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Allentown council approves multiple contracts and budget amendments in March 19 meeting
Summary
Allentown City Council on March 19 approved a set of contracts, budget supplements and administrative transfers — including funding for bridge repairs, pool chemicals, signage replacement and grant pass-throughs — by unanimous recorded votes.
Allentown City Council on Wednesday approved a package of contracts, budget amendments and administrative transfers, with each item passing by recorded voice vote of six yeas and no nays.
The measures included authorizations for two city procurement contracts: portable-toilet rental and service (R30) and pool-chemical purchases (R31); amendments to several 2025 budgets including a $200,000 PennDOT grant for Bogart's Bridge repairs (Bill 20) and a $1,000,000 state redevelopment assistance capital grant for the Scottish Rite Cathedral (Bill 21); a $100,000 gift from Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors to create a youth climate action fund (Bill 22); and a $90,000 transfer to replace traffic signs citywide (R36). The council also approved an $18,000 supplemental appropriation for the Fire Department from the Norfolk Southern Rail Safety First grant (Bill 19) and a narrow personnel reclassification in information systems (Bill 18).
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