July 8, 2020 – SEDA Council of Governments

FINAL PUBLIC HEARING

It is the intent of Union County, on behalf of Lewisburg Borough, to submit an application, on or about July 31, 2020, to the Pennsylvania Department of Community and Economic Development (DCED) for Federal Community Development Block Grant-Cares (CDBG-CV) Competitive funds in the amount of $300,000 to be allocated to the Lewisburg Hand Washing/Sanitizing Restroom Project.

A Public Hearing to receive comments, documentation of public testimonials, and letters of support for the proposed use of the CDBG-CV Competitive funds will be held at 2:00 p.m. Thursday, July 16, 2020. Keeping with federal and state guidelines regarding COVID 19, this hearing will take place as a virtual video web and tele conference. The public is invited to observe and participate in the hearing as follows: To access via web video, type the link: https://meetings.ringcentral.com/j/8383951780. To access via telephone dial +1(470)8692200 and enter Meeting ID: 838 395 1780. The hearing will be recorded. The hearing platform is accessible to persons with disabilities. If accommodations are needed for those with special needs related to language, sight, or hearing, please call (570)524-4491 at least five days in advance. As an alternative, Union County will accept written comments on the proposed use of CDBG-CV Competitive funds until 12:00 p.m. on Thursday, July 16, 2020. Written comments can be emailed to mgallagherlong@seda-cog.org or mailed to Seda-Cog at 201 Furnace Road, Lewisburg, PA 17837. The Union County Commissioners will then consider the approval of the County’s CDBG-CV Competitive application during their regularly scheduled meeting on July 21, 2020 at 2 p.m.

The Union County Commissioners will strive to make all programs and activities accessible to the learning, mobility, vision, hearing, and language-impaired persons. If you have a disability and require an auxiliary aid or accommodations, please contact Kristen Lloyd at SEDA-COG, 1-800-332-6701, 1-800-654-5984 TTY, 1-800-654-5988 TDD, to discuss your needs. Translators will be available upon request.

Any complaints should be written and submitted to Mitzi Gallagher-Long at SEDA-COG. Written responses will be addressed within 15 working days when practicable.

Übersetzer sind für die öffentliche Sitzung auf Anfrage erhältlich

Traductores estarán disponibles en las reunions públicas por petición

A portion of Route 54 (Locust Gap Highway) in Mount Carmel Township will be closed to traffic for railroad crossing work from July 15 to 22.

The existing crossing is deteriorated, and the SEDA-COG Joint Rail Authority (JRA) and its private operator, Shamokin Valley Railroad, will replace it with a new concrete grade crossing.

Motorists can expect Route 54 to be closed between the intersection of Brennan’s Farm Road and Locust Gap Highway and the intersection of Route 54 with Route 901 in Mount Carmel Township.

Motorists will be directed to a detour using Routes 901 and 61. Motorists are urged to slow down, be alert, and expect delays in travel.

Jannotti Rail Consulting Inc. of Russell is the track engineer and K.W. REESE of Mercersburg is the contractor. The SEDA-COG JRA owns the track and Shamokin Valley Railroad is the operator.

The SEDA-COG JRA was formed in 1983 by the forward-looking efforts of its eight member counties to save rail lines and service abandoned by Conrail. The JRA’s public-private partnership was recognized by the World Bank as a model for public-private partnerships to stimulate rural economic development. Since 2004, the JRA has invested or leveraged over $46 million in rail capital projects with over 40 public and private partners. For more information, visit www.sedacograil.org.

UNION COUNTY ON BEHALF OF LEWISBURG BOROUGH COMPETITIVE COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT BLOCK GRANT-CARES (CDBG-CV)

Railroad crossing in Mount Carmel to be closed for construction