𝐍𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐥𝐲 $𝟏.𝟏 𝐦𝐢𝐥𝐥𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐢𝐧 𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐭𝐞 𝐟𝐮𝐧𝐝𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐢𝐬 𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐛𝐚𝐜𝐤 𝐭𝐨 𝐋𝐮𝐳𝐞𝐫𝐧𝐞 𝐂𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐭𝐲 𝐭𝐨 𝐬𝐮𝐩𝐩𝐨𝐫𝐭 𝐩𝐮𝐛𝐥𝐢𝐜 𝐢𝐧𝐟𝐫𝐚𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐮𝐜𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐞 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐬𝐞𝐫𝐯𝐢𝐜𝐞𝐬, 𝐩𝐮𝐛𝐥𝐢𝐜 𝐬𝐚𝐟𝐞𝐭𝐲, 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐦𝐨𝐫𝐞. Rep. Dane Watro, Rep. Jamie Walsh, and I worked together to secure this highly competitive funding.
The following projects received funding:
• The City of Hazleton was awarded $319,144 for Broad Street improvements between South Laurel and North Wyoming streets, including work to the center median, crosswalk and stop-bar markings, parking-lane markings, traffic-calming features, electrical work, and landscaping.
• Foster Township was awarded $200,000 to convert a vacant recycling center into a multi-use community center.
• Freeland Borough was awarded $200,000 to install new sidewalks, curbing, ADA ramps, lighting, and enhanced crosswalks at the 300 block of Centre Street.
• Hazle Township was awarded $136,284 to purchase three box trucks for the township road crew to use for street and inlet repairs, road-sign work and maintenance of township property.
• The Luzerne County Redevelopment Authority was awarded $225,000 on behalf of the Greater Wyoming Valley YMCA to construct a new dining lodge at Camp Kresge in Dennison Township
This funding was awarded through the Local Share Account Statewide program, which distributes gaming revenue to projects that support community and economic development.
Read more here: https://www.senatorargall.com/news-releases/
𝐀𝐫𝐠𝐚𝐥𝐥 𝐑𝐞𝐩𝐨𝐫𝐭: 𝐅𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐎𝐫𝐠𝐚𝐧𝐢𝐳𝐞𝐝 𝐑𝐞𝐭𝐚𝐢𝐥 𝐓𝐡𝐞𝐟𝐭
This month’s Argall Report highlights a recent hearing of the Senate Majority Policy Committee and House Policy Committee in Hazleton focused on fighting crime.
During the hearing, Pennsylvania Attorney General Dave Sunday highlighted the major results of the Organized Retail Crime Unit, which was created through a bill I wrote and guided into law.
𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐀𝐭𝐭𝐨𝐫𝐧𝐞𝐲 𝐆𝐞𝐧𝐞𝐫𝐚𝐥 𝐬𝐚𝐢𝐝, “𝐓𝐰𝐨 𝐲𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐬 𝐚𝐠𝐨, 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐒𝐞𝐧𝐚𝐭𝐨𝐫 𝐀𝐫𝐠𝐚𝐥𝐥’𝐬 𝐥𝐞𝐚𝐝𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐡𝐢𝐩, 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐋𝐞𝐠𝐢𝐬𝐥𝐚𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐞 𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐯𝐢𝐝𝐞𝐝 𝐦𝐲 𝐨𝐟𝐟𝐢𝐜𝐞 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐟𝐮𝐧𝐝𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐭𝐨 𝐜𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐭𝐞 𝐚𝐧 𝐨𝐫𝐠𝐚𝐧𝐢𝐳𝐞𝐝 𝐫𝐞𝐭𝐚𝐢𝐥 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐟𝐭 𝐮𝐧𝐢𝐭. 𝐒𝐢𝐧𝐜𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐧, 𝐢𝐭 𝐡𝐚𝐬 𝐝𝐞𝐥𝐢𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐞𝐝 𝐦𝐚𝐣𝐨𝐫 𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐮𝐥𝐭𝐬 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐛𝐞𝐞𝐧 𝐫𝐞𝐜𝐨𝐠𝐧𝐢𝐳𝐞𝐝 𝐧𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐲 𝐚𝐬 𝐚 𝐦𝐨𝐝𝐞𝐥. 𝐖𝐞 𝐡𝐚𝐯𝐞 𝐩𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐧𝐞𝐫𝐞𝐝 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐧𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐥 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐥𝐨𝐜𝐚𝐥 𝐫𝐞𝐭𝐚𝐢𝐥𝐞𝐫𝐬 𝐭𝐨 𝐞𝐧𝐬𝐮𝐫𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐰𝐞 𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐚𝐰𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐨𝐟 𝐨𝐫𝐠𝐚𝐧𝐢𝐳𝐞𝐝 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐟𝐭 𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐠𝐬 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐚𝐝𝐝𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐬 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐦. 𝐈𝐧 𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐟𝐢𝐫𝐬𝐭 𝐟𝐮𝐥𝐥 𝐲𝐞𝐚𝐫, 𝐰𝐞 𝐭𝐨𝐩𝐩𝐞𝐝 𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐫 𝟏𝟎𝟎 𝐢𝐧𝐯𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐠𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬 𝐢𝐧 𝟓𝟐 𝐜𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐭𝐢𝐞𝐬 — 𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐬𝐡𝐨𝐰𝐜𝐚𝐬𝐞𝐬 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐨𝐫𝐠𝐚𝐧𝐢𝐳𝐞𝐝 𝐫𝐞𝐭𝐚𝐢𝐥 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐟𝐭 𝐢𝐬𝐧’𝐭 𝐣𝐮𝐬𝐭 𝐚 𝐛𝐢𝐠 𝐜𝐢𝐭𝐲 𝐢𝐬𝐬𝐮𝐞.”
