People who want to get down and dirty to help Mother Nature can volunteer at an Earth Day program hosted by three local communities. Harrison, Tarentum and Brackenridge are having their first-ever joint event to rid the roads and parks of pop cans, candy wrappers, tires and other trash. It
In an effort to spur more discussion and allow extra time to answer questions that arise on borough issues, Tarentum Council has decided to return to having two meetings a month moving forward. An agenda meeting will be the first Tuesday of the month, and a regular meeting will take
The Harrison commissioners are eyeing a $640,000 sewer project to help ease overflows in the neighborhoods near Sylvan Park Pool. The Little Bull Creek sanitary sewer upgrade is being done to comply with a years-old consent decree from the federal government. “It is a complicated project, but we hope to
A Harrison street that has eroded because of a lack of storm sewers is expected to be reconstructed in 2023. The township commissioners have applied for a nearly $500,000 state grant to rebuild Harbison Street, which is marked with craters because of water runoff. “This is to remedy a long-standing
Harrison residents won’t face a property tax increase in 2023. The township commissioners on Monday approved the $6.3 million budget and held the tax rate steady at 5.106 mills. The owner of a home assessed at $100,000 again will pay $510. “I’m glad to see we could keep the millage