STATE GRANTS | MERCER COUNTY

Pennsylvania grants totaling $200,000 have been approved for several community projects in Mercer County, according to state Rep. Robert Robbins of Greensville, R-50th. The following are community revitalization program grants:
Community Action Partnership of Mercer County: $50,000 to provide housing counseling aimed at moving area families into home ownership.
Community Food Warehouse of the Shenango Valley: $5,000 to help expand storage capacity and increase distribution from the Farrell facility, which serves as the Mercer County food bank.
Greene Township: $20,000 to complete work on an addition to the township municipal building. The addition currently has no cement floor, electrical service or finished interior.
Greenville Area Economic Development Corp.: $25,000 to assist in architectural rendering for a planned downtown teaching clinic for surgeons using neurological medical devices. Also, for upgrades to McNeilly Business Center and Enterprise Center.
Greenville-Reynolds Development Corp.: $40,000 to complete replacement of wetlands in Reynolds North business park. The work will allow GRDC to resume developing properties for job creation.
Mercer County Regional Council of Governments: $35,000 to buy a snow plow for emergency snow removal to be used jointly by Farrell, Sharon and Wheatland Borough.
Shenango Valley Industrial Development Corp.: $15,000 to assist in environmental remediation at the Broadway North Industrial Park in Sharon, as required by agreement with state Department of Environmental Protection.
West Middlesex Area School District: $10,000 to complete a half-mile, outdoor walking/running trail and fitness course for use by students and citizens of West Middlesex, Shenango Township and Lackawannock Township.