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Fayette County Residents Can Apply for State-Funded Rental Assistance Starting May 1
Starting May 1, Fayette County residents can apply for the state-funded Emergency Rental Assistance Program (ERAP). The Fayette County Community Action Agency administers this program. It's open to eligible individuals who haven't received more than 18 months of assistance before.
New residential zoning in Staunton to provide relief for Uniontown residents
STAUNTON – Uniontown property owners hoping to build new or improve old single-family homes just won a major victory. Uniontown’s redevelopment took center stage during the Feb. 8 Staunton City Council meeting, council taking direct action to solve a long-standing problem. For decades, much of Uniontown was zoned for industrial properties, prohibiting new residential home construction, and limiting what homeowners in the district could improve on.
Single family residence in Centerville sells for $4.2 million
James V Ellard Jr LT and Ellard acquired the property at 68 Waterman Farm Road, Centerville, from Dianne G Epstein and David Epstein on June 29, 2023. The $4,225,000 purchase price represents a price per square foot of $849. This two-story house offers a spacious layout with seven bedrooms and six baths. On the exterior, the home features a gable roof constructed with wood shake roofing / shingles. The property is equipped with hot water heating and a cooling system. Situated on a spacious 5.0-acre lot, the property offers ample outdoor space.
Study finds three Pa. counties are among those with the lowest income needed to buy a home
PITTSBURGH (KDKA) - A new study from ATTOM looking into home affordability found that three Pennsylvania counties were among the areas where the lowest income was needed to afford a home. It included Fayette County, Cambria County in western-central Pennsylvania, and Schuylkill County in eastern Pennsylvania. In Cambria they found to afford a median-priced home, one would have to make $14,715 and in Fayette County, one would need to be making $23,555. Meanwhile, over in Schuylkill County, it would require a salary of $20,679. Their research found that home affordability worsened across the country in this past quarter with the price of homes and average wages required jumping by 33-percent. You can check out ATTOM's work at this link.
What to do with Uniontown? Staunton wants to hear from property owners, residents
STAUNTON — “Nobody knew that as those buildings aged and fell apart and if people left, they would disappear, as did the neighborhood.” Ophie Kier, former Staunton vice mayor and founder of Building Bridges for the Greater Good, said in March before city council that he was embarrassed that he didn’t know what had happened to Uniontown. Kier grew up in Staunton and had friends who lived in the area, but never knew the community was disappearing....
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