Thank you to Attorney General Sunday and his staff for carrying out this very important work!
Watch the full Argall Report by clicking the link in the comments below.
Beth and I were recently invited to the Grand Opening of the Drury’s Dream Exhibit at the Mauch Chunk Museum & Cultural Center in Jim Thorpe.
The exhibit celebrates the museum’s founder and champion of all things Jim Thorpe, John Drury and his wife Janet, who moved to the area in 1975 and helped revitalize the town.
The Drurys spearheaded several projects in the area including the purchase of 100 acres above Mauch Chunk Lake for Scouts to utilize, acquiring the New American Hotel and rebranding it as The Inn at Jim Thorpe, and purchasing the former St. Paul’s United Methodist Church which was reimagined into the Mauch Chunk Museum.
Congratulations to all!
𝐍𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐥𝐲 $𝟏.𝟗 𝐦𝐢𝐥𝐥𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐢𝐧 𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐭𝐞 𝐟𝐮𝐧𝐝𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐢𝐬 𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐛𝐚𝐜𝐤 𝐭𝐨 𝐂𝐚𝐫𝐛𝐨𝐧 𝐂𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐭𝐲 𝐭𝐨 𝐬𝐮𝐩𝐩𝐨𝐫𝐭 𝐩𝐮𝐛𝐥𝐢𝐜 𝐢𝐧𝐟𝐫𝐚𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐮𝐜𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐞 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐬𝐞𝐫𝐯𝐢𝐜𝐞𝐬, 𝐩𝐮𝐛𝐥𝐢𝐜 𝐬𝐚𝐟𝐞𝐭𝐲, 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐦𝐨𝐫𝐞. Rep. Doyle Heffley and I worked together to secure this highly competitive funding.
The following projects received funding:
• Banks Township was awarded $118,930 on behalf of the McAdoo Fire Company to install a new roof, gutters and down spouting at the fire station.
• Beaver Meadows Borough was awarded $28,254 to purchase new radio equipment for the police department.
• East Side Borough was awarded $250,000 for the construction of a new borough building complex.
• Jim Thorpe Borough was awarded $200,000 to purchase new radio equipment for the police and fire departments.
• Kidder Township was awarded $100,000 on behalf of the Girl Scouts of Eastern PA for improvements to Camp Mosey Wood.
• Lehighton Borough was awarded $85,000 to purchase new radio equipment for the police and fire departments.
• Nesquehoning Borough was awarded $75,000 for the purchase of new radio equipment for the police and fire departments.
• Nesquehoning Borough was awarded $26,716 on behalf of the New Columbus Fire Company to replace the floor and make HVAC upgrades in the fire hall.
• Palmerton Borough was awarded $300,000 on behalf of the Aquashicola Volunteer Fire Company and Bowmanstown Volunteer Fire Company to purchase new radio equipment.
• Summit Hill Borough was awarded $40,000 on behalf of the Diligence Fire Company No. 1 to purchase new radio equipment.
• Summit Hill Water Authority was awarded $100,000 to replace a clear well in the borough.
• Weatherly Borough was awarded $459,838 to demolish the Schwab School Annex.
• Weissport Borough was awarded $133,225 to purchase a backhoe loader with attachments.
This funding was awarded through the Local Share Account Statewide program, which distributes gaming revenue to projects that support community and economic development.
Read more here: https://www.senatorargall.com/news-releases/
Higher education is getting closer to home—and that’s a BIG win for our region!
I was recently invited to serve as a panelist at the Pennsylvania Chamber of Business and Industry’s Higher Education Summit, where we discussed expanding opportunities and making college more affordable.
I highlighted the progress happening right here in our backyard:
• Bringing Lehigh Carbon Community College’s Morgan Center to downtown Tamaqua
• Bringing Alvernia University’s CollegeTowne to Pottsville
• Preserving Penn State Hazleton and Penn State Schuylkill
• Bringing Temple University’s new Dental Education Center and Clinic to Tamaqua—the first of its kind in Pennsylvania
These investments are doing more than expanding educational opportunities. They’re economic engines preparing the next generation of nurses, dentists, business leaders, educators, and other professionals—right here at home!
Brad Hurley from my office recently attended a tour of Ampal, the largest producer of aluminum powder in North America, which is based in Lower Towamensing Township, Carbon County.
The globally recognized company serves more than 180 countries and produces over 52 million pounds in aluminum powder a year, including 18 million for our military.
Thank you to the more than 20 people who joined Rep. Tim Twardzik, me, and our staff members in Gordon to replace damaged license plates last Thursday. Special thanks to Sgt. Eric Vinskie of the Butler Township Police Department and Sheriff Shawn Butler who assisted with the event and carried out the plate inspections.
We’ll be hosting more of these events soon. See the full list of my upcoming events here: www.senatorargall.com/events.
𝐀𝐫𝐠𝐚𝐥𝐥 𝐑𝐞𝐩𝐨𝐫𝐭: 𝐂𝐫𝐢𝐦𝐞 𝐃𝐞𝐜𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐀𝐜𝐫𝐨𝐬𝐬 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐇𝐚𝐳𝐥𝐞𝐭𝐨𝐧 𝐑𝐞𝐠𝐢𝐨𝐧
This month’s Argall Report highlights the encouraging crime trend decline across the Hazleton region.
During a recent meeting of the Senate Majority Policy Committee & House Policy Committee in Hazleton, we learned that crime is declining in many areas across the region, with drug related cases and property crime down as compared to the previous decade. Hazleton’s reported violent crime rate is also well below the national average. But there is still much work to do!
One message came through loud and clear: successful efforts to prevent and reduce crime start with strong community partnerships and community members doing their part.
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