Aspinwall residents encouraged to help steer comprehensive plan triblive.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from triblive.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
Aspinwall emergency responders could soon be in line for a tax break.
Council is considering a special tax credit for fire and EMS volunteers that would slash up to $300 from their Earned Income Tax (EIT) or cut 20% from property taxes.
“This is a new initiative that the borough doesn’t currently offer,” Manager Melissa Lang-O’Malley said.
The move is a way to recognize the service of emergency responders, council members said during its most recent meeting.
“We’ve been talking about it for awhile now and it’s time to move on it,” Councilmember Marcia Cooper said.
The credit is for nonpaid responders only, and responders would have to apply for it every year.
Fox Chapel Area Rotary donates $10,000 for StoryWalk in Aspinwall park triblive.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from triblive.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
Aspinwall council is seeking three grants totaling more than $215,000 for townwide upgrades.
They include money for trail improvements at Fireman’s Memorial Park, sewer separation along Western Avenue and work at the Aspinwall Volunteer Fire Department garage.
Work at the park in upper Aspinwall will include replacing the current asphalt trail with a wider, wheelchair-friendly walkway, Manager Melissa Lang-O’Malley said.
A grant for $41,000 was submitted to the Allegheny Valley North Council of Governments.
The plan also includes adding two handicapped-accessible spaces to the parking lot.
Bid requests for the work are expected to go out soon. Councilmember Jeff Harris said at last month’s meeting that coal tar will not be used in the project.
Aspinwall has joined the North Hills COG triblive.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from triblive.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.