The North Huntingdon commissioners are planning to debate next week whether to raise their $4,375 annual pay for the first time in 28 years, cut it to less than one-third or keep it at the status quo. The board this week voted 5-2 to discuss the salaries Wednesday, Feb. 15,
Groundbreaking for Westmoreland County Housing Authority’s 50-unit apartment building in Irwin that would be designated for senior citizens will be delayed until late October as the agency finishes the financing for the estimated $12 million project, an authority official said. Irwin Borough has issued the housing authority a building permit
The North Huntingdon commissioners reaffirmed their decision to deny a request from the Norwin School District to waive a $15,755 building permit fee needed to make necessary repairs to a school roof. The commissioners voted 6-1 to deny the district’s request as it is facing $1 million in needed roof
Norwin will pay a $15,755 building permit fee for a school roof project, unless the North Huntingdon commissioners reverse a 4-3 decision last week that rejected the school’s request to waive the fee, as has been done in the past for non-profits. The commissioners cited what they said was the
The Westmoreland County Housing Authority cleared another hurdle this week toward building a 50-unit four-story apartment building in Irwin for low-income senior citizens by winning North Huntingdon’s approval of plans for a 1,300-foot roadway to connect the complex to a township road. Despite strong and impassioned opposition from several residents