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Noah Haswell, Beaver County Radio News
(Allegheny County, PA) According to a release from the Senate Republican Communications Office, a bipartisan group of state legislators announced the approval of more than $3 million in Gaming Economic Development Tourism Fund (GEDTF) grants for community development projects throughout Allegheny County today. The funded projects include replacement for waterlines, upgrades for parks, sanitary sewer rehabilitation, improvements for flood control, modernization of trffic signals, renewal of stormwater systems, ADA-accessible playgrounds and trails, emergency infrastructure planning and enhancements to gathering spaces for the community. This funding supports 18 projects across municipalities that are represented by Senator Devlin Robinson (R-37) and Representatives Anita Kulik (D-45), Dan Deasy (D-27), Valerie Gaydos (R-44), Arvind Venkat (D-30), Natalie Mihalek (R-40), Jason Ortitay (R-46), Jeremy Shaffer (R-28) and Andrew Kuzma (R-39). According to that same release from the Senate Republican Communications Office, the project awards from these grants include:
- Robinson Township – Forest Grove Road Waterline Replacement: $100,000
- Thornburg – Sanitary Sewer Pipe Lining: $85,000
- Pennsbury Village – Sewage Treatment UV System Installation: $130,000
- Bell Acres – Borough Park Improvements (Phase II): $200,000
- Franklin Park – Blueberry Hill Park Accessible Playground Update: $205,000
- Bridgeville – McLaughlin Run Flood Control and Culvert Replacement: $305,000
- Rosslyn Farms – Active Pathways Project: $100,000
- Oakdale – Cottonwood Drive and Highland Ave. Stormwater Improvements: $400,475
- Marshall – The Woodlands Accessible Nature Trail Renewal: $200,000
- Edgeworth – Academy Avenue Traffic Signal Project: $251,000
- Bethel Park – Millennium Park Bandshell: $153,150
- Jefferson Hills – Tepe Park Improvement Project (Phase 1): $246,000
- Upper St. Clair – Gilfillan Farm Foundation Restoration: $450,157
- Glenfield – East Beaver Street Road Rehabilitation: $125,000
- Leet – Salt Storage Facility Project: $75,150
- Leetsdale – Emergency Exit Study and Design Project: $139,500
- Sewickley Heights – Fern Hollow Nature Center Addition: $84,125
- Sewickley – Beaver and Broad Street Upgrade Project: $150,000
- Wexford – McCandless-Franklin Park Ambulance Authority: $105,000
The Gaming Economic Development Tourism Fund provides grants for improvement to communities, upgrades for infrastructure and development projects for economics in Allegheny County with funding administered through the Commonwealth Financing Authority.