All considered, the Blair County Community Action Program probably will be better off under the eventual control of the Everett-based Center for Community Action than as it currently exists. The bulk of Blair residents probably have been unaware of how much the local agency’s problems have worsened. Mirror readers who read all of reporter William […]
Based on a recently negotiated agreement, the Everett-based Center for Community Action will be taking over the Blair County Community Action Program, which has been struggling to resolve a variety of issues over the past few years. The takeover will be complete in about a year, after Blair CAP grants expire or come due for […]
City Council on Monday accepted City Manager Omar Strohm’s retirement, appointed Police Chief Joe Merrill as his interim replacement and named Deputy Police Chief Derek Swope as interim police chief. Strohm has retired after 21 years as an Altoona employee, including the most recent three in the top administrative post. Strohm, 61, will become associate […]
City Council Monday adopted a budget for next year that calls for a half-mill tax hike, increasing the bill for a property assessed at $100,000 by $50 for a total of $563 in city real estate tax. City Manager Omar Strohm initially proposed a budget calling for no tax hike, but it covered a […]
HOLLIDAYSBURG A Blair County judge is allowing a 4-3 vote by Altoona City Council not to rezone land to stand. President Judge Elizabeth Doyle concluded that there were no flaws in the procedures leading up to the decision in May 2022. Doyle evaluated the process at the request of Juniata businessman Edward Kreuz Jr., […]