North Union supervisors approve grant application
LEMONT FURNACE — The North Union Township supervisors on Tuesday approved an application for $145,281 in Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) money that would be used for several infrastructure projects.
Supervisors unanimously approved the application, but said the township’s CDBG funding has been declining for years.
The application is for $145,281, but the township would net $108,430 after administrative fees, housing rehabilitation funding and environmental review costs are subtracted, Supervisor Curtis Matthews said.
He said the township’s grant is about $38,000 less than what it received last year.
This year’s grant would allocate $40,000 for storm sewer projects in Lemont Furnace, $20,000 for a water line extension in the Vance’s Mill area and the remaining $48,430 for sewer improvements on Craig Lane and Coolspring Street, Matthews said.
Thomas Kumor, chairman of the board of supervisors, said the township used to receive $270,000 in CDBG money and put the money to good use for sewer, storm drainage and other projects over the years.
“The money’s drying up now,” Kumor said.
In unrelated business, the supervisors:
n Approved a sewerage module for a proposed Shorkey Kia dealership on Route 51.
n Obtained a state permit to close Route 40 in Hopwood for the annual National Road Festival parade at 1 p.m. May 19.
n Encouraged Lemont Furnace residents to clean up their properties on cleanup day on May 19.
n Announced that a Fayette County “Hard-to-Recycle” collection will be held at the county fairgrounds from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. May 19.