Shenango Valley State Rep. Michael Gruitza of Hermitage, D-7th, has secured nearly $230,000 in state Community Revitalization Program grants for various programs and projects in his Shenango Valley,
$40,700: Salary for a police officer in the school and surveillance equipment for the Farrell Area School District and Southwest Mercer County Regional Police Department.$35,000: Vehicle storage building for Clark borough.$25,000: Jefferson Avenue baseball field improvements in Sharon.$24,000: Operating expenses for Mercer County Association for Children with Learning Disabilities.$20,000: Sharon municipal equipment storage shed.$20,000: For skate park in West Middlesex.$15,136: Field fence and bleachers for the Hermitage Little League field.$15,000: Operating expenses for Southwest Gardens Economic Development Corp.$10,000: Marketing money for the Greenville-Reynolds Development Corp.$10,000: Purchase of SMART Boards that can be tied into computers for classroom instruction or other settings in the Sharpsville Area School District.$10,000: Concession stand, restrooms and press box building for the McCullough Run Sports Complex in Sharpsville.$5,000: Equipment and parts for the Medical Equipment Recycling Program of UPMC Horizon Foundation in Sharon.
Source: Rep. Michael Gruitza