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Yahoo
25-04-2025
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Johnstown officials update downtown makeover plans during address
JOHNSTOWN, Pa. (WTAJ) — The annual State of the City Address, delivered by the Johnstown Mayor and the City Manager, touched on several projects, such as the Main Street and Central Park redesigns, as well as other plans, such as a new municipal website. Frank Janakovic, the Mayor, and Art Martynuska, the City Manager, discussed many subjects during their hour-long presentation Thursday at Ace's in the Cambria City section of Johnstown, according to our media partners at The Tribune-Democrat. Martynuska focused on providing updates on the Main Street and Central Park projects. The remakes are part of a larger initiative that will also include work on the Johnstown Train Station, the Johnstown Inclined Plane and the Downtown Intermodal Transportation Center. The U.S. Department of Transportation's 'Rebuilding American Infrastructure with Sustainability and Equity' discretionary grant money supplied more than $24 million for the projects. The renovation of Central Park is expected to start later this year and be completed in 2026. An original design was done by a New York City-based architect with assistance from a local firm, with the local firm taking the lead on the project now. Johnstown has also made changes to its code enforcement, with Laurel Municipal Services set to join in enforcement with city code officers and firefighters. There are also plans to either repair the Public Safety Building or construct a new building entirely, with renovations expected to cost $10 million and a new building priced around $20 million. Janakovic, in his third and last term as mayor, touched on developments made over the past years that have contributed to the city's improving economic condition. Specifically, he pointed to the city selling its sewer system to the Greater Johnstown Water Authority, with the money then used to shore up the police, fire and municipal workers' pension funds. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
Yahoo
27-03-2025
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Johnstown City Council accepts winning bid for playground work, plans upgrades at Sargent's Stadium
JOHNSTOWN, Pa. – Upgrades are expected to soon be made to Sargent's Stadium at the Point and two Johnstown neighborhood playgrounds using federal American Rescue Plan Act dollars. New concrete will be put down in the Point's outfield area, while an awning will be installed by the entrance to create a TV display location. A batting cage will also be incorporated. Meanwhile, at the Wood Street playground in the Hornerstown section of town, basketball hoops, playground equipment and borders will be installed, along with asphalt repairs being done. Significant changes will be made to the skate park at the Bheam School playground along Fairfield Avenue in the West End. Up to two pickleball courts and a bike ramp will be installed. The asphalt center will be replaced with grass. The existing walking path will be repainted. 'The city's just kind of moving forward with trying to start and finish some projects this year, particularly in our parks and our playgrounds and those sorts of things,' Mayor Frank Janakovic said after the construction contract was awarded Wednesday during a special meeting of Johnstown City Council. 'We have an optimistic look of moving forward with a lot of these projects being completed this year.' Straw Construction, from Somerset County, came in with the winning bid of $391,970. All six council members present voted to have Johnstown City Manager Art Martynuska execute the agreement. The funds are from the more than $30 million the city received in ARPA money for COVID-19 pandemic relief. 'It's been our process since we got the ARPA money that we allocated a good chunk of it toward playgrounds. … We've been redoing playgrounds with the ARPA money, Minersville (playground) was worked on,' Johnstown City Councilwoman Marie Mock said. 'We're going to just keep moving along.'
