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Contested building permit to be revised | News, Sports, Jobs


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HOLLIDAYSBURG Because Hollidaysburg is amending a building permit at the applicant’s request, a visiting judge in Blair County Court has dismissed objections to the original building permit, challenged in court by the Hollidaysburg Community Watchdog group and four of its members.
Somerset County Senior Judge David Klementik concluded Monday that because the building permit holder no longer wants to “go outside the normal limits” of the borough’s building code, land use appeal issues on the matter are moot. For the same reason, the judge also declined to issue an injunction or an order directing the building permit to be revoked. ....

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Hollidaysburg Borough budget keeps taxes level | News, Sports, Jobs


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HOLLIDAYSBURG The Hollidaysburg Borough Council passed a 2021 budget with no tax increase, though they were accused by a community member of not being transparent in the process.
On Thursday evening, the six council members present voted to pass the budget, which is projected to give the borough a general fund surplus of $15,553. Councilmember Richard Scholton was not present for the vote.
The 2021 general fund revenue is budgeted at $3,083,350 with expenses totaling $3,067,797. The borough budgeted for salary increases in multiple departments, the largest being a nearly $100,000 hike for the municipal police force. Additionally, the borough expects health insurance costs to increase in nearly all departments from actual 2020 amounts. ....

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