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CHRIS MORELLI cmorelli@lockhaven.com
MILL HALL The Keystone Central school board got an in-depth look at the proposed 2021-22 budget during Thursday night’s voting session.
KCSD superintendent Jacquelyn Martin and business manager Susan Blesh made the presentation. The budget features zero tax increase. The proposed final budget adoption will take place at the voting session on Thursday, May 13 with final budget adoption scheduled for the voting session on Thursday, June 17.
“We thought we were close to closing the budget gap … we’ve been able to do that,” Martin told the board.
The tentative budget for 2021-22 features expenses at $82,987,797 and revenue at $77,722,918. ESSER grant funds are $5,264,879. There would be no shortfall and no use of budget reserves. There would be $15,599,731 in reserves remaining.
CHRIS MORELLI cmorelli@lockhaven.com
MILL HALL In a year that has been anything but normal, the Keystone Central school board heard some good news at Thursday night’s work session.
KCSD superintendent Jacquelyn Martin said that the district will receive millions of dollars in federal stimulus funding. Earlier this week, it was announced that Pennsylvania schools would get nearly $5 billion from the federal COVID-19 aid package. According to the Department of Education’s website, KCSD is expected to receive $10,677,162.
“(We) are continuing to look at how we believe we can best effectively use this one-time stimulus money,” Martin explained. “We’ve been attending seminars and presentations, making sure that we have the best information. I’ve been collaborating with other superintendents on how they plan to strategically use these funds.”
LAURA JAMESON ljameson@lockhaven.com
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Lock Haven YMCA Associate Executive Director Beth Bartlett stands in the shallow end of the now emptied pool. Issues with the poolâs HVAC system and its Pool Pak resulted in the poolâs closure in June 2020.
LOCK HAVEN The River Valley Regional Lock Haven YMCA’s swimming pool is in need of major repairs.
Since June of 2020 the facility’s pool has been closed due to issues with its Pool Pak.
The Pool Pak, located in the basement of the facility, houses the HVAC system which purifies air quality outside the pool, controls the temperature of the water and the filtration system. The price tag to replace the system is a hefty one at approximately $280,000.
ZACH HANNA
LOCK HAVEN Clinton County Coroner Zach Hanna is seeking the Democratic nomination and a third term as coroner in the May primary election.
A 2003 graduate of Central Mountain High School, Hanna is a 2008 graduate of Pittsburgh Institute of Mortuary Science. He previously worked as Deputy Coroner and Office Manager under predecessor Donald “Woozy” Walker.
Hanna, a Democrat, has conducted and/or overseen over 700 death investigations since taking office as coroner in 2014.
He has also implemented a computer-based reporting system, significantly increasing the efficiency of the office and file security.
Hanna has developed relationships with emergency personnel, law enforcement and organization leaders throughout Clinton County; especially through recent collaboration to create and execute the best solutions for Clinton County citizens in dealing with the COVID-19 pandemic.