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Commissioners place $260,000 multimodal grant, $25,000 community fund and multiple contracts on agenda
Summary
At their March 18 agenda meeting, Greene County commissioners placed a multimodal funding commitment for a Waynesburg multi‑use trail, a $25,000 community grant program and a package of contracts and appointments on the agenda; all items were approved by voice vote to be added for future action.
Greene County commissioners on March 18 approved placing a package of grants, contracts and appointments on the agenda, including a $260,000 multimodal transportation commitment for preliminary engineering of the Waynesburg Wisecarver Multi‑Use Trail.
Finance and administration staff asked commissioners to place a multimodal transportation fund commitment letter and contract C96138 — $260,000 from the Commonwealth Financing Authority — on the agenda for preliminary engineering of the Waynesburg Wisecarver Multi‑Use Trail. The motion to place the item on the agenda was moved, seconded and carried by voice vote.
The board also placed the 2026 Greene County Commissioner Community Grant Program on the agenda, funded at $25,000, and approved a request to provide a letter of support for Washington County to sponsor a PennDOT District 12 highway‑safety grant. Commissioners agreed to place an agreement with the Pennsylvania Social Services Union (SEIU) on the agenda, recorded in the transcript as "SEIU Local 6 68," effective Jan. 1, 2026, through Dec. 31, 2029.
Other items placed on the agenda included a combined subdivision participation and release form related to the national opioid settlement (described in the transcript as covering six remnant defendants), an appointment to the Greene County Fair Board, and a four‑year extension of the jail communications contract with CIDNet Encartell. Unit services asked to place a lead‑agency agreement for the state food purchasing program with Corner Covered Food Bank on the agenda; that item was also approved for placement.
The board moved a set of purchase/service agreements for social‑service providers for the first half of 2026, including named vendors and rate ranges (examples listed to the board included Davis Archway, Outside In School of Experiential Education, Firetree Ltd., Bethesda Children's Home, Community Specialist Corporation, Summit School Inc., and others). Commissioners also placed on the agenda the fiscal‑year 2026–27 intended use plan item for mental health and emotional disability and a drug‑and‑alcohol services contract with the Care Center for July 1–Dec. 31, 2025, not to exceed $20,000.
Most items were placed on the agenda and approved by voice vote with no recorded roll‑call or individual vote tallies in the transcript. The chair noted 14 notices for review before moving to public comment.
Votes at a glance (as recorded): - Approval to place minutes of the March 4 meeting on the record: motion carried by voice vote. - Place proclamation recognizing Pennsylvania 4‑H Week on the agenda: motion carried by voice vote. - Place multimodal transportation commitment letter and contract C96138 ($260,000) on the agenda: motion carried by voice vote. - Place 2026 Community Grant Program ($25,000) on the agenda: motion carried by voice vote. - Place letter of support for Washington County (PennDOT District 12 grant) on the agenda: motion carried by voice vote. - Place SEIU agreement (transcript recorded local number as "6 68") on the agenda (effective 01/01/2026–12/31/2029): motion carried by voice vote. - Place opioid settlement remnant defendants participation/release form on the agenda: motion carried by voice vote. - Appointment to Greene County Fair Board (Tammy Watson to fill Brett Moore’s term): motion carried by voice vote. - Place jail communications contract extension with CIDNet Encartell (4 years) on the agenda: motion carried by voice vote. - Place lead agency agreement with Corner Covered Food Bank on the agenda: motion carried by voice vote. - Place FY26–27 intended use plan item for mental health and emotional disability on the agenda: motion carried by voice vote. - Place drug and alcohol contract with the Care Center (07/01/2025–12/31/2025, not to exceed $20,000) on the agenda: motion carried by voice vote. - Place multiple purchase/service agreements for 01/01/2026–06/30/2026 with various providers (listed to the board) on the agenda: motion carried by voice vote.
The meeting advanced to public comment after the agenda items and was adjourned following public comment.
