Saturday, May 18, 2013
Stakeholders have announced the completion of the plan, which provides safe pedestrian and bicycle routes through McKees Rocks, Stowe, Coraopolis and Neville for residents and visitors.
County Executive Rich Fitzgerald, Friends of the Riverfront, the PA Environmental Council, Stowe and Neville townships, and McKees Rocks and Coraopolis boroughs have completed the Ohio River Trail Plan which provides safe pedestrian and bicycle routes through their communities for residents and visitors. The stakeholders made the announcement on Wednesday. Beginning in late summer, the partners will begin assisting the townships and boroughs in the implementation of the plans, which include raising funds for implementation. “It’s appropriate that we are able to announce this accomplishment during National Bike Week and to celebrate these communities recognizing and taking steps to ensure that residents and visitors alike have safe and …
Friday, May 10, 2013
Allegheny County Executive Rich Fitzgerald and DDI President Bob Rogers are keynote speakers for the events.
Allegheny County Executive Rich Fitzgerald and DDI President Bob Rogers will be the keynote speakers at Robert Morris University’s 88th commencement ceremonies in the Sewall Center Arena at RMU’s Moon Township campus Fitzgerald will speak to approximately 220 students, who will receive master’s and doctoral degrees, at 4 p.m. Friday, May 10. On Saturday, May 11, approximately 500 students will receive bachelor’s degrees at RMU’s undergraduate commencement ceremony starting at 9:30 a.m. Rogers will be the keynote speaker and also will receive an honorary doctorate of humane letters from Robert Morris. Rogers has overseen the day-to-day operations of Development Dimensions International, a global talent management company, since 1990. During…
Wednesday, April 24, 2013
County officials unveiled the first two compressed natural gas trucks put into service for the public works department at an Earth Day press conference Monday.
To most Moon and Robinson township residents, the new, white Allegheny County trucks they might pass on the roadways won't appear to be anything extraordinary. But they are a first step in the county going green with a cleaner-burning fuel for fleet vehicles. Allegheny County Executive Rich Fitzgerald and other officials unveiled the county’s first two compressed natural gas (CNG) vehicles at a press conference on Monday. Each vehicle cost $35,285. The Silverado 2500 HD, four-wheel drive, extended cab pickup trucks contain specially designed 6.0 litre Vortec V8 engines and have a gross vehicle weight of 9,500 pounds. The trucks are factory-built with hardened valves and seals, which are critical for CNG vehicles, according to a news …
Thursday, December 6, 2012
The county's tax rate will be 4.73 mills in 2013.
Allegheny County Council passed a 2013 budget that includes a millage rate decrease. On Tuesday, county officials approved a a $799.4 million budget, reducing the millage rate to 4.73 mills, according to the Tribune Review. The millage was reduced from 2012's rate of 5.69 mills to offset the increase property values stemming from the county's reassessment. Under the reassessment, taxing bodies can't receive more than 5 percent in property tax revenue so as not to use the reassessment as a major tax increase. Under the new tax rate, a resident would pay $473 for every $100,000 of assessed property value. County Executive Rich Fitzgerald said in a statement that he is happy with the approved budget. "(I) am glad that we are able to move into…
Wednesday, November 28, 2012
The state has awarded a six-figure grant to a long-planned athletic complex will border Moon, Robinson and Coraopolis.
Allegheny County Executive Rich Fitzgerald called a new six-figure grant awarded to the county's planned Montour Junction complex in Robinson, Coraopolis and Moon "great news for Allegheny County and the communities in the west corridor." The Pennsylvania Department of Natural Resources earlier this month awarded $300,000 to the long-planned Montour Junction Athletic complex, which is slated to be built on a former brownfield site bordering Robinson, Moon and Coraopolis. From the county executive's statement: “The grant is one of the larger amounts awarded, and we are proud that such a significant investment is going to be made in the county. The Redevelopment Authority of Allegheny County has really taken the lead on this and has been …
Friday, October 19, 2012
GOP vice presidential candidate Paul Ryan will be in Moon on Saturday—and so will local Democratic leaders.
