Lawrence County commissioners approve municipal grant application, regional radio MOU and a slate of property and budget items

The Lawrence County Commissioners on Feb. 18 approved a series of resolutions including a county match to apply for a municipal assistance grant for an updated comprehensive plan, participation documents for a regional public-safety radio system, multiple repository-property bid approvals, and budget transfers for jail maintenance and election equipment.

The board voted to adopt Resolution 29, allowing the county to apply to the Pennsylvania Department of Community and Economic Development’s Municipal Assistance Program for funds to prepare an updated county comprehensive plan. The resolution commits the county to a contribution not to exceed $75,000 contingent on receiving the DCED award. Rebecca Schaeffer, county planning staff, said the county’s last plan dated to October 2016 and the grant application deadline is March 15.

The board approved Resolution 30 to sign updated governance documents (a memorandum of understanding and a memorandum of agreement) for the intercounty regional radio system known as ICorps. Chad Strobel, public safety director, said the documents add several…