Elwood City borough to use county Keystone Communities funds for borough building windows
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Lawrence County approved using a Department of Community and Economic Development Keystone Communities grant to reimburse the borough of Elwood City up to $5,000 for facade improvements — in this case, replacement windows at the borough building with a required dollar-for-dollar match.
LAWRENCE COUNTY, Pa. — The Lawrence County Board of Commissioners on May 13 approved a resolution to apply county-administered Keystone Communities facade funds to reimburse the borough of Elwood City for window replacements at its borough building.
County planning staff said the county received a Keystone Communities grant from the Pennsylvania Department of Community and Economic Development (DCED) and set up a county-administered facade program focused on Elwood City borough. The grant permits eligible applicants in the borough to request up to $5,000 for facade improvements on a dollar-for-dollar match basis.
Planning Director Amy Kenny told the board this is the first facade application the program has received in about six months; the borough plans to replace windows facing Lawrence Avenue on the borough building. The project’s total cost is slightly more than $10,000 and the borough will provide a matching contribution; the county will reimburse the $5,000 eligible amount when work is complete.
Kenny said the county serves as the grantee under the DCED contract and administers the program for the borough. Commissioners approved the resolution by roll call.
