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Planning staff told commissioners that change orders for the exhibit-hall restrooms — to be paid from a 2023 local share account grant — add a suspended ceiling, rain conductors, additional foundation work and an alternate HVAC system. The department said the revised total contract with Fleer Contracting LLC of Cecil, Pa., will be $588,508.14 and the costs will be paid from the 2023 local share grant funds.

Separately, the board approved a revised reimbursement agreement with PennDOT that assigns $650,000, 100% federally funded, to preliminary engineering for the 10 Mile Number 40 bridge replacement in Anwell Township. The action also authorizes the board chairman to execute the agreement.

The planning commission also asked the board to approve an easement and statement of compliance with FirstEnergy for parking-lot lighting at Cross Creek Park. Officials said the easement will allow FirstEnergy to install lighting and provide maintenance access for County Park Road parking areas.

Other planning items included board authorization for the chairman to sign DEP GP-11 paperwork for the Pipe Run Bridge No. 1 project, approvals for declaration of restrictions and government covenants related to the Cross Creek Shelter Development Project and Cross Creek Trail projects, and a DEP reimbursement of $24,640 for a household hazardous waste (HHW) educational grant. The commissioners also authorized payment up to $23,000 to Veil H Engineering for Route 519 sewer-extension engineering services in Somerset Township.

A separate planning request to advertise proposals to design and build a miniature golf course at Mingo Creek Park was tabled; county staff moved to delay further action to allow additional review.

Commissioners approved the items by roll-call votes during the consent portion of the meeting. No substantive debate on the change orders or the PennDOT amendment was recorded in the meeting minutes provided.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","Washington County Board of Commissioners Meeting","oneSentenceSummary","WASHINGTON, Pa. — The Washington County Board of Commissioners on Thursday approved several planning and capital items, including construction change orders that increase the Washington County air grounds exhibit hall restroom contract to $588,508.14 and a PennDOT reimbursement amendment of $650,000 for preliminary engineering on the Number 40 bridge in Anwell Township.","taxTitle","Washington County, Pennsylvania","taxId",18156,"location","headline","","shortSummary",{"_33":76,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":77,"_41":78,"_43":79,"_45":80,"_47":81,"_49":82,"_51":83,"_53":84,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":85,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":86,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},5978755,"Washington County OKs $5.48 million in children and youth services provider agreements",297,1153000,1450000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=5799075-f8303f955716f215216160397401a159&start=1153&end=1450","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/5799075-f8303f955716f215216160397401a159/thumbnail_1153000.jpg","/articles/5978755/Washington-County/Pennsylvania/Washington-County-OKs-548-million-in-children-and-youth-services-provider-agreements","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/5978755-919a511443d02266bd2b383271a12660/orig.mp4?Expires=1775903292&Signature=gd76gqICcEZHLeVI-5kIDn9RSAx~KBmGjZtSd4IugAdnaEYoZbS1KzkCrgKQnX2r~4dQYu7L~cHpD2YWLPtComxWqJ6~CxFPq-mBq3CVUavX4Vx7BYBtnVSVoNiHHdvE8ZL5WISZuzzdkJTfv8u6TP7u0~j0AOxcSBWa2hZdvmr6OAdrEsK23fmm3LSl6L4iyzMNGGIAcITRSNspQLjhOSVwskLSxFAA6g8SaihMCa4uk966jP-aJNZzPc7EJIxUPLIGG5tKAjfwuy6hPBVt~WT7jdHrUOmXn3TSS8~OgubbSOIQTjimrmnIhtFkPMeIIgBfnJIYPEfQRytpXIxv0w__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","WASHINGTON, Pa. — Washington County commissioners on Thursday approved multiple provider agreements and contract addenda for Children and Youth Services (CYS) that together authorize $5,479,564 in service payments for July 1, 2025–June 30, 2026, officials said.

County officials said the agreements cover a range of CYS services including emergency residential facilities, placement and foster care services, family relationship coaching, missing-youth location services, and clinical or nursing support. The county update said no additional county funds are required for these contracts.

