Applications for ‘minigrants’ being accepted
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WAYNESBURG – Greene County commissioners announced Wednesday applications are being accepted from municipalities and nonprofit groups seeking “minigrants” for improvements to parks and recreational facilities.
The grants, which have a maximum allotment of $3,000 each, are normally used for park improvements, including baseball dugouts, ball field restorations or park fences.
The minigrants are fairly popular, said Jeff Marshall, county chief clerk. “Usually, every year we receive about seven to 10 applications” he said.
The program, funded by the county, normally awards grants totaling $15,000 to $20,000 a year, Marshall said.
Applications for the grants are available from the Department of Parks and Recreation office. The deadline for submitting grant applications is March 13.
At the commissioners’ agenda meeting, the commissioners voted to place on the agenda a funding agreement between the county and Waynesburg Prosperous and Beautiful and PIRHL Development LLC, the developer of a 52-unit apartment complex for seniors in Waynesburg.
The agreement is for a $200,000 contribution the county agreed to make to the senior-housing project. The money comes from the county’s Act 13 impact fee money.
The commissioners also agreed to add to the agenda a motion to approve the design of the traffic lights that will be installed at the new Route 21 and Murtha Drive intersection.
The design was prepared by Pennoni Engineering, which also is developing the engineering design of a new four-way intersection that will be created at Route 21 and Murtha Drive, leading directly into the airport.
The new intersection is part of a plan to open property at the airport for commercial development.
The commissioners also will consider a motion to increase fees for cremation permits from $30 to $50; autopsy reports, from $100 to $150; and toxicology reports, from $75 to $100.
Coroner Gregory Rohanna said the fees have not changed in at least 11 years and needed to be adjusted to cover inflation and increased costs.