Gilpin officials have begun discussions on how to spend about $250,000 in covid relief funds. Township supervisor chairman Charles Stull said Monday that Gilpin received $125,000 so far with the second disbursement expected in either June or July. Possible uses include $10,000 for bathrooms at the public works garage, money
Gilpin residents should expect to see more township police coverage and no change in real estate taxes as part of next year’s budget. Supervisors recently approved their preliminary 2022 spending plan, which includes a boost to public safety spending while keeping the tax rate at 11 mills. Projected revenues are
Gilpin officials are exploring ways to slow speeders on a dead-end road. Banfield Road is a no-outlet stretch near Mill Bridge Road and West Leechburg Street. Resident Joe Sabot lives along Banfield and said motorists for years have exceeded the 15 mph posted speed limit. “Nobody understands it’s a single-lane,
Alle-Kiski Valley swimming pools will unveil a host of improvements and changes when they reopen Saturday, but one pool won’t be welcoming back swimmers. No pool has undergone more change than Leechburg Area Pool in Gilpin, where the pool and grounds have received more than a dozen upgrades over the
Gilpin Supervisors appointed resident Steve Senjan to fill a vacant seat on the board Monday evening.
“I’d been thinking about it for a while,” Senjan, 40, said Tuesday. “When it came up that they needed someone to fill the position…I decided to step into that position, put my letter in, any way.”
The seat – for a term ending at the end of this year – was made vacant after the unexpected death in March of Supervisor Susan Brown. Supervisors last month asked for interested residents to apply to fill the vacancy.
After interviewing six candidates the supervisors chose Senjan.
“He is already very community driven,” Supervisor Chairman Charles Stull said. “He’s on the Leechburg Pool Board and does a lot for the community, and also owns a local business.”