The action follows a routine consent sequence during the commissioners’ meeting in which the county’s Children and Youth Services representatives presented recommended providers and requested formal approval. The board recorded unanimous roll-call votes in favor of the provider agreements and addenda.

Details included a provider package of $5,479,564 for the July 1, 2025–June 30, 2026 period; a $100,000 contract authorization to Love to Care Inc. to provide an emergency children’s residential facility; an increase to $85,000 for Washington Drug and Alcohol Commission Inc. to provide assessments and treatment recommendations for July 1, 2024–June 30, 2025; an amendment increasing contract authorization to $315,000 with a child-health provider to supply nursing staff at the county CYS office for July 1, 2023–June 30, 2024; and an increase to $320,000 for family relationship coaching services through Delfoy Village for July 2024–June 30, 2025.

The county also approved a provider agreement addendum with CSI Corporate Security and Investigations, Inc., to locate missing, abducted or runaway youth, increasing that contract authorization to $570,000 for July 1, 2023–June 30, 2025; a $200,000 increase for Perseus House to provide residential treatment services through June 30, 2025; placement-service increases with National Mentor Health Care LLC (authorization raised to $205,000 for Nov. 1, 2023–June 30, 2024); and a $110,000 increase with Twin Pines Family Services LLC for foster care placement through June 30, 2025.

In addition, the board approved a $2,500 contract with Donnelly Bolin & Associates to conduct an executive search for a deputy director for Children and Youth Services; county officials said no additional county funds were required for that search.

Commissioners cast roll-call votes approving each item after the department presentations. The meeting record shows the approvals were processed as part of routine contract consent items; no substantive debate or amendments were recorded on these motions.

The contracts cover casework, placement and clinical support that county officials said are intended to ensure immediate care and protection for children involved with the county system.","The county commissioners approved a slate of provider agreements and addenda for Children and Youth Services covering residential care, placement, family coaching and related supports totaling $5,479,564 for the 2025–2026 year; no additional county funds were required for the contracts.",{"_33":88,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":89,"_41":90,"_43":91,"_45":92,"_47":93,"_49":94,"_51":95,"_53":96,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":97,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":98,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},5978733,"Residents urge recycling drop-off and request badge access to county garage door",384,2111000,2495000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=5799075-f8303f955716f215216160397401a159&start=2111&end=2495","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/5799075-f8303f955716f215216160397401a159/thumbnail_2111000.jpg","/articles/5978733/Washington-County/Pennsylvania/Residents-urge-recycling-drop-off-and-request-badge-access-to-county-garage-door","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/5978733-13e767889dbeb21706a3bbfe1c1ec03a/orig.mp4?Expires=1775903292&Signature=EAM6a1CXWpdTxR5h1XJR~flJ69U9PXzIPSgu~gqN3ow9js9ZEcClSe3GP9GiIaagREKS~uy7Z0UFxMSPMbAhuAs6Z0CetfLFNhV938b8cAo389wsmDLSFWv56pEK6TsyYz3rjvc-uO3Ro6ZBB5WNsWnUt-vFJIzpVQn6B0M1nJ1gKr~iT2-gW2ZBYGkjuy2Yd17NMb5VaXvH75ztpX8owgMr5td4XQ36fCGDTy2rB7pjnMaQEhKuWUELusP94p4uAW63RtQ~OBB4SXeZbMYumhwFMvxFxcNd3VLtrp78~-JCfb3oDoTqO27fEsX1Jfz9DRkx9lBzGGUu~OYfFjxsnw__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","WASHINGTON, Pa. — During the public-comment period Thursday, a longtime volunteer asked commissioners to allow the county to host a short-term collection box for donated tennis shoes and appealed for ongoing support of local litter-reduction and recycling efforts. A county employee later requested badge access for a second-floor door that leads to the parking garage, saying staff sometimes become locked out and feel unsafe.

