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Schuylkill County Municipalities Awarded Grants from Gaming Funds

20 projects awarded money

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Communities across Schuylkill County recently learned that they’ve been awarded state grant funds.

The funding comes from the Local Share Account. Local Share Account funds come from gaming revenue the state collects and the money awarded is meant to support community and economic development projects.

The top award in Schuylkill County went to Deer Lake, which gets $700,000 to begin repairing the deteriorating Deer Lake Dam.

Minersville is getting $640,000 to renovate the first floor of its municipal building. And Palo Alto is getting $600,000 to expand its municipal building and create an emergency shelter in the borough.

Here’s a look at the municipalities that were awarded funds and the projects the grant money will support:

Municipality	LSA funds awarded ($)	Purpose
Deer Lake	700,000	Begin to repair deteriorating Deer Lake Dam
East Union Twp.	86,528	Purchase, retrofit new police vehicle
Foster Twp.	150,000	Construct Anthracite Memorial Park at former James Neale Mansion
Foster Twp.	370,055	Extend water service along Turkey Rd.
Kline Twp.	150,000	Purchase a wheel loader
Mahanoy Twp.	106,222	Purchase a patrol/command vehicle for Police Dept.
McAdoo	193,154	Purchase municipal dump truck and police cruiser
Minersville	640,000	Renovate first floor of municipal building
New Ringgold	100,000	Support widening of Route 895/443 intersection
Palo Alto	600,000	Expand municipal building, create emergency shelter
Pine Grove Twp. (on behalf of Girl Scouts)	250,000	Replace pool at Camp Wood Haven
Port Clinton	177,353	Relocate a sewer force main near Broad St. bridge
Porter-Tower Joint Municipal Authority	338,650	Improve efficiency at wastewater treatment plant
Reilly Township	144,500	Purchase new backhoe loader
Ryan Twp.	69,639	Purchase UTV to respond to emergencies on State Game Lands
Saint Clair (on behalf of Alert Fire Co. No. 1)	400,000	Construct addition of fire house
Schuylkill River Greenway Assoc.	147,500	Plan and design 3.4-mile section of Schuylkill River Trail (Frackville)
Shenandoah (on behalf of Pumpy Assoc.)	77,996	Install a well and pavilion at Pumping Station Dam
Tamaqua (on behalf of Tamaqua Area Community Partnership)	79,444	Restore facade of 117 W. Broad St. (damaged by fire)
West Penn Twp.	290,360	Purchase new asphalt paver

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In this article:Deer Lake, East Union Township, Foster Township, Kline Township, Mahanoy Township, McAdoo, Minersville, New Ringgold, Palo Alto, Pine Grove Township, Port Clinton, Porter Township, Reilly Township, Ryan Township, Saint Clair, Shenandoah, Tamaqua, Tower City, West Penn Township

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Concerned Citizen

October 24, 2024 at 11:15 am

The $106,000 allocated to a part-time police force, Mahanoy Township seems logical, such a populated place and growing township. LOL, Do they need a police vehicle worth that much? Most townships with a declining population like that are merging with other departments in America or are covered by the Sheriff or State Police.

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