Allegheny County Executive Rich Fitzgerald, a Democrat, will hold a press conference on Lindbergh Drive in Moon Township, countering Paul Ryan's Saturday GOP campaign stop at the nearby Atlantic Aviation hangar. Fitzgerald will be joined by Braddock Mayor John Fetterman and county labor council president Jack Shea on Saturday morning at the War Memorial Fountain at the corner of Lindbergh and Memorial drives. The conference takes place at 9 a.m. Obama campaign spokesman Matt Mittenthal said the conference will "discuss how Mitt Romney's sketchy deal for American would be disastrous for Pennsylvania's middle-class families." Update: Following the press conference, the Obama campaign released this statement on Fitzgerald's behalf: “Having…
Monday, September 10, 2012
County Executive Rich Fitzgerald says Allegheny County cannot afford the annual light show due to costs and a lack of sponsors. Should the holiday-themed show go on anyway?
Allegheny County Executive Rich Fitzgerald announced Monday that the county will discontinue the annual holiday-themed Celebration of Lights at Hartwood Acres Park due to high costs and declining sponsorships. The county-owned park spanning property in Hampton and Indiana townships has been the longtime site and the county Department of Parks and Recreation has overseen the annual three-mile driving tour of displays depicting Christmas, Hanukkah and winter themes. Contributions from visitors have been earmarked for Project Bundle-up, a project by WTAE and the Salvation Army to outfit needy children and senior citizens with coats and cold-weather gear. In past years, the Celebration of Lights has been known to generate long lines of traffic…
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Friday, July 20, 2012
Government and business officials will tour development sites surrounding Pittsburgh International.
Allegheny County Executive Rich Fitzgerald today will host United States Trade Representative Ron Kirk at Pittsburgh International Airport. Kirk along with United States Steelworkers president Leo Gerard will tour economic development sites surrounding the airport. Ambassador Kirk serves on President Obama's cabinet as a principal trade advisor and negotiatior. He will speak briefly at the airport following the tour. It is unclear if the tour will take the group to sites in Moon or Robinson. Allegheny County spokeswoman Amie Downs said she was unable to disclose the specific locations of the tour, though it will take place in the airport region. U.S. Steel Corp. is rumored to be scouting new locations for its corporate headquarters, now…
Wednesday, July 18, 2012
The new service kicks off in February.
Southwest Airlines will begin non-stop service in 2013 from Pittsburgh International to Palm Beach International, according to Allegheny County officials. Beginning in February, Southwest will offer daily, non-stop season service to the Florida airport. The inaugural flight for the service will mark the first time daily, non-stop flights have been offered between the airports since 2007. The flights can be booked at the airline's website. Allegheny County Executive Rich Fitzgerald told on-lookers at Pittsburgh International last week that increasing the number of daily, non-stop flights was a priority for his adminstration. According to a statement from Fitzgerald: “Our region’s travelers love to fly to southern Florida in the winter…
Saturday, June 16, 2012
Board of Elections Chair John DeFazio scheduled a special meeting for Tuesday to consider a call by County Executive Rich Fitzgerald to authorize a legal challenge to the Voter ID Law.
Allegheny County Executive Rich Fitzgerald and Controller Chelsa Wagner are among the officials planning a challenge to the Voter ID law, which was signed by Gov. Tom Corbett in March.moon Sponsored by Rep. Daryl Metcalfe, R-Cranberry, the law requires voters to show photo identification before they vote at the polls. After a dry run in the April primary, it is scheduled to take effect for the Nov. 6 general election. Allegheny County Board of Elections Chair John DeFazio scheduled a special meeting of the Board of Elections for 3 p.m. Tuesday to consider a call by Fitzgerald for the board to authorize a legal challenge to Act 18, the Voter ID Law. The meeting at the Allegheny County Courthouse will include a vote to authorize a lawsuit …
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