Limitations for business signs in windows and on sidewalks and guidelines for electric vehicle charging stations are among new additions to Latrobe’s zoning ordinance. Approved by city council at its December meeting, the zoning update is the result of a months-long committee review of the ordinance with assistance from consultants
Latrobe City is considering updates to sections of its zoning regulations to make them more accessible and to include provisions for potential new land uses, such as electric-car charging stations. Councilman Ralph Jenko, who served on a committee charged with recommending the updates, said they will be reviewed by the
Latrobe won’t have a Fourth of July parade this year but is planning a number of other holiday activities for July 3, including fireworks and a car cruise. Latrobe’s inaugural Fourth of July Celebration car cruise is set for 3 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. in the Memorial Stadium parking lot.
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Kelly Hellman of Latrobe walks her dog Dozer in shallow water Sept. 12 at the Rogers-McFeely Memorial Pool in Latrobe’s Legion-Keener Park, during the sixth annual Pooches in the Pool event.
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Latrobe will recognize a cost savings after welcoming neighboring Unity back as a partner in a regional recreation organization.
City council this week approved an intergovernmental cooperation agreement that reinstates Unity as a member of the Latrobe-GLSD Parks and Recreation organization after an absence of six years.
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Passengers wave flags from the inside a vintage automobile during the 2019 Latrobe Fourth of July parade along Ligonier Street. The 2020 parade was canceled because of pandemic concerns and organizers said this summer’s event is in doubt.
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Organizers hope to have a scaled-back Fourth of July celebration in Latrobe this summer, though it appears likely the key event, a parade in downtown Latrobe, may not occur for the second year in a row.
Latrobe Fire Chief John Brasile, a co-chair of the celebration, told city council this week that a lack of interest in participation, likely fueled by the covid-19 pandemic and uncertainties about related public restrictions, have cast doubt on the feasibility of an Independence Day parade this summer.