Gallagher announces more than $600,000 in state funding for local project

PHILADELPHIA, Oct. 22 – Today, state Rep. Pat Gallagher, D-Phila., announced that $633,425 in state funding from the Pennsylvania Local Share Account has been awarded for a project in his district.

This funding was awarded to PIDC Financing Corp. on behalf of Glen Foerd Conservation Corp. to upgrade their electrical service for a community arts and environmental center.

“I’m pleased to see this project being awarded significant funding,” Gallagher said. “It will provide necessary renovations and upgrades for Glen Foerd Conservation Corp., one of our district’s most community-involved organizations.”

The Statewide Local Share Account funding comes from the PA Race Horse 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.