POTTSTOWN, PA — Chester County municipalities and public authorities will receive $2.32 million in state gaming revenue for sewer, water, bridge, emergency-response, and municipal infrastructure projects, directing the largest awards toward wastewater and water-system upgrades.
The 12 grants were approved through the Commonwealth Financing Authority’s Local Share Account program, according to state Rep. Paul Friel’s office.
The largest award, $530,125, will go to North Coventry Municipal Authority to rehabilitate portions of its sewer system.
The project calls for televising 1,665 linear feet of sewer line, rehabilitating sections using cured-in-place pipe lining and repairing and sealing 18 structural manholes.
Valley Forge Sewer Authority received $500,000 to replace obsolete electrical equipment and install an emergency backup generator and switchgear at its wastewater treatment plant. The upgrades are intended to reduce the risk of a complete power failure at the facility.
North Coventry Water Authority was awarded $300,000 to replace 1,500 feet of leaking cast-iron and leaded pipes with ductile-iron pipe, fittings and a new meter pit across multiple streets.
Chester County received $252,761 for the Water Resources Authority’s Flood Safety and Resilience Initiative Pilot Project, which will deploy flood-safety equipment, sensors and signs across the county.
Bridge work accounts for another significant portion of the funding.
East Coventry Township received $192,907 to rehabilitate the Ellis Woods Road Bridge, including work on steel beam diaphragms and beam ends, deck drainage, scour protection, waterproofing and guiderails.
North Coventry Township was awarded $100,000 for engineering and construction costs to replace the Laurelwood Road Bridge over Pigeon Creek. The bridge has been closed to traffic because of unsafe structural conditions.
North Coventry Municipal Authority received another $75,000 to relocate 40 linear feet of an 18-inch sanitary sewer gravity line and install a 30-inch steel casing to accommodate reconstruction of Bridge 311 on West Cedarville Road.
The authority also received $100,000 to replace deteriorating roofs dating to 1997 on four wastewater treatment plant buildings and repair concrete cracks and surface coatings on a clarifier.
Public-safety and municipal vehicle purchases also received funding.
North Coventry Township was awarded $100,000 to purchase a replacement ambulance for Good Will Ambulance Co.
East Coventry Township received $65,045 to replace a patrol vehicle with more than 100,000 miles and another $55,000 to replace a 12-year-old utility truck with a vehicle equipped with a stainless-steel dump body, plow and chipper box.
East Vincent Township received $50,000 toward a public works truck equipped for hauling and snow response, along with a cyclone PTO blower for clearing debris from roads and parks.
“By securing these state dollars, we are directly investing in our communities’ safety and taking the financial burden off our local taxpayers,” Friel said. “These funds mean that our townships can finally move forward on critical infrastructure repairs that could stall otherwise.”
The Local Share Account is financed through gaming revenue and local-share assessments generated by licensed gaming facilities, including casinos and racetracks.
The program can finance public-interest projects including facility construction and renovation, property acquisition and purchases of vehicles and equipment.
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