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Collett secures $7.5M for infrastructure projects

North Penn will replace an old boiler, among other projects.

North Penn will replace an old boiler, among other projects.

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Senator Maria Collett (D-12 Montgomery) has announced $11,837,112 in state grant funding for more than two dozen infrastructure-related projects across the 12th Senatorial District.

“Investments in local infrastructure are critical to making our communities safer and more attractive places to live, work and play,” Collett said. “I was proud to support this robust funding to restore aging roads and bridges, expand recreational opportunities, upgrade outdated school facilities, and make other urgent improvements while boosting our local economies.”

Local Share Account Grant Recipients – $7,537,112 Total

Ambler Borough – $1,000,000 for Wissahickon Fire Company Renovations

Hatboro Borough – $818,377 for improvements to Memorial Park

Hatfield Township – $500,000 for electrical work at the Hatfield Public Safety Facility Site

Hatfield Township Municipal Authority – $250,000 for electrical systems upgrades

Horsham Township – $76,275 for a new emergency management vehicle

Horsham Water & Sewer Authority – $175,070 for a crane truck replacement

Lansdale Borough – $390,212 to install a comfort station at Whites Road Park

Lower Gwynedd Township – $704,424 for improvements to Ingersoll Park

Lower Gwynedd Township – $451,312 for the Traffic Signal Modernization Improvement Project at the intersection of Penllyn Pike and Trewellyn Avenue

Lower Moreland Township – $140,000 for the preliminary design of the Bethayres Streetscape

Montgomery County (Upper Moreland Township & Bryn Athyn Borough) – $500,000 for a portion of the construction of the Cross County Trail East

Montgomery County Redevelopment Authority (Worcester Township) – $200,000 to install a shade structure at the Meadowood Bocce Courts

Montgomery County Redevelopment Authority (Montgomery Township) – $750,000 for Mitzvah Circle facility renovations

Montgomery County Redevelopment Authority (Upper Moreland Township) – $318,000 to purchase and install two pavilions for the Willow Grove YMCA

North Wales Water Authority – $350,000 for warehouse improvements

Upper Dublin Township – $500,000 for the installation of a sewer main

Upper Moreland Township – $102,000 to complete renovations of the Springhouse Building at Farmstead Park

Worcester Township – $111,442 to upfit two vehicles with dump truck bodies

Worcester Township – $200,000 for engineering costs associated with the replacement of the Kriebel Mill

Road bridge

Public School Facility Improvement Program Recipients – $4,300,000 Total

Eastern Center for Arts and Technology – $575,000 for an HVAC improvement project

Hatboro-Horsham School District – $575,000 for a roof replacement project at Hallowell Elementary School

North Penn School District – $575,000 to replace two boilers and the air conditioning system at Penndale Middle School

Souderton Area School District – $1,000,000 for HVAC equipment replacement for Souderton Area High School Oak Ridge Elementary School, and Vernfield Elementary School

Souderton Area School District – $1,000,000 for HVAC, bookers, plumbing, and energy savings projects at West Broad Street Elementary School

Upper Moreland Township School District – $575,000 for a roof replacement project at the Upper Moreland Primary School

Administered by the Pennsylvania Department of Community and Economic Development, Local Share Account funding provides financial support for projects in the public interest across the Commonwealth. The Public School Facility Improvement Grant Program – also administered by the PA DCED – provides grants to public school districts and area career and technical schools for eligible facility improvement projects. Both awards are distributed on an annual basis


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