The Altoona Planning Commission uses its broad discretion to grant or withhold waivers of code requirements when considering applications for land development, so that it can help maintain a pleasing “urban fabric” in the city, while also allowing developers reasonable leeway, according to officials at a meeting Tuesday. The commission wants to enhance livability and […]
Blair Planning has received a $30,000 grant from the state Department of Environmental Protection for initial work on the first ever Blair County-wide stormwater management plan which is intended to help minimize flooding and stream pollution, while encouraging groundwater recharge. The grant for Phase 1 of the multi-year project will pay to outline the […]
Altoona Planning Commission member Larry Bilotto this week apologized to his colleagues for his vote to approve the land development plan for a Penn State Altoona construction project, saying that if he’d visited the site prior to that December meeting, he’d have learned information not highlighted by the college perhaps leading him to vote […]
Blair Planning and Alleghenies Broadband Inc. will hold four public meetings this month to help identify gaps in broadband and cellphone service in Blair County, so they can target grants to help fill those areas. They want to know where reliable internet or cellphone service isn’t available due to lack of adequate infrastructure; they want […]
The Altoona Planning Commission this week approved a land development plan for a three-story, six-unit apartment building on the 100 block of Lexington Avenue for tenants whose rents will be subsidized under Section 8 through the Altoona Housing Authority. The Durbin Companies’ $1.06 million project is being paid for in its entirety with money authorized […]