Monday, January 30, 2012

County Redevelopment Authority OKs $1M In Grants

Allegheny County Map


Allegheny County's Redevelopment Authority has approved almost $1 million in grants to help cultural, educational and recreational institutions carry out major projects.  Those monies will go to:


-  Improvements at the Jewish Community Center in Scott. ($250,000)
   Carpeting and locker room equipment will be replaced.

-  Modernization at the Teamster Temple in Lawrenceville. ($250,000)
   Upgrading of the building's heating, ventilation and air-conditioning systems.  Other changes will help make the structure more accessible to people with disabilities.\

-  Pittsburgh Ballet Theatre.  ($200,000)
   Part of a $6 million expansion project for the dance company and its ballet school in Pittsburgh's Strip District.

-  Great Allegheny Passage improvements in McKeesport. ($100,000)
   The new on-street trail will have marked bike lanes along Fifth Avenue, Locust Street and Strawberry Alley.

-  A community center in Penn Hills. ($50,000)
   Improve basketball courts, a playground and sidewalks

-  USS Requin docked outside the Carnegie Science Center on the North Shore. ($125,000)
    Restore the outside of the submarine.


Allegheny County
Carnegie Science Center
Great Allegheny Passage
Jewish Community Center
Lawrenceville
Metro Pittsburgh Real Estate
Penn Hills
Pittsburgh Ballet Theatre



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