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Penn Hills officials spoke Monday night about how they’d like to spend an $18 million gift from the federal government.
The money is coming from the $1.9 trillion covid relief bill, known as the American Rescue Plan, recently signed into law.
U.S. Rep. Conor Lamb, D-Mt. Lebanon, announced Penn Hills’ portion of the bill during a meeting with officials March 26.
Penn Hills Manager Scott Andrejchak said during an agenda-setting meeting Monday that the first half of the $18 million will be coming to the municipality as early as May. The rest of the money will be disbursed around this time next year, he said.
Dillon Carr | Tribune-Review
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Penn Hills council hired a financial firm March 15 to appraise its sewer system despite concerns voiced by the mayor that the municipality is “on a frightening path.”
Council voted 3-2 in favor of hiring Philadelphia-based Public Financial Management (PFM) to look into how much the municipality’s sewer system is worth. Mayor Pauline Calabrese and councilman Frank Pecora dissented.
PFM will do the work for a one-time fee of $8,000 plus expenses, such as meals and travel, which have been capped at $500.