Author: Jamie Wiggan
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Stowe Township is taking a property owner to court on claims she’s operating an illegal transitional housing facility in a residential section of the town. A civil complaint filed by Harry Seretti, the township’s ordinance officer, accuses owner Sharon Harkins and Neighborhood Homes LLC of violating two sections of the zoning ordinance by running the…
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Stowe is moving to adopt its own subdivision and land-development ordinance that will give township officials control over planning issues previously overseen by the county. A 45-day period where the public can review the draft ordinance began Oct. 13 and a final public hearing is due to take place after its conclusion in early December.…
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McKees Rocks council voted to release $1.9 million in PennDOT funds marked for a streetscape project led by the McKees Rocks Community Development Corporation (MRCDC). Several McKees Rocks officials had previously expressed caution about releasing the funds due to lingering animosity between the borough and the MRCDC. However, presenting the motion to the council Oct.…
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The Stowe Township Police Department is one of the local police forces looking into funding for body cameras. Pictured above: Chief Matt Preininger, Officer Koritsky, Officer Turner and Officer Short. Since George Floyd’s death in May by the hands of Minneapolis police, law enforcement agencies across the country have come under increased scrutiny. One way…
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Both representatives agreed the [school funding] problem is rooted in Pennsylvania’s property tax-based funding system, and said they’re willing to push for reform in Harrisburg. Readers turned off by the chaos surrounding this year’s presidential debates may find a better outlet for civic discourse closer to home. Since early September, Sheraden resident Terri Minor Spencer…
