Public Notices

MEETING DATE CHANGE

Catharine Township regular meeting has been changed from September 19, 2019 to September 26, 2019 at 7:00 p.m. at the Catharine Township Building.

SECOND PUBLIC HEARING & FINAL NOTICE

FY 2019 CDBG PROGRAM

Notice is hereby given that the Blair County Board of Commissioners intends to apply for a Community Development Block Grant from the Department of Community & Economic Development (DCED) and has scheduled the required Second Public Hearing to obtain citizen comments on the proposed use of the FY2019 CDBG funds as follows:

DATE: Tuesday, September 17, 2019

TIME: 3:00 p.m.

PLACE: Blair County Courthouse

Fourth Floor, Conference Room 4-B

423 Allegheny Street, Hollidaysburg, PA 16648

An application for FY2019 CDBG funds is being prepared for the County of Blair and the County of Blair on behalf of the Borough of Hollidaysburg, Borough of Tyrone, Township of Antis, Township of Blair, Township of Frankstown and Township of Greenfield. A copy of the FY2019 CDBG program budget will be available for public review and inspection during this public hearing.

The County of Blair encourages all interested citizens to attend the scheduled public hearing(s) to present their views and comments upon the use of the FY2019 CDBG funds or of any prior year use of Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) funds. Following is a tentative list of proposed projects to be included in the County of Blair’s FFY2019 CDBG Application:

Proposed Projects Project Funds

NON-ENTITLEMENTS $200,736

Housing Rehabilitation - Owner Occupied; Single Unit Residential (7 units)

ANTIS TOWNSHIP $94,648

Street & Drainage Improvements N.4th and Blair Streets (multi-year funded)

BLAIR TOWNSHIP $78,097

Housing Rehabilitation - Owner Occupied; Single Unit Residential (2 units)

FRANKSTOWN TOWNSHIP $101,929

Housing Rehabilitation - Owner Occupied; Single Unit Residential (3 units)

GREENFIELD TOWNSHIP $75,448

Housing Rehabilitation - Owner Occupied; Single Unit Residential (2 unit)

HOLLIDAYSBURG BOROUGH $88,804

Housing Rehabilitation - Owner Occupied; Single Unit Residential (3 units)

TYRONE BOROUGH $86,212

Housing Rehabilitation - Owner Occupied; Single Unit Residential (3 units)

Total Project Funds $725,874

Administrative Costs @

18% of Grant $159,334

Total FY 2019 Grant $885,208

The entitlement municipalities will adopt their FY2019 CDBG Application during the following regularly scheduled meetings:

Frankstown Township October 1, 2019 Greenfield Township October 1, 2019

Antis Township October 3, 2019 Blair Township October 8, 2019

Hollidaysburg Borough October 10, 2019 Tyrone Borough October 14, 2019

Final adoption of FY2019 Community Development Block Grant Application for the County of Blair will be held as follows:

DATE: Tuesday, October 22, 2019

TIME: 10:00 a.m.

PLACE: Blair County Courthouse

Public Meeting Room (Basement)

422 Allegheny Street, Hollidaysburg, Pa 16648

Should any interested participant require special accommodations, auxiliary aids due to disability or limited and non-English speaking languages, please contact Trina M. Illig, Grants Coordinator for Community Development at 814-693-3023 Ext.1489 at least two days prior to the hearing date to ensure needs will be accommodated. Persons with speech and/or hearing impairments can call the PA Telecommunications Relay Service by dialing 711.

Written comments may also be submitted by addressing them to:

Trina M. Illig, Grant Coordinator for Community Development, Department of Social Services,

Blair County Courthouse, 423 Allegheny Street, Ste 441B, Hollidaysburg, Pa 16648 or by Email at: tillig@blairco.org

ORDINANCE NOTICE

NOTICE IS GIVEN THAT THE COUNCIL OF THE BOROUGH OF WILLIAMSBURG WILL CONSIDER AN ORDINANCE AMENDING ORDINANCE NO. 346, WHICH REGULATES PARKING, AT ITS REGULAR MEETING TO BE HELD IN THE MUNICIPAL BUILDING, 305 E. SECOND STREET, WILLIAMSBURG, PENNSYLVANIA, ON October 7, 2019 AT 7:00 P.M. A SUMMARY OF SUCH ORDINANCE IS AS FOLLOWS:

The existing text of SECTION 1 of the Ordinance will be identified as subpart A with the list of streets (a) through (r) maintaining their existing lettering and (g) being amended to prohibit parking on the southern side of the entire length of East Third Street from Spring Street to Locust Street. Additionally, a subpart B will be added to SECTION 1 as follows:

No parking of motor vehicles is permitted on the East side of Black Street between Sage Hill Drive and West Third Street between the hours of 7 o’clock a.m. and 4 o’clock p.m., Monday through Friday. Notwithstanding the foregoing, such section of the East side of Black Street may be used to load and unload children during the aforementioned hours in which parking is prohibited so long as the motor vehicle does not remain stopped for longer than three (3) minutes.

The full text of the Ordinance may be examined at the Borough Municipal Building, Williamsburg, Pennsylvania, Monday through Friday, during normal business hours.

