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State DCED official outlines multi‑phase planning/grant program; Munhall staff named as likely manager
Summary
A Commonwealth local government specialist described the Department of Community and Economic Development's STMP (strategic management/planning) grant program and offered technical support; council discussed long‑term financial planning and possible studies for police and fire staffing.
A representative of the Pennsylvania Department of Community and Economic Development (DCED) described a multi‑phase grant program the agency runs to help local governments with financial planning, service reviews and project implementation.
George Newsome, a local government policy specialist with the Commonwealth, told Munhall Borough Council the program helps municipalities take a "deep dive" into finances, prioritize recommendations, and then apply for project funding to implement those recommendations. "Recommendations create projects, projects create the funding," Newsome…
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