Area residents have until June 7 to comment on the latest and perhaps final draft of the city’s new comprehensive plan, which was presented and discussed this week at a meeting of the Planning Commission that was attended by about 35 people. The draft is available at alltogetheraltoona.org/library, and comments can be sent to planning@altoonapa.gov. […]
From the time he was a child growing up in Dutch Hill, Joe Beach wanted to drive a bus for Amtran. Even on winter days, he’d sit on the stoop of Ray’s Corner Store store and watch the old GMC “Fishbowls” go by, and when he rode to school on the bus after it snowed, […]
Local developer Christopher Cook has taken on a partner to help him with rehabilitation of the former McCrory’s building on 11th Avenue downtown. The partner is Jeff Long, who owns and operates 14 Graystone apartment complexes for seniors in seven area counties, Cook told the city Redevelopment Authority/Land Bank Friday. With 51% ownership, Long will […]
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Pennvest has awarded $11.8 million in low-interest loans for a pair of Blair County water projects. It awarded $7.5 million to the Altoona Water Authority for replacement of 15,000 feet of leaky cast-iron water line that was installed along Logan Boulevard in the 1950s. It also awarded $4.3 million to DelGrosso Foods for a permanent […]