Blair County commissioners approve consent agenda, extend hazardous‑materials grant and sign multiple contracts

Blair County commissioners on Thursday approved a sweeping consent agenda and a series of contracts and grant actions, including an extension of the county's hazardous‑materials grant performance period and authorization to enter service agreements for records shredding, appraisals related to a sanitary‑sewer extension, a dam emergency action plan and county health‑care services.

The meeting, called to order at 10:02 a.m. by the Chair, began with routine procedural business and a consent agenda presented by county staff. The consent items included Resolution 103 of 2026, ratification of eight warrants, a budget transfer to cover MDJ D'Antonio and $500 for maintenance of county vehicles, and a letter of support to Congressman John Joyce for Hollidaysburg's application to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's Clean Water State Revolving Fund for the Allegheny Street storm‑sewer project. The board approved the consent agenda; one abstention was recorded on the payment to Blair Senior Services while the remainder passed.

Why it matters: The consent agenda packages routine but sometimes sizable expenditures and grant‑related actions that enable continuing projects, including stormwater and bridge work reimbursed largely from the Marcellus Shale Legacy Fund.

Major votes at a glance

- Hazardous‑Materials Response Fund (HMRF) extension: The board approved a no‑cost…