West Side talks heat up on Neomag site and park plans
Mayor Tim Fulkerson and New Castle Council discussed a potential meat packing move to the Neomag building on Sampson Street amid resident concerns over truck traffic and impacts on Bell Avenue children. Plans also advance for Riverview Industrial Park and a two acre sale in New Castle Commerce Park with a 12,500 square foot, multi tenant building to attract startups.
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Tim Fulkerson
Lower West Side
Fulkerson
New Castle
West Side
Ayers Brothers
Bell Avenue
Shenango China
Riverview
Sampson Street
Lawrence County Economic Development Corp
Redevelopment Authority
New Castle Planning Commission
Citizens’s Committee
Linda Nitch
New Castle Commerce Park
LCEDC
Pennsylvania Industrial Development Authority
Nitch
LECDC
City
James Manolis
Lawrence County Commissioners
John DiMuccio
New Castle Playhouse seeks city help to demolish old building
The New Castle Playhouse asked the City Council for assistance in demolishing the former New Castle Weatherization building at 136 E Long Ave to unlock parking near the theater. Demolition bids range 10 000 to 15 000 dollars, with the city budgeting 30 000 for residential demolitions in 1998. Council will explore alternate funding, including CDBG funds, and set a Dec 31 deadline for Pawlak's offer.
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New Castle
Conch Augustine
New Castle Playhouse
Thomas Pawlak
E. Long Ave
Playhouse Theater
Pawlak
Augustine
Playhouse
John DiMuccio
Laurel seeks bids for two new buses
Laurel School Board approved advertising for bids for two 72 passenger diesel school buses for the 1998 99 year. The vote was eight to one with John Wilson voting no. Several resignations were reported including Rebecca Adams Dennis Stach and Pamela Croach. The district hired Melissa Pagenhardt to replace Croach.
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Laurel
John Wilson
Rebecca Adams
Dennis Stach
Pamela Croach
Melissa Pagenhardt
Croach
Paula Kaldy
Kim Fogarty
John D. Edwards
National City Bank of Pennsylvania
Washington Centre
Lawrence County workers approve three year AFSCME pact
Lawrence County government employees in the AFSCME bargaining unit ratified a three year contract by a 22 to 16 vote. The deal provides $750 raises in 1998 and 1999 and a 4 percent raise in 2000. The 54 member unit covers assessor to mental health and others. They also sacrifice New Year’s Eve as a holiday to gain Martin Luther King Day off and a personal day. County Salary Board expected to vote before year end. other unions’ contracts also expire December 31.
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Lawrence County
American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees Bargaining Unit
Lawrence County’commis
Stoners
County Salary Board
Afscme
Tax Claims Bureau
Children and Youth Services
Court
Hill View Manor Nursing Home
Local volunteers aid 60 children in Shenango Township gift spree
At Kmart Shenango Township 60 area kids ages 6 to 10 receive $20 to shop for family members as part of a 13th annual program led by Barbara Robinson and Kim McClaine. College volunteers from Westminster and Slippery Rock help wrap, with Santa distributing gifts before departure.
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Kmart
Shenango Township
Barbara Robinson
City Rescue Mission
Robinson
Kim McClaine
Lawrence County
Kmart Corp
Shenango
Shenango Kmart
Santa
Charlene Losten
Jessica Hanlin
Westminster College
Ashley Smith
Hanlin
Chris Murphy
Scott Hallam
Westminster
Chris
Barb Ruckel
Christina
McClaine
Rachel
Bill Ford
Slippery Rock University
Mark Aikens
Ford
Franklin supervisors award two year recycling center contract
The Franklin supervisors awarded a two year lease for operating the township recycling center to Metalife Resources of Donora Pa for 132800 with takeover Jan 1. The deal provides 5533 monthly and funds a 200000 loan from 1996 while residents avoid debt. Metalife plans talks with workers about wages and benefits and is not bound to union representation.
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Pennsylvania Department of Revenue
Human Services Center
State Department of Transportation
Scott and Hickory Township
Franklin
Metalife Resources
Donora
Metalife
Gabe Hadock
Teamsters Local 261
Hadock
Greg Douglass
Metalife’s
FCR Inc
Charlotte
N.C
Douglass
Franklin Center
Beaver
Butler
Lawrence
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Meatpacker
Neomag Space
DiMuccio
Theater
Leasure Avenue
Hoyt Institute of Fine Arts
John Russo
Arabia
T.E. Lawrence
Lawrence of Arabia
PRUG
Andrew Pleasant
NEWS
Lloyd Lewis
Jessica Puzavsky
John Novalesi
G. William Blank
Novalesi
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