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CENTER TOWNSHIP SUPERVISORS DISCUSS POSSIBLE SOLAR PANEL ORDINANCE
Center Township Supervisors on Monday talked about recent discussions about a possible ordinance concerning solar panels. The supervisors have been in consultation with the township solicitor on what the ordinance will look like, according to chairman Matt Housholder. He said the reason they are considering the ordinance now is to get it in place before solar panels pop up everywhere.
INDIANA BOROUGH COUNCIL APPROVES CHANGES TO TRANSIENT BUSINESS ORDINANCE
Changes to an ordinance concerning food trucks were approved at Tuesday night’s Indiana Borough Council meeting. The transient business ordinance was modified to allow food trucks to come to IRMC Park on Monday during the summer months. Prior to this, food trucks were not allowed to do business. Also,...
New Florence mosquito tests positive for virus similar to West Nile
Jul. 2—A mosquito sample taken in New Florence has tested positive for a rare disease that first cropped up in Colorado in 1961 and has been known to cause severe conditions including infection of the brain and spinal cord. There haven't been any reported cases of the Jamestown Canyon virus being spread to humans this year in Westmoreland or Allegheny counties, according to state records. ...
Blighted buildings demolished in Cambria County
CAMBRIA COUNTY, Pa. (WTAJ) — Several blighted buildings in Cresson Township are being demolished, including an abandoned motel. The structures, located at 8191, 8193 & 8215 Admiral Peary Highway, are being demolished through a contract with Locher Demolition & Excavating, LLC. These are the final demolitions through the Act 152. Beginning March 1, 2017, the […]
Saltsburg Borough Council accepts member resignation, declines appointing regional representative to county emergency authority
SALTSBURG — In its monthly meeting Monday, Saltsburg Borough council, regretfully, accepted the resignation of president pro-tempore Lorrie Johnson. Before this, council had decided to decline to appoint a candidate for regional representative to the county emergency authority. Council members expressed confusion over the purpose, cost and public participation...
'Buxton Butterfly' mural graces Chevy Chase Community Center
Kennedy Fletcher, founder of The Buxton Butterfly, recently completed a rainbow-winged mural on Nixon Avenue. On Monday, she finished another piece of art that literally could be called food for thought, on the rear wall of Chevy Chase Community Center in White Township. “If you are lost, share a plate...
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