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Editorial: Recognize the need for low-income senior housing

County housing authority project in Irwin raises concerns

Extension eases application crunch for municipalities seeking pandemic relief

TribLIVE s Daily and Weekly email newsletters deliver the news you want and information you need, right to your inbox. Some area municipalities were scrambling this week to submit applications for federal pandemic relief funding, with an initial deadline looming Wednesday. They got a break from that crunch when officials extended that deadline by a month. The state Department of Community and Economic Development “started urging municipalities to apply as soon as possible once the (American Rescue Plan Act) funding was available just after Memorial Day,” department spokesman Casey Smith said Tuesday, noting email blasts, letters and postcards were used to reach out to communities.

Irwin to get new parking meters, rate increase

Motorists in downtown Irwin will see new parking meters in the near future, and a rate increase. The borough was to receive an order of 200 refurbished digital meters Friday from Take A Powder Inc. of Paterson, N.J., said Stacie Santimyer, assistant borough manager. Council on April 14 approved buying the meters for $13,000, rather than making multiple smaller purchases and spreading out the cost. By buying 200 digital meters, Irwin will have 10 in reserve, said Shari Martino, borough manager. New meters were needed because the old meters were malfunctioning and replacement parts were difficult to find, Justin Kachmarek, borough planning and zoning director, previously told council.

Westmoreland municipal leaders awaiting answers on expected pandemic relief money

Tribune-Review Tribune-Review   TribLIVE s Daily and Weekly email newsletters deliver the news you want and information you need, right to your inbox. Part of the recently passed $1.9 trillion federal pandemic relief package includes a good chunk of money intended for local governments with up to about $2.4 billion for municipalities in Pennsylvania. Like elsewhere in the state, many in Westmoreland County still are wondering just how much they will get to cover lost revenue and unexpected expenses over the past year from the coronavirus pandemic. Several local officials also said it is not yet clear exactly how the money can be used.