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 city’s comprehensive plan consultant is holding a second pair of open houses this week to learn how city officials and the public feel about what’s been done so far and to provide an update. Two priorities have emerged through czb’s research and discussion: the need for “better public spaces designed with people in mind” […]
City Council Monday adopted a budget for next year that calls for a half-mill tax hike, increasing the bill for a property assessed at $100,000 by $50 for a total of $563 in city real estate tax. City Manager Omar Strohm initially proposed a budget calling for no tax hike, but it covered a […]
AMED is one of four ambulance services that have sued the Department of Veterans Affairs in federal court to block a VA rule that would reduce payments for transporting veterans to community hospitals from list price to what Medicare provides, a drastic drop, according to the suit. If the VA ends up adopting the rule, […]
AMED is one of four ambulance services that have sued the Department of Veterans Affairs in federal court to block a VA rule that would reduce payments for transporting veterans to community hospitals from list price to what Medicare provides, a drastic drop, according to the suit. If the VA ends up adopting the rule, […]