Senior residents at the Kane Community Living Center in McKeesport will soon benefit from critical infrastructure upgrades as part of nearly $90 million in state funding awarded for improvement projects across the county.<\/p>\n
Through the state\u2019s Redevelopment Assistance Capital Program (RACP), 60 projects across Allegheny County will see improvements to economic development, public safety, infrastructure, workforce development, housing and community revitalization.<\/p>\n
Allegheny County Executive Sara Innamorato and the Allegheny County Department of Economic Development secured more than $5.1 million for three county-led capital projects on McKeesport Community Living Center, Allegheny County Police and Fire Academy in McCandless and Boyce Park Pool.<\/p>\n
\u201cThese investments strengthen the services our residents rely on every day, from caring for seniors to training first responders and improving one of our region\u2019s most beloved parks,\u201d Innamorato said.<\/p>\n
Kane will receive $3 million to replace the facility\u2019s roof, windows, doors, among other infrastructure, in an effort to improve safety, energy efficiency and the quality of care to residents.<\/p>\n
Another $1.1 million will go to the Allegheny County Police and Fire Academy to replace the building\u2019s aging electrical system and install a new emergency generator. An additional $1 million will go to Boyce Park Pool for renovations, including demolition of the existing wave pool, stormwater improvements, accessibility upgrades and electrical improvements.<\/p>\n
The investments are part of a broader statewide commitment of nearly $445 million, administered by the governor\u2019s Office of the Budget, supporting 356 projects across Pennsylvania.<\/p>\n
State Sen. Jay Costa, D-Forest Hills, said the state\u2019s investment in the projects will have positive outcomes in the county for the next few years.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt\u2019s a joy and an honor to bring dollars back home to Allegheny County to fund projects to improve our local civic infrastructure,\u201d Costa said in a news release.<\/p>\n
Other major investments include the 44-story Gulf Tower in Downtown Pittsburgh, which received a total of $7.5 million to redevelop the building to include mixed-use residential, retail and hotel space as well as streetscape improvements.<\/p>\n
Mainspring Energy in North Fayette Township received $3 million to establish a new manufacturing facility for clean energy technology and Crafton Towers was awarded $2 million to modernize affordable housing through critical building system upgrades.<\/p>\n
The Wilkinsburg Agriculture Hub received $2 million to support workforce development, food access and community education. Turner Dairy Farms in Penn Hills received $1.32 million to expand cold storage capacity and improve food manufacturing.<\/p>\n
Mid-Atlantic Mothers\u2019 Milk Bank in Bellevue secured $1 million to renovate its facility and expand access to lifesaving maternal and infant health services, and $500,000 went to the Allegheny Riverfront redevelopment project in Sharpsburg.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Senior residents at the Kane Community Living Center in McKeesport will soon benefit from critical infrastructure upgrades as…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":248762,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[9],"tags":[73,75,74],"class_list":["post-248761","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-pittsburgh","tag-pittsburgh","tag-pittsburgh-headlines","tag-pittsburgh-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/248761","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=248761"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/248761\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/248762"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=248761"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=248761"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=248761"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}