls to families using under 15% of their hours. This week, the board is set to approve summer programs to provide them.
Westmoreland County
Commissioners approved an agreement to purchase paper ballots to supplement electronic voting at a rate of $0.215 per ballot, plus $0.03 for a window in the outer return envelope. Residents will vote by marking the paper ballots by hand. The ballots will then be scanned and counted in much the same manner as electronic ballots.
Westmoreland County
More than 80 residents attended the February meeting of the Westmoreland County Board of Commissioners as nearly 20 speakers provided comments. Most of the comments were about Sheriff James Albert’s agreement with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) under the federal 287(g) program which allows local police agencies to enforce federal immigration laws.
Westmoreland County
While public comment centered on immigration enforcement, most formal actions taken by commissioners focused on housing, public health and infrastructure investments.
Forward Township
Cline announced that the Interstate 376/Commercial Street Bridge on the Parkway East in Pittsburgh will close for 25 days for construction.
Forward Township
The board voted 2-0 to hire Mark Stewart as a part-time road crew employee, with Levdansky abstaining.
Forward Township
Forward approved an increase to its existing police contract with Elizabeth Township during a contentious Feb. 9 meeting that drew a packed audience of residents.