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Glassport schedules summer events, wins community-garden grant and plans municipal building upgrades
Summary
Council announced GDC summer events, approved a $25,000 Allegheny Together grant-funded community garden at the old St. Cecilia site, and authorized advertising bids funded by an $850,000 LSA grant for ceiling and light replacements in the borough building; Per Scholas will start adult computer classes in July.
At the Jan. 21 Glassport Borough Council meeting, councilmembers reported multiple community programs and capital projects for 2025.
Events and community programs: Council reported GDC dates for the year — concerts on June 14 and July 12, Community Day on Aug. 16 and a Car Show on Sept. 6 — and said strip-ticket sales will help fund concerts. Council approved a $100 donation to the South Allegheny Youth Baseball Team. Council President Anthony Colecchi reported the borough was awarded a $25,000 Allegheny Together grant to install a community garden at the old St. Cecilia site.
Education and services: Per Scholas visited the borough building to assess IT and electrical needs for an adult computer class; the first class is scheduled to start in July. The Senior Center has already started a 10-week computer class for 25 participants.
Building upgrades and municipal software: Borough Manager Elaina Skiba moved to advertise bids for ceiling-tile and light-fixture replacement in the borough building as part of an $850,000 LSA grant; the motion passed. Council also approved entering an agreement with Iworq Systems Inc. for web-based municipal-management software pending solicitor review.
What this means: The Allegheny Together grant will fund the community garden project at the former St. Cecilia site. The LSA-funded building upgrades are entering the bid phase and the borough is preparing for Per Scholas–run adult classes. The Iworq agreement remains subject to solicitor review before final execution.
Attribution: Announcements and project details were reported by Council President Anthony Colecchi, Councilman Dave Kowalski (read by Colecchi), Borough Manager Elaina Skiba and Councilmembers.
