Crawford County commissioners approve routine payments, CDBG actions and contracts; DHS says no assisted outpatient treatment in 2026

The Crawford County Board of Commissioners approved dozens of routine payments, contracts and grant actions during a regular session that included a policy notice from the county Department of Human Services (DHS) that the county will not provide assisted outpatient treatment in 2026.

Most items were handled on a consent or routine-motions basis and passed on roll call. Major financial approvals included $2,198,340.63 in payment bills for the period ending Oct. 21, 2025; printing and postage for tax upset sale notices charged back to property owners; and multiple payments tied to the county's whole home repair and Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) programs.

Why it matters: The approvals authorize county spending and set administrative signatories for upcoming CDBG and Appalachian Regional Commission work. The DHS notification declares the county will not operate assisted outpatient treatment next year, which is a policy-level service decision that could affect residents seeking that program.

The board approved a range of departmental purchases and contract ratifications, including an office lighting purchase tied to an indigent defense grant ($1,784.65); a $44,868.74 printing-and-postage contract required by statute for the 2025 tax upset sale; and a $33,800 three-year extended maintenance agreement for a corrections body scanner to be paid from commissary funds. Corrections also received approval to buy 20 replacement taser cartridges for $900.

County maintenance and capital items approved included pay application No. 3 to CPS Construction for $18,136.40 on the parking-deck rehabilitation project and a $3,665.51 invoice for courtroom No. 3 remodeling. Public-safety approvals included $1,242 for generator exhaust repairs and $9,150 to install electric service at the Greaser Road tower shelter. The board also approved $17,130 to load, transport and offload a tower shelter donated by the Pennsylvania Game Commission; the board was told replacement cost for a new shelter would exceed $100,000.

The commissioners approved several housing and workforce items from the whole…