Schuylkill County gets $9.2 million in grants to fix school buildings and infrastructure

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

62% : Argall announced the grants in conjunction with state representatives Tim Twardzik, R-123, Butler Twp.; Jamie Barton, R-124. East Brunswick Twp.; JoAnne Stehr, R-107, Hegins and Dane Watro, R-116, Kline Twp.
56% : Recipients are: East Union Twp., $86,528, for a new police vehicle; Kline Twp., $150,000, for a wheel loader; Mahanoy Twp., $106,222, for police vehicle; McAdoo, $193,154, for a new dump truck and police cruiser; and Shenandoah $77,996, for a well and pavilion at the Pumping Station Dam.
51% : The recipients are: Deer Lake, $700,000, for repair to Deer Lake Dam; New Ringgold, $100,000, to widen the intersection of Routes 443 and 895; Port Clinton, $177,353, to replace a sewer main near the Broad Street bridge; Ryan Twp., $69,639, to purchase a UTV; Tamaqua, $79,444, to restore the facade of historic 117 W. Broad Street; and West Penn Twp., $290,360, to purchase a new asphalt paver.
44% : Recipients are: Foster Twp., $150,000, to construct Anthracite Memorial Park at the former James Neale mansion; Foster Twp., $170,055, to expand water service along Turkey Road in Buck Run; Pine Grove Twp., $250,000, to replace a pool at Girl Scouts' Camp Wood Haven; Porter Tower Joint Municipal Authority, $338,650, for wastewater treatment plant improvements; and Reilly Twp., $144,500, for a new backhoe loader.

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