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Feasibility study for condemned Williamsport City Hall delayed by a week | News, Sports, Jobs | #citycouncil

City Council will decide in two weeks whether to accept a bid on the former City Hall at the corner of West Fourth and Hepburn Streets in Williamsport. KAREN VIBERT-KENNEDY/Sun-Gazette City of Williamsport officials are pushing a request for proposals for studying city government and City Hall feasibility a week. A re-advertised […]

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Williamsport mayor: Old City Hall’s ADA compliance still big part of equation | News, Sports, Jobs

Historic City Hall in Williamsport is going to require a heavy dose of investment, whether it is liquidated and renovated for whatever purpose or repaired to being an open City Hall again. “I disagree with spending $75,000 of taxpayer money on yet another City Hall feasibility study,” Mayor Derek Slaughter said. Council […]

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Clarification to Tuesday’s report on Lycoming County commissioner and Williamsport mayor candidate campaign donations | News, Sports, Jobs

Incumbent commissioner and Republican nominee Scott Metzger clarified two discrepancies on Tuesday in the reporting on his 2023 campaign finance figures in that day’s edition. He showed documentation of two $3,000 donations, totaling $6,000, from Tim and Stacy Conklin of C&I Boilers, Montoursville, and added that he had not received any donations from George Tsunis, […]

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Williamsport City Council again waylays vote to sell condemned City Hall | News, Sports, Jobs | #citycouncil

City Council will decide in two weeks whether to accept a bid on the former City Hall at the corner of West Fourth and Hepburn Streets in Williamsport. KAREN VIBERT-KENNEDY/Sun-Gazette The Scranton-area developer who wants to buy Williamsport City Hall will have to wait, but isn’t withdrawing his offer to buy the […]

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Vote to accept or decline bid on City Hall pushed back | News, Sports, Jobs | #citycouncil

The former City Hall at 245 West Fourth Street in Williamsport. Solicited bids on a possible purchase of the building will be due by noon on Thursday. KAREN VIBERT-KENNEDY/Sun-Gazette Williamsport City Council won’t be deciding the fate of City Hall this week. Instead, as was stated at the Finance Committee on Tuesday, […]

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City Council proposes resurfacing athletic courts at Shaw Place, Youngs Woods and other Williamsport parks | News, Sports, Jobs | #citycouncil

The resurfacing of six sets of athletic courts in the City of Williamsport has been proposed as the administration would like to use portions of the funds from American Rescue Plan, Community Development Block Grant and is in negotiations for receiving private donations. Jon Sander, city engineer, told Council Public Works Committee […]

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Williamsport City Council OKs $269K filter purchase for Memorial Pool | News, Sports, Jobs | #citycouncil

The City of Williamsport will buy a pool filter for $268,804 using the American Rescue Plan to get the pool ready for the summer opening. City Council authorized the purchase of the filter and using the rescue plan funds in the public works future line item. The original system was installed in […]

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Alabama

First Solar picks Alabama for new solar factory | #republicans | #Alabama | #GOP

(Reuters) Top U.S. solar panel manufacturer First Solar Inc said it has chosen Alabama as the home of its fourth domestic factory, giving the state a $1.1 billion investment that will create hundreds of jobs. The announcement had been anticipated since August, when First Solar said it would expand its manufacturing operations in the United States […]

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