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Coal Waste Pile Work to Begin After two years of planning and preliminary work, the Kerbaugh Refuse Pile Project will begin in 2022. Funding is available through a grant program administered by the Department of Environmental Protection's Bureau of Mines and is intended to cleanup legacy coal waste sites. The project will address up to 22 acres of what DEP calls Priority 2 Dangerous Pile Embankment (DPE) abandoned coal refuse in Antis Township, a short distance from the Little Juniata River south of Bellwood  Borough. Much of the tree cover was removed in 2020 and the remainder will taken down this [...]

New Construction Projected for 2023 Planning for the long-awaited Logan Valley Streetcar Trail has continued through the second half of 2021 and early 2022. Seemingly minor right-of-way and stormwater issues with Norfolk Southern Railroad has been the primary source of the construction delay, originally projected for late 2021 or early 2022. Design of the trail is complete, but funding from the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT) cannot be released, and bids solicited, until the last details are finalized with the railroad. The township solicitor, township staff, and the township's consulting engineers have all been working toward resolution of the last few [...]

Douglas Brown was named Township Manager in early autumn and began work on October 11th. With a Business degree from Penn State and a Accounting degree from Saint Francis University, his studies focused on financial services, management, and marketing. Doug brings considerable experience in financial management, also having spent the previous nine years at Northwest Bank, most recently as an Assistant Vice President for Business Banking in State College. He lives in Antis Township with his wife and two children.