(File Photo of the Beaver County Courthouse)

Noah Haswell, Beaver County Radio News

(Beaver, PA) Several topics were discussed at the Beaver County Commissioners’ work session this morning at 10 a.m. at the Beaver County Courthouse in Beaver. During the Solicitors’ Report of the session, Beaver County Solicitor Garen Fedeles mentioned that the Commissioners received a notification from the S&P ratings that they are requesting a rating review call. The Commissioners will participate in this meeting at sometime in January of 2026 to review the credit rating in Beaver County, which is currently an “A.” Fedeles also mentioned that among the thirty-six resolutions happening tomorrow locally include an agreement for vending machines at the Brady’s Run Ice Arena, the budget for Beaver County and $870,000 going to local libraries to be utilized in the year of 2026. In other business, Commissioner Jack Manning noted in the Commissioners’ report of the work session that FirstNet informed him today that the AT&T cell site at Heinz Field in Aliquippa is now active. Manning also expressed that Verizon has now laid fiber cable for a distance of 350 miles with 1,275 new local homes receiving access. Beaver County Financial Consultant Corey Troutman also talked briefly about the Beaver County budget, which is worth a total of $239,713,247.