BOROUGH OF WILLIAMSBURG

Joseph Lansberry, Borough Secretary

Advertisement for Bids

Sealed proposals will be received by the Huston Township of Blair County at 1230 Piney Creek Rd., Martinsburg, PA 16662, until 4 p.m. on October 3, 2019, for the following:

Item 1, 200+/- ton AASHTO #3/NO 3A

Item 2, 200+/- ton PA #2/AASLTO #67

Item 3, 200+/- ton AASHTO #1/ #4

Item 4. 200+/- ton Stockpile patch

Item 5, 200+/- ton Antiskid

Item 6, 200+/- 9.5mm fine graded

Item 7, 200+/- 2A

Item 8, 200+/- 2RC

Item 9, Rip Rap

Liquidated damages apply.

Proposals must be upon the forms furnished by the Municipality.

The bid must be accompanied by a certified check or bid bond in the amount of 10% of the bid, made payable to the municipality.

The Municipality reserves the right to reject any or all proposals.

Huston Township

ORDINANCE NOTICE

NOTICE IS GIVEN THAT THE COUNCIL OF THE BOROUGH OF WILLIAMSBURG WILL CONSIDER AN ORDINANCE AMENDING ORDINANCE NO. 365, WHICH PROHIBITS THE POSSESSION OF TOBACCO BY MINORS, AT ITS REGULAR MEETING TO BE HELD IN THE MUNICIPAL BUILDING, 305 E. SECOND STREET, WILLIAMSBURG, PENNSYLVANIA, ON October 7, 2019 AT 7:00 P.M. A SUMMARY OF SUCH ORDINANCE IS AS FOLLOWS:

Adds nicotine containing substances, electronic cigarettes or paraphernalia as items prohibited to be possessed by minors.

Defines nicotine containing substances, electronic cigarette and paraphernalia.

The full text of the Ordinance may be examined at the Borough Municipal Building, Williamsburg, Pennsylvania, Monday through Friday, during normal business hours.

BOROUGH OF WILLIAMSBURG

Joseph Lansberry, Borough Secretary

Advertisement for Bids

Sealed proposals will be received by the Huston Township 2nd Class of Blair County at 1230 Piney Creek Rd., Martinsburg, PA 16662, until 7 p.m. on October 3, 2019, for the following:

Item 1, 6-wheel dump w/10’ commercial plow, asher & operator and or, 160 estimated hours of use

Item 2, 10-wheel dump w/10’ commercial plow, asher & operator, 160 estimated hours of use

Item 3, 0

Item 4, *Above items of equipment to be complete w/operator, duel, insurance and hauling cost to and within the township.

Item “D” hours are estimates only. Township makes no guarantee any or all hours for any items will be utilized during the contract period.

Note: The township will not be responsible for and will not pay for any “downtime” as per attachment “A” specs, which are part of this bid. Also, MUST be within 10 miles of Township.

Any questions of bid inf. contact township at 793-2381.

EASEMENT

Liquidated damages apply.

Proposals must be upon the forms furnished by the Municipality.

The bid must be accompanied by a certified check or bid bond in the amount of 10% of the bid, made payable to the municipality.

The Municipality reserves the right to reject any or all proposals.

Huston Township 2nd class

LEGAL NOTICE

GREENFIELD TOWNSHIP

Notice is hereby given by the Board of Supervisors of Greenfield Township of the intention to act upon the following proposed ordinances:

NUISANCE ORDINANCE FOR THE PROTECTION OF THE PUBLIC HEALTH, DEFINING NUISANCES AND DECLARING CERTAIN CONDITIONS, PLACES, AND THINGS TO BE NUISANCES AND PROHIBITING THE SAME AND PROVIDING FOR THE ABATEMENT THEREOF AND PENALTIES FOR VIOLATION THEREOF; AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE.

BUILDINGS DANGEROUS OR RED-TAGGED ORDINANCE PROVIDING FOR THE VACATING, REMOVAL, REPAIR, OR DEMOLITION OF ANY BUILDINGS OR STRUCTURES DANGEROUS OR RED-TAGGED, AND PROVIDING ENFORCEMENT.

FIRE INSURANCE ORDINANCE FOR AUTHORIZING THE ESCROW OF FIRE INSURANCE PROCEEDS FROM FIRE DAMAGED PROPERTIES AS SECURITY FOR THE DEMOLITION, REPAIR, OR SECURING OF A FIRE DAMAGED STRUCTURE AS PROVIDED FOR IN ACT 98 OF 1992; DESIGNATING AN OFFICIAL TO MANAGE THE ESCROW FUND, AND AUTHORIZING CERTAIN PROCEDURES FOR THE HANDLING AND DISTRIBUTION OF THE INSURANCE PROCEEDS.

The full text of the proposed Nuisance Ordinance, Building Dangerous or Red-Tagged Ordinance, and Fire Insurance Ordinance are available for public inspection at the Greenfield Township municipal building during regular business hours.

The Board of Supervisors plans to consider its respective Ordinances at its regular monthly meeting scheduled on October 1, 2019, at 7:30 p.m. located at 477 Ski Gap Road, Claysburg PA. Any interested parties may submit comments at this Greenfield Township meeting.

If you are a person with a disability and wish to attend these special meetings and require an auxiliary aide, service or other accommodation to participate, please contact Township Secretary Arlene Kuntz at (814) 239-5313 to discuss how the Township may best accommodate your needs.

Greenfield Township

Arlene Kuntz, Secretary