October 23, 2013
Harrisburg, Oct. 23, 2013 – State Sen. Jim Brewster (D-Allegheny/Westmoreland) presented a Senate citation to Mayor Richard Hrivnak of Plum Borough to honor the area’s designation as the sixth safest city to live in the nation.
“According to the geographic research company NeighborhoodScout, Plum Borough is one of the safest cities to call home,” said Brewster. “I’m pleased it’s getting this well-deserved recognition.”
The ranking was awarded to Plum Borough in late 2012 based on reported crimes and risk analysis of United States cities with more than 25,000 residents.
“The fact that Plum Borough is considered safer than such a high percentage of cities across the country is a testament to its leaders and citizens who have worked to make the community a better place to live,” Brewster said.
The Unity/New Texas neighborhoods were recognized as the safest areas of Plum Borough, followed by Renton, Saltsburg Road/New Texas Road, Borough Center, Holiday Park and Regency Park.
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October 23, 2013
Harrisburg, Oct. 23, 2013 – Today the Pennsylvania Infrastructure Investment Authority authorized the City of New Kensington to make updates to the water lines to ensure public health and safety, said state Sen. Jim Brewster (D-Allegheny/Westmoreland).
“PENNVEST provides municipalities with access to financial resources to fund a variety of projects,” said Brewster. “This particular project will replace more than 38,200 feet of old cast iron water lines in the system.”
In addition to replacing aging water lines, the project will extend about 10,200 feet of new water line in the Allegheny Township area. This extension will benefit approximately 62 homes that use private wells with water quantity and quality issues.
“Aging water lines have become major liability, and the water lines in the area have suffered numerous leaks and breaks causing damage to streets and service disruptions,” Brewster said. “The water line renovations in New Kensington will reduce the number of water outages, ensure adequate water supply to suppress fires during emergencies and eliminate the 23 percent water loss that currently occurs.”
The municipal authority will receive a loan of $6.7 million to fund the project. Construction is expected to be complete in October 2014.
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