County mulls local hiring for plant contracts and YMCA expansion
County officials consider restricting future state funded projects to local contractors and review state rule limits. Bioskinergy faced union complaints over outside builders for the ethanol facility set to open Jan 2. The board approved a $1.3 million Redevelopment Capital Assistance Program grant for the Clearfield YMCA expansion, with a $2.5 to $3 million projected cost and a yearlong build schedule.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Prc
Kim Kesner
Mark McCracken
Kesner
Bioskinergy
Clearfield
Drainage pipe clog mayblock river flow on Walton street
Skelly and Loy Inc says a 24 inch drainage pipe along Walton street Route 53 is so filled with anti skid that water flows at an eighth of its capacity. Borough manager Don Enck says PennDOT says no permit needed to clean inlets but a permit is needed to remove anti skid. Council adopts Corrine Street one way and schedules finance committee Sept 22 for 2010 budget work while Lions Club Halloween event discussed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Skelly and Loy Inc
State Department of Transportation
Walton Street
Don Enck
Penndot
Thompson
Enck
District 2
Corrine Street
Finance Committee
Linda
Brady Township weighs public sewer system plan and wind rules
Brady Township officials discuss a $5.804 million Act 537 sewer plan funded by state or federal stimulus programs. Hess & Fisher Engineers outline a low pressure system with grinder pumps and a $750 connection fee per home. The board also reviews wind turbine setback recommendations and handles a property cleanup notice with a 45 day response window before further action. Brady holds its next meeting October 5.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Josh Woods
Luthersburg
Brady Township
Wilson Fisher
Sherm Bloom
Hess & Fisher Engineers
Board of Supervisors
Fisher
Pennsylvania Infrastructure Investment Authority
Rural Utility Service
Hess & Fisher
Troutville
Sykesville
Oklahoma- Salem
Ace Valley
Gary Swope
Wind Energy Regulation Committee
Swope
Blair
Somerset
Darryl Beatty
Beatty
Lester Wachob
Sheryl DeBoer
Kevin Crouch
Crouch
District grapples with staff training and benefits at board meeting
Benson says pay gaps for 15 minute shorter shifts are unethical and calls for training funds during Wednesday sessions while tackling benefits. Only 24 high school core subject positions exist with 65 focused on lower achieving students. Principal Smutz agrees current system misaligns needs and advocates better teacher support and training rather than more staff. Paraprofessionals express readiness to train, with talk of intrinsic rewards and accountability systems to shift away from comfort zones.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Benson
Osceola Mills
Linda Smutz
Diane Condon
Selfridge
Smutz
Madoff Properties Up for Sale in New York and Florida
U S Marshals plan to auction Bernard Madoff Manhattan duplex on the Upper East Side and his Palm Beach estate along with boats to help reimburse victims. Officials say the sale aims to leverage exclusivity over notoriety as brokers are chosen. Madoff was sentenced to 150 years for a massive Ponzi scheme.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Bernard Madoff
FBI
Madoff
Manhattan
U.S. Marshals Service
Upper East Side
U.S
Roland Ubaldo
Associated Press
Palm Beach
Fla
Fort Lauderdale
Florida
Long Island
Madoffs
Mark
Andrew
Switchgrass ethanol project aims to prove large scale viability
Oklahoma researchers run the world’s largest 1000 acre switchgrass trial to test if ethanol from the tall native grass can be cost effective. The Noble Foundation leads the $2.2 million effort near Guymon to fuel a biorefinery planned in southwest Kansas, signaling a catalytic push for cellulosic ethanol despite expected delays before commercial use.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Great Plains
Kansas
Billy Cook
Noble Foundation
Planning Commission Approves Subdivision Plans in Township
Hess and Fisher Engineers prepared the subdivision plans, but no representative attended. The Lawrence Township Planning Commission voted to approve the plans and set the next meeting for October 13 at 4 p.m. in the township building.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ann Reitz
Park and Recreation Committee
Brady Township
Hess and Fisher Engineers
Planning Commission
Lawrence Township Planning Commission
Hallstrom extension aids funding and planning for Sandy Township
Sandy Township advances bid materials for the Hallstrom extension with DEP oversight and Rural Development loan constraints under ARRA rules. Officials plan online reporting and a Rural Water Association template as a water project progresses, while DuBois Continuum of Care expands with 90,300 square feet across assisted living, apartments, and cottages.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State Department of Environmental Protection
Hallstrom
Dick Castonguay
U.S. Department of Nor Rural Development
Rural Water Association
Municipal Authority
David Sylvis
Board of Supervisors
DuBois
DuBois Continuum of Care
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County Economic Development Corporation
YMCA
Don Herres
Huston Township
Verizon Wireless
Domestic Relations Department
Cen-Clear Child Services
Zoe Withy
Ronald Archer
West Decatur
Dot Brown
Nyc
Ardmore
Okla
Oklahoma Panhandle
Lawrence
Sandy
DuBois Housing Authority
Garden Grove
Bowser
Castonguay
DuBois Area
Wasson Elementary School
Pennsylvania Game Commission
Tri County Resource Supply Inc
Kilmer Road
Henry Daugherty
Tri County Resource
Greg Kruk
Kilmer
Sandy Township
General Fund
Brady LaBorde
Municipal Authority and Board of Supervisors
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