Feb 4, 2022 4 min read

Washington County commissioners unanimously approved a list of community improvement and infrastructure projects Thursday that will be paid for through $7.2 million in Local Share Account (LSA) money.

The assent by commissioners follows a recommendation earlier this week by the LSA committee that 46 projects across the county be approved, with an emphasis on infrastructure projects. Jeff Kotula, president of the Washington County Chamber of Commerce and chairman of the committee, said projects of that type help foster opportunities for economic development.

There were 65 applications submitted to the LSA committee this year, which were reviewed in two public hearings in January.

Other projects include municipal building refurbishments, park improvements and building demolitions. Some of this year’s approved projects include the restoration of a war memorial in West Brownsville, restoration of the community center in Daisytown and rehabilitation of McDonald’s Heritage Park.

The grants from the LSA account are paid for from a slice of the gambling revenue generated at the recently rechristened Hollywood Casino at the Meadows in North Strabane Township. There was about $600,000 in additional money in the Local Share Account this year compared to the year before, with the reduction in 2021 likely the result of the lockdowns put in place to stop the spread of COVID-19.

The list of approved projects will now have to be submitted to the state Department of Community and Economic Development.

Since 2015, about $7 million in grants have been given from the LSA account annually.

Community Improvement

Allison Park/Chartiers School District Public Restroom – $110,000

Always Remembering: West Brownsville War Memorial Restoration – $13,680

Burgettstown Trail Inn Phase 2 – $33,765

Charleroi Borough Demolition – $115,000

Washington Code Enforcement Demolition – $300,000

Daisytown Community Center Restoration – $12,250

Aging Services Cross Creek Valley Senior Center Generator – $19,870

East Bethlehem Township Municipal Building Renovation – $145,620

Trolley Museum East Campus Development – $47,000

Marianna Borough Municipal Building Renovation Phase 2 – $100,000

McDonald Heritage Park Rehabilitation – $100,000

Monongahela Façade Grant/Incentive Program – $80,000

Montour Trail Phase 41 Greer Tunnel Rehabilitation – $241,027

Donora Borough Palmer Park Dek Hockey Court – $200,000

Peters Township Rolling Hills Park Aquatic Center – $200,000

West Bethlehem Township Building Renovation – $42,500

Carroll Township Valley Avenue Park Playground Improvements – $100,000

Washington County Historical Society Research & Education Center Phase 3 – $354,815

North Franklin Township Waterside Park Event Center – $100,000

Washington Business District Authority Façade Improvement – $125,000

Economic Development

W&J College Ignite Washington County Business Incubator – $100,000

Mon Valley Alliance Foundation Business Resource Center – $250,000

Trinity Area School District IU1 STEM Economic Development – $100,000

Public Interest

Peters Township Sanitary Authority Sewer Infrastructure Rehabilitation – $500,000

Carroll Township Authority Sewer Rehabilitation – $350,000

Marianna-West Bethlehem Joint Sewer Authority Ash St. Sewer Separation – $140,000

Centerville Borough Sewer Authority Testing Equipment – $100,000

Authority of Borough of Charleroi WWPT Digester Mixing Improvements – $243,750

East Bethlehem Township Sewer Authority Mechanical Screen Installation – $202,050

Peters Creek Sanitary Authority Interceptor Manhole Rehab Project – $207,375

Hanover Township Sewer Authority Pump Stations & Plant Improvement – $100,000

Vestaburg Municipal Authority Pump Station Replacement – $283,500

Municipal Authority of City of Monongahela Waste Treatment Plant Upgrade – $50,000

Authority of the Borough of Charleroi 2nd Street Waterline Replacement – $300,000

Bentleyville Municipal Authority Burkhart & White Street Line Replacement – $184,000

Tri-County Municipal Authority District Metering 2022 – $158,538

Tri-County Municipal Authority Vestaburg Waterline Replacement Phase 3 – $250,000

Centerville Clinics Inc. Laboratory Equipment Improvements – $328,516

Daisytown Community Center Afterschool Program – $12,250

Literacy Council of SWPA Expansion of Our Tutor Library – $10,000

Guardian Angels Medical Services Dogs Inc. Regional Campus – $236,993

Blueprints Home Ownership Center of Washington County – $100,000

Washington City Mission Dining Facility Industrial Dishwasher – $10,000

Fallowfield Township Redd’s Mill Road/Pigeon Creek Deck Replacement – $200,000

Redevelopment Authority of Washington County Assistance Programs – $250,000

West Middletown Borough Sidewalks – $91,800