The Pennsylvania Fish and Boat Commission (PFBC) announced that applications are being accepted for the Erie Access Improvement Program. Townships are eligible for this funding opportunity and the deadline for applications is December 30, 2022. Funding requests require a 50%…

According to the PA Department of State, today is the last day to register to vote, or change your registration or address, for the upcoming General Election on November 8, 2022.  You can do this in person at your county…

Act 57 of 2022 allows taxpayers who fail to receive a tax notice during their first year of occupancy to apply for a waiver from penalties and additional costs from the tax collector. The state Department of Community and Economic…

The state Department of Environmental Protection has opened the first round of funding through the Abandoned Mine Land (AML) and Acid Mine Drainage (AMD) Grant Program. A total of $103.4 million is available under this grant round and townships, councils…

The state Department of Labor and Industry has announced that Pennsylvania’s unemployment rate for September was 4.1%, down from 4.2% in August. This is the lowest rate since April 2000 and is tied for the lowest rate in records dating to 1976….

The state Department of Agriculture has unveiled a new PA Preferred brand website to support the increased demand for a direct connection between farmers and consumers. The new website, papreferred.com, offers Pennsylvanians the opportunity to search for PA Preferred members…

The Pennsylvania Housing Finance Agency issued a Request for Proposals for new construction or rehabilitation of mixed-use projects seeking financial support. Townships are eligible to apply for funding provided through the Community Revitalization Fund Program. The deadline is November 4.   Mixed-use…

PSATS’ Executive Director Dave Sanko will be featured in a live PCN TV call-in show tonight at 7 pm discussing local government issues and the 2022 election, along with John Brenner, Executive Director of the Pa. Municipal League, and Lisa Schaefer,…

Townships should have recently received notification from the state Department of Transportation about your township’s estimated liquid fuels distribution for 2023. The 2023 distribution is estimated to be about 1% more than the 2022 actual distribution. The amount per mile…

The state Department of Environmental Protection has lifted a drought watch for 16 counties, while a drought watch remains in effect for 20 counties. Drought watch has been lifted for Berks, Bradford, Bucks, Delaware, Lackawanna, Lehigh, McKean, Monroe, Montgomery, Philadelphia,…