The first speaker, Fern, described a recycling drive for used tennis shoes and noted there are drop-off locations across the county (including the Citizens Library, the senior center and a city drop box). Fern said a recycling company pays between $1 and $7 per pair and that the program would be short term (about one month) and separate from prior long-running bottle-cap collections. Fern asked whether the county would allow a single drop box upstairs similarly to past storage arrangements.

Fern also described volunteer litter removal work across the county and tied a general message about community well-being to the recycling effort.

Later in the comment period, Laura Hoff said she has joined the county safety committee and asked that county staff install badge access for employees at a second-floor egress to the parking garage currently controlled by the VA. Hoff said employees have been locked out and must use stairs, and that a badge-access solution would reduce safety concerns for staff who enter and exit the building off hours; county staff said they would follow up with buildings and grounds.

Both speakers received brief thanks and acknowledgment from commissioners and county staff. The meeting record shows no formal vote tied to either public-comment request; staff committed to follow up on the badge-access question and expressed appreciation for Fern’s volunteer efforts.","A resident asked the county to host a short-term tennis-shoe recycling drop box and thanked officials for prior bottle-cap storage help; a county employee requested badge-access control for a second-floor egress to the parking garage citing safety concerns.",{"_33":100,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":101,"_41":102,"_43":103,"_45":104,"_47":105,"_49":106,"_51":107,"_53":108,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":109,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":110,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},5978739,"County issues proclamations for suicide-prevention walk and National Transportation Demand Management Week",272,88000,360000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=5799075-f8303f955716f215216160397401a159&start=88&end=360","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/5799075-f8303f955716f215216160397401a159/thumbnail_88000.jpg","/articles/5978739/Washington-County/Pennsylvania/County-issues-proclamations-for-suicide-prevention-walk-and-National-Transportation-Demand-Management-Week","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/5978739-5e55bcaba872b6e211e22f6add939519/orig.mp4?Expires=1775903292&Signature=i9Riiqlo~uui5duuVIHqBfDrTLEsQb1d-TxbEK9u5xTJzyk3KKKFMr1r4KHusMfF5hC1zdFpQzp2I1cEDo~jBAohpoPR616ioyhQSs4yMRaISRU06HjhezDlJCp7vp-DnGiU8g62kGWMdhdphdlfn56mxBu-Vy9s5wykRwRhtZ8CiiqJkNnrGyNt8eODtZ6Q1pFnV5F~gusca7TOHtGW2Ddtcrem7Kjpro7eeSaA~eFW3H7B4ZZ64Q4W0PxMB0Xf-uuySIqXW9b9XRH8e6JkQNj0hXraKjuCuHU5v25oKCEXXo3-766YTfgAZiDWaBwAiEH7PTZVFdvkwD8BO4hIOA__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","WASHINGTON, Pa. — Washington County commissioners accepted two proclamations Thursday: one recognizing suicide-prevention efforts tied to an upcoming Out of the Darkness walk and a second declaring September 2025 as National Transportation Demand Management (TDM) Week in the county.

Officials from the county’s Suicide Prevention Task Force and the PathFinder program described community activities connected to the proclamation. Rebecca, identified in the meeting as the PathFinder chair, said the task force’s Out of the Darkness walk will be held at Washington Park with registration starting at 10 a.m. and a walk beginning at 11 a.m.; she invited commissioners and members of the public to attend. Rebecca described an on-site Garden of Reflection and Remembrance being completed with a ribbon-cutting ceremony; she said the garden will include benches, rocks of inspiration and a birdbath as a reflection space.

Earlier in the meeting, commissioners adopted a proclamation recognizing National TDM Week for September 2025. Anthony (TDM manager at the Southwestern Pennsylvania Commission) addressed the board, described SPC’s metropolitan planning responsibilities across southwestern Pennsylvania, and summarized the role of TDM in reducing single-occupancy vehicle trips, easing congestion, improving air quality and expanding travel options through collaboration with local transit providers.

