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New Transportation Center serves STEP’s clients

With over 80,000 rides per year and approximately 400 rides per day, STEP Transportation Services fill a critical need for those who living outside public transportation and with the opening of a new transportation facility on Daugherty’s Run Road, the non-profit will have a safer and ...

Williamsport City Council holds off on seeking bids for condemned City Hall to ensure potential offers are beneficial in the long run

After five years, the unresolved saga of Williamsport’s City Hall may be coming to an end — but it could take a few more weeks. City Council decided to table a resolution forwarded by Councilman Jonah Milliken authorizing the solicitation for bids for the sale of city real estate, naming and discussing that as the condemned and historic building at 245 W. Fourth St. It was a 4-2 vote, with Milliken and Councilman Jon Mackey opposed to the tabling and Councilman Vince Pulizzi, council vice president, absent. In favor of tabling it were council President Eric Beiter, Councilwoman Liz ...

Muncy Township Planning Commission weighs options on data center efforts

PENNSDALE — Property owners who might find themselves living with a data center as a neighbor spoke passionately about the effects that could have on their property value, water table and noise levels at a meeting of the Muncy Township Planning Commission. “I could go from having a ...

State House votes to revoke tax break for data center industry

The state House on Thursday gave bipartisan approval to revoking a sales tax exemption for equipment for data centers, with one supporter equating the industry frenzy in Pennsylvania to an irresponsible and speculative “gold rush.” Democratic Rep. Kyle Mullins of Lackawanna County said ...