Fay-West
Meetings set for this week include:
Farmington
The Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT) is studying the intersection on Route 40 near the Chalk Hill Road (SR 2010) to address possible upgrades.
A public meeting is scheduled for Wednesday, June 20, at the Wharton Township Building on Route 381 in Farmington, from 5 to 7 p.m.
The purpose of this meeting is to present an open forum for discussion of the project design. Representatives from PennDOT Engineering District 12-0 and GAI Consultants Inc. will discuss the project and receive input.
The construction is anticipated to start in the spring of 2003.
The building is accessible to persons with disabilities. Any person needing special aid is asked to contact the Department of Transportation prior to the meeting. For information concerning the meeting, contact Patrick B. Richter, P.E., project manager, at (724) 439-7237.
Smithton
PennDOT District 12 advises motorists that on June 12 and 13, traffic patterns on Smithton High Level Bridge, which carries Interstate 70 across the Youghiogheny River in Westmoreland County, will be changing.
Motorists traveling in both directions will be shifted to the inside lanes and may see delays as barriers are removed and barrels put into place.
On June 12, this work will be done on the westbound lanes. On June 13, the eastbound lane will be worked on.
PennDOT asks motorists to drive carefully, give themselves enough distance between the vehicles in front of them and slow down. Posted speed limits are for optimum roadway conditions.
Uniontown
Photographers will take pictures of properties in Perry Township, Perryopolis, Franklin Township, Lower Tyrone Township and Dawson.
Commercial data collection for business and industrial properties will continue in Uniontown and South Union Township, and will move into Smithfield, Fairchance and Dunbar Township.
Property owners may see data collectors in the field during the following hours: Monday through Thursday, 7:30 a.m. to 7 p.m.; Friday and Saturday, 7:30 a.m. to 5 p.m.
All field employees must show a county-issued photo identification badge to residents. Data collectors will ask to conduct an interior inspection; however, residents do not have to allow this if it is not convenient. Data collectors will