Valley municipalities to get share of county gambling revenue

Dozens of local officials gathered Thursday at Hempfield’s Live Casino Pittsburgh to recognize the $17.2 million distributed in the Westmoreland County Local Share Account.

By QUINCEY CATULLO
TribLive

Without the help of a state-mandated Local Share Account funded by gambling revenue, Westmoreland County’s 65 municipalities might not be able to renovate critical infrastructure, replace aging police vehicles or invest in stormwater and sewer repairs, state Sen. Joe Pittman said Thursday.

“Putting these dollars together in larger projects to really drive them forward and get them finished, to me, is what’s particularly attractive about this program,” said Pittman, R-Indiana.

Dozens of local officials gathered Thursday at Hempfield’s Live Casino Pittsburgh to recognize the $17.2 million distributed in the county through the Local Share Account.

The Local Share Account program was created as part of the law that legalized casino gambling in Pennsylvania. Counties, municipalities and economic development agencies can apply for grants.

Greensburg received the largest allocation this year, about $968,400. The city will use the funds to purchase a new dump truck for the recreation department and complete maintenance — including concrete and stair repairs and sealing work — at its Bell Garage, said Councilman Gregory Mertz.

2026 Local Share Account grant recipients

• Allegheny Township: $195,000, Finnin Road rehabilitation • Bolivar: $487,134, Bolivar boro 5th Street storm sewer project

• Delmont: $200,000, Tollgate Lane sanitary sewer replacement; $500,000, Phase II Cramer lift station equalization tank; $208,000, Tollgate Lane sanitary sewer replacement

• Derry Borough Municipal Authority: $50,000, Mentor Street waterline replacement • Derry Township Municipal Authority: $77,050, Derry Twp. Municipal Authority/ New Alexandria sewage treatment plan

• Donegal Township: $200,000, sanitary sewer project

• Economic Growth Connection of Westmoreland: $1,133, Blackburn Center; $21,275, LSA 2024 Murrysville Community Library; $12,750, LSA 2024 Westmoreland athletics and recreation; $230,000, Mutual Aid ambulance and EMS squad vehicles; $275,238, Westmoreland Food Bank distribution truck

• Export: $232,128, helicopter pad relocation; $98,338, purchase of truck Greensburg: $68,392, recreation vehicle grant; $900,000, Bell Garage longevity project • Hempfield: $60,974, Mutual Aid EMS patient care project: advanced airway management .

• Hyde Park: $12,541, National Standard hose equipment purchase

• Irwin: $35,000, Penglyn Park West field drainage; $151,512, Irwin, parking lots, 4th Street parking lot

• Jeannette: $484,697, Jeannette Public Works Department upgrades

• Latrobe: $39,870, police body cameras; $49,549, police drone; $34,306, police radios

• Latrobe Municipal Authority: $200,000, equalization sewer infrastructure

• Loyalhanna: $47,044, pick up truck

• Manor: $47,138, Manor VFD portable radio purchase • Monessen: $29,960, fire company equipment; $6,789, streets and parks equipment; $216,770, City of Monessen Asphalt Zipper project; $142,162, City of Monessen police vehicle enhancement project; $100,909, City of Monessen public works vehicle and road maintenance enhancement project; $154,688, fire vehicle and equipment enhancement project

• Mt. Pleasant: $442,750, MS4 updates: stream bank, mapping and salt shed update • Mt. Pleasant Township: $108,960, salt storage shed; $115,517, Westmoreland Homesteads VFD rescue tools; $187,191, Chestnut Acres, Trice Plan, paving project

• New Alexandria: $48,216, borough maintenance equipment

• New Kensington: $20,000, Rotary community road sign; $68,568, police vehicle

• New Kensington City Municipal Sanitary Authority: $100,777, excavator and trailer for infrastructure improvement and community development.

• New Stanton: $88,000, New Stanton Borough batting cage/back stop/park kitchen/trail paving; $94,354, New Stanton Park paving; $27,931, Park Gator; $182,452, tractor with a boom mower

• North Belle Vernon: $67,030, North Belle Vernon Police Department equipment; $56,178, NBV community center generator/warming ctr.; $400,000, North Belle Vernon Community Bank Park, soccer field area restoration

• North Huntingdon: $35,500, park security cameras • North Huntingdon Township Municipal Authority: $650,000, Woodside Drive pump station replacement

• North Irwin: $128,199, public works truck

• Oklahoma: $25,750, Oklahoma Borough public safety project

• Penn Township: $35,500, Ventrac mower equipment purchase; $335,592, municipal and library building improvements; $258,275, municipal park paving

• Rostraver: $25,000, Rostraver Township veterans memorial sidewalks; $170,000, backhoe loader; $80,000, pickleball amenities

• Rostraver Township Sewage Authority: $250,000, Potluck Run wastewater treatment plant improvements

• Salem: $64,780, Seanor Farm Park

maintenance; $350,000, multi-area waterline extension project Tucker Drive

• Scottdale: $38,000, volunteer fire department fire equipment

• Sewickley: $19,774, chest compression device; $221,598, Crabapple swimming pool repair project

• Smithton: $31,951, Smithton fire department vehicle acquisition

• Smithton Borough Municipal Authority: $265,000, system-wide sanitary sewer investigation

• South Greensburg: $69,150, boiler borough building; $365,000, lower park pavilion

• South Huntingdon: $50,000, self-propelled ride-on front-mount broom; $300,000, waterline extension along Rolling Hills Road from the intersection of Manns Road; $300,000, waterline extension intersection State Route 31 to 787 Rolling Hills Road, Ruffsdale

• St. Clair: $42,000, excavator

• Sutersville Sewickley Municipal Sewage Authority: $274,950, Sutersville pump station improvements project

• Trafford: $54,857, police vehicle purchase; $330,169, street sweeper

• Unity: $16,247, public works grapple purchase; $191,705, Janwood Drive stormwater pond retrofit; $427,000, Monastery Drive bridge upgrade

• Washington Township: $81,644, incar and body-worn cameras; $150,000, Washington Township VFC station expansion • Washington Township Municipal Authority: $673,625, Paulton area storm sewer improvements

• West Leechburg: $20,685, borough building HVAC replacement

• Westmoreland County: $117,000, Westmoreland County Prison hot water storage tanks

• Westmoreland County Industrial Development Corp.: $70,000, Greenforge geothermal heat pump

• Westmoreland County Redevelopment Authority: $326,000, Derry Business Park Garlane Mills culverts replacement • Youngstown Borough Municipal Authority: $350,000, waterline extension project

• Youngwood: $112,865, recreation complex field upgrades; $227,682, alleyway and street paving improvement project; $181,350, park and pool facilities upgrades