The future status of Brookville Borough as a CDBG entitlement community could hinge on the results of the 2010 census. At last night's borough meeting, council urged all residents to fill out their census forms this year to ensure accuracy in the borough's population count. The continuation of close to $100,000 in annual block grant funding for road, sewer and waterline projects may hang in the balance. That's because entitlement communities, like Brookville, must maintain a population of at least $4,000 residents, a number council can't be certain of anymore. Meantime, council asked motorists to be patient this Monday as Taylor Street, from East Main to Mike's Supermarket, will be closed for the day to relocate a waterline for the upcoming Blake's Bridge replacement project. Borough Superintendent Bob Receski said Taylor will be closed in both directions up to the edge of Mike's parking lot. Motorists on Main Street can use alternate routes on Monday to access the south and east ends of town including Evans, Franklin and South Pickering.
A Clearfield County business owner is facing charges of supplying alcohol to Minors. According to WJAC-TV, this happened at a family activity establishment just outside of Clearfield in Laurence Township. Court Documents say Joshua McCahan, the owner of the business served alcohol to several underage individuals at a Halloween Party last year. The documents say McCahan’s wife reported the party to authorities earlier this month, and that there were at least four people under 18 at the party. Along with the alcohol charges, McCahan is facing charges of corrupting minors, both misdemeanors.
Gas prices in our area saw a very small increase over the past week. According to AAA, The Average Price of a gallon of self-serve regular gasoline in Western Pennsylvania is $2.85. This is still higher than the national average of $2.78 a gallon. Oil prices did go down to $79.77 a barrel on New York’s Merchantile Exchange. Despite this, many reports are predicting $3.00 a gallon level in anticipation of a traditional climb in prices at the start of spring as refiners switch to summer fuel blends and motorists taking advantage of the good weather to do some traveling. For the cheapest gas prices in our area, you can log on to www.wpxz1041fm.com and click on the gas tracker icon.
Remember for the latest news and information, log on to www.wpxz1041fm.com. That's a look at the news for Wednesday, March 17, 2010. Have a Happy St. Patrick's Day.
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