Bipartisan legislation designed to help local communities fight blight and repair or demolish abandoned properties has been approved, 177-19, today by the Pennsylvania House of Representatives, according to State Senator David G. Argall (R-29), the prime sponsor of Senate Bill 900. [Read More]
Bipartisan legislation designed to help local communities fight blight and repair or demolish abandoned properties was approved today by the House Urban Affairs and Housing Committee, according to State Senator David G. Argall (R-29), the prime sponsor of Senate Bill 900. [Read More]
A measure to reduce government spending and ease the fiscal burden on Pennsylvania’s taxpayers has been introduced by State Senator David G. Argall (R-29). [Read More]
HARRISBURG – Metro-Tek Electrical Services Co., Kunkletown, has been awarded an $831,250 state grant through the Pennsylvania Energy Development Authority (PEDA), according to State Senator David G. Argall (R-29) and State Representative Julie Harhart (R-183). The funding will be used to help offset the costs associated with a 2.2 MW ground mounted solar system for […] [Read More]
Meeting Flyer HARRISBURG – State Senator David G. Argall (R-29) will be hosting a ‘Town Hall Meeting on Agriculture’ on Wednesday, September 8, 2010, 6:30 p.m., at the Vaux Masonic Temple, Route 61 and Zion’s Church Road, between Shoemakersville and Hamburg. State Senator Michael Brubaker, Chairman of the Senate Agriculture Committee, will be Argall’s special […] [Read More]
HARRISBURG – State Senator David G. Argall (R-29) and State Representative Jerry Knowles (R-124) today expressed strong concerns regarding the use of biosolids, also referred to as ‘treated sewer sludge,’ in the reclamation of abandoned strip mines in Schuylkill Township. Their concerns were prompted by a proposal Wednesday evening of an Elizabethtown-based consulting firm to […] [Read More]
State Senator Dave Argall (R-29) will host office hours at the Schuylkill County Fair the week of Monday, August 2 through Saturday, August 7. Located in the Indoor Midway area of the complex, Senator Argall’s Office will be able to answer state-related questions, assist with PennDOT or Property Tax/ Rent Rebate Forms and provide information […] [Read More]
HARRISBURG – This month’s local TV report by Senator Argall focuses on Senate Bill 900, the proposed Neighborhood Blight Reclamation and Revitalization Act. “I introduced this bill 13 months ago to continue the work of my predecessor, Senator Rhoades,” said Argall. “The goal is the same, the elimination of blight in the areas that he […] [Read More]
HARRISBURG – With Governor Rendell again threatening to “flex” millions of dollars in federal highway and bridge funds to urban transportation systems, State Senator David G. Argall (R-29) is introducing legislation prohibiting this action. Senate Bill 1450 would strictly prohibit the State Transportation Commission from diverting any additional federal highway and bridge dollars to mass […] [Read More]
HARRISBURG – Two Schuylkill County water and sewer projects will receive more than $900,000 in grants and low-interest loans from the Pennsylvania Infrastructure Investment Authority (PENNVEST), according to State Senator David G. Argall (R-29) and Representative Jerry Knowles (R-124). As part of the current round of PENNVEST loan and grant initiatives, Port Clinton Borough will […] [Read More]
