Fleming brings home $1.69M for community improvements

Central PA Delegation    October 22, 2024 | 2:49 PM

HARRISBURG, Oct. 22 – State Rep. Justin Fleming, D-Dauphin, today announced that he secured $1,699,995 in state funding for community improvements in the 105th District.

“I’m glad I was able to secure this funding to ensure our kids’ school roof is leak proof, the life-saving Central PA Food Bank will be able to store frozen food, and to plan and design a new public safety building for the Progress Fire Company,” Fleming said. “I brought this essential taxpayer money back home to keep our kids’ school buildings in good condition, our food-insecure families fed and our community safe from fire.”

The following grants are from the Statewide Local Share Account, which comes from the PA Racehorse Development and Gaming Act, which provides for the distribution of gaming revenues through the Commonwealth Financing Authority to support projects in the public interest within the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania.

$550,000         Central Pennsylvania Food Bank

The funding will help purchase and install a custom-made generator for the Central PA Food Bank Harrisburg Healthy Food Hub. This crucial investment protects the expanded cold chain equipment storing over 22.8 million pounds of fresh and frozen food.

$350,000         Susquehanna Township

The funds will be used to cover engineering costs of the planning and design for a new Public Safety Building for the Progress Fire Company.

The following funding comes from the Public-School Facility Improvement Grant Program, which was created to provide grants to public school districts and area career and technical schools for eligible facility improvement projects. It is administered by the Department of Community and Economic Development under the direction of the Commonwealth Financing Authority. Grants are available for eligible improvement projects with a total project cost of $500,000 or more and grants shall not exceed $5 million for any project.

$799,995         Dauphin County Technical School

The funds will be used for roof repair. The roof will have a new protective sealant applied, which will help prevent air quality or mold issues.