Montour County officials reallocate funds to rehab elevator
DANVILLE — Nearly $180,000 of 2022 Montour County grant funds will go toward the rehabilitation of the elevator at the county's administration center.
The Pennsylvania Department of Community and Economic Development (DCED) awarded Montour County $179,307 for the removal of barriers at Hopewell Park in federal fiscal year 2022.
The funds were awarded through the Community Development Block Grant program.
County commissioners will abandon the plans for Hopewell and on Tuesday approved reallocation of all of the funds in a budget modification which will be submitted to DCED.
— ANNA WIEST
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