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Blair County commissioners approve consent agenda, bids and grants during Feb. 5 meeting
Summary
At their Feb. 5 meeting, the Blair County Board of Commissioners approved a consent agenda and a series of contracts and grants, including bids for a parking garage rehabilitation project, a temporary access agreement with local property owners, juvenile probation grants and program agreements, and a $78,120.20 demolition-fund disbursement to the city of Altoona.
The Blair County Board of Commissioners on Feb. 5 approved a slate of routine but consequential actions, authorizing contracts, accepting grants and moving forward on infrastructure and blight-remediation work.
At the start of the meeting commissioners ratified a consent agenda that included warrant lists and a small 2025 budget transfer for maintenance at the APO Annex and several personnel items.
County staff then presented a one-year maintenance agreement for the courthouse recording system with SDM Electronics covering five software mixers. The board approved the contract for the period 12/31/2025 through 12/30/2026; the county noted the annual cost rose by $40 from the prior year.
Public-safety staff requested approval of an updated commercial alarm agreement with the James E. Van Zandt Veterans Hospital for 07/01/2025–06/30/2026. County counsel modified contract language to accommodate the hospital’s status as a federal entity; the board approved the agreement.
The commissioners accepted bids…
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