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Reuse of the Hamburg CenterOn Tuesday, the Department of Human Services announced that the Hamburg Center will officially close on August 3, 2018. For 58 years, the center has provided care for people with intellectual and developmental disabilities. The closing was a result of Governor Wolf’s initiative to reduce institutional care. When it was announced last year that the Department of Human Services would be closing the center, Representative Jerry Knowles (R-Schuylkill/Berks/Carbon) and I sponsored a meeting with the Center for Rural Pennsylvania, local officials and residents to garner ideas on how the community would like to see reuse of that property. You can watch the full meeting that took place here. The community’s future goals for the property, as identified at our meeting: keep the condition of the building stable, keep the emergency electric at the facility running and maintain the grounds that have been so respectively cared for over so many years. Some of the proposed future uses of the property included educational opportunities, recreational opportunities (stores, amusement park, water park, recreation center) business opportunities (either to create new jobs or to help existing workers enhance their skills) and a new senior living center. Now that the exact closing date has been announced, we can move forward with plans to bring new jobs to this property. Several developers have already shown considerable interest in setting up shop in the area. Stay tuned! Carnival for seniorsOn Tuesday July 17th, Diakon Community Services will be hosting a carnival for Schuylkill County seniors. The carnival will take place at the Island Park at 1 Broad Street, Schuylkill Haven. The event will take place from 11 AM to 1 PM. You can see all the details on the poster provided to my office below.
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