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Military Commissary

Friday, January 11, 2013

Construction Back on Track at Moon Military Commissary

The opening of a Moon Township military commissary has been pushed back after contractors failed "delineate responsibilities," according to officials.

A series of setbacks in the construction of a 43,000 square-foot Moon Township military commissary has delayed the facility's planned opening.  The commissary, which will serve as a grocery store for 170,000 military personnel in the tri-state region, was originally slated to open in October 2013, but work stoppages have pushed back that opening date to the spring of 2014, officials said.   Crews first broke ground in August on the $17 million facility, which will sit at the corner of University Boulevard and the Interstate 376 Business Route. Work on the commissary had reached a "near standstill" in recent weeks, according to a joint statement released by Reps. Tim Murphy, R-Upper St. Clair, and Mike Doyle, D-Forest Hills, Congressmen …

Tuesday, December 6, 2011

Moon Military Commissary Construction Slated to Move Forward

Federal officials say the long-awaited project has "cleared its last hurdle."

Construction on a new Moon Township military commissary can now "move forward without delay," according to a statement from Western Pennsylvania's congressional leaders. More than $17 million in federal funding has been freed for construction of the commissary, according to a joint statement issued Monday by U.S. Sens. Bob Casey and Pat Toomey and U.S. Reps. Tim Murphy, Jason Altmire,  Mike Doyle, Bill Shuster and Mark Critz. Construction on the project was originally slated to begin in July, said U.S. Defense Commissary Agency spokesman Richard Brink. The commissary will cover 43,000 square feet at the intersection of University Boulevard and Interstate 376. It will serve as a trading post and grocery store for active and retired …

Theresa Munn

10:07 am on Thursday, June 21, 2012

As retired military in the area we are thrilled to hear this news! We will make sure to also utilize services in Moon Township as a result of this action. Thank you to everyone involved in this decision. God Bless America!   more ›

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