Cambria County borough awarded $200k for water, natural gas lines

CAMBRIA COUNTY, Pa. (WTAJ) — Brownstown Borough will be installing new natural gas and water lines as a result of a state grant.

The borough was awarded $200,000 for the project, which helped it avoid costly road tear-ups and repaving. Rick Rambish, Brownstown Borough council president, said that the borough wanted to avoid a situation where the gas company paved the roads after installation, so they reached out to Frank Burns (D-Cambria).

Burns was able to work with the water and gas company, saying, “Working together stretches everyone’s dollar further.” Rambish added that in addition to the utilities sharing the cost, a state grant was sought to help facilitate the project.

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The project will be done in three phases, starting with 1.5 miles this year. There are approximately 300 water authority customers in the borough.Burns said he makes a priority of making sure small communities like Brownstown get their fair share of state help.

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