Commissioners voted to adopt both proclamations during the meeting’s consent items. County staff noted contact and resource information for residents in crisis during the suicide-prevention presentation and cited the county 24/7 crisis line (+1 877-205-67, as read aloud) and the 988 national line for callers outside the county.","The commissioners accepted a suicide-prevention proclamation tied to the county’s Out of the Darkness walk and a proclamation recognizing National Transportation Demand Management (TDM) Week; the Southwestern Pennsylvania Commission (SPC) presented TDM outreach and services to the board.",{"_33":112,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":113,"_41":114,"_43":115,"_45":116,"_47":117,"_49":118,"_51":119,"_53":120,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":121,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":122,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},5978744,"County approves human services grants, counseling contracts and opioid-settlement agreements",1225,440000,1665000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=5799075-f8303f955716f215216160397401a159&start=440&end=1665","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/5799075-f8303f955716f215216160397401a159/thumbnail_440000.jpg","/articles/5978744/Washington-County/Pennsylvania/County-approves-human-services-grants-counseling-contracts-and-opioid-settlement-agreements","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/5978744-23fca2900883a8cd50dfdbe646374a33/orig.mp4?Expires=1775903292&Signature=awrUjWsZh6oC2LHmaEYRzpAir12nkKS2wvP0OTsy7xgAgUBBL486OMBHL1VivGB2G4gsJQhOrmo~FFTXsdG5KPdKK3l1gDb~KQQtf1ICgNAYzGoPYKmiGlK8WaDENlHFUa-AbBcRtC2yTfksualxpFcMfEuzcump~DZbsPmYh0CZfXOFM~gkJEOzYXmN8r-D3ZXdidoKLUKc1BJ8dFBdi5RI5xxQb4zBcqiAJ8HO88IvEHZCCE0nBLGDL44MGUSPIUpsQsZeiAu7UlAEvzACV2s3j4H~3mFSV41BO6ZmcG-uK5wvxjul6F4zxJLLfkSKb9jG-8Kx3e9CDpwb2qCLkQ__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","WASHINGTON, Pa. — During Thursday’s meeting, Washington County commissioners approved several human-services contracts, grant submissions and settlement-related agreements, including RFP awards for outpatient counseling and veterans transportation and opioid-settlement provider agreements.

Purchasing and Human Services staff asked the board to award outpatient counseling services to Catholic Charities of the Diocese of Pittsburgh for $20,000 and veterans transportation services to Washington County Transportation Authority for $36,000. Department presenters said the contracts would run from July 1, 2025, through June 30, 2026, and were the lowest responsive bids.

Human Services also requested approval of opioid-settlement agreements with recommended providers totaling $318,669.27; the solicitor’s approval was noted as a condition. The department presented multiple additional items approved by the board: a program agreement with the Greater Pittsburgh Community Food Bank to administer the county’s TFAP (TEFAP) allocation for Oct. 1, 2025–Sept. 30, 2026, not to exceed $50,000; an AMOU with the Union Mission to formalize diversion and rapid exit services as part of a housing problem-solving initiative (no county funds required); an MOU allowing Dr. Robert P. Faught, DMD, to use office space at the county’s Avela Wellness Center beginning July 1, 2025; and approval of annual maintenance, domain and hosting services for the county human services website for $5,500.

The board also authorized a $43,237.20 purchase, to be paid from opioid funds, for camera, access-control, video intercom, cabling and alarm work at the Avela Wellness Center; county staff noted a 50% deposit due prior to work beginning. Commissioners approved the packet of human services items by roll-call vote.

Several items were explicitly stated to require no additional county funds; the opioid-settlement agreements were listed as subject to solicitor approval. Staff did not present extended debate during the public meeting on these items.","The board approved human services contract awards for outpatient counseling and veterans transportation, a set of opioid-settlement provider agreements totaling $318,669.27, a $50,000 TFAP grant with the Greater Pittsburgh Community Food Bank and other program MOUs.","actionData","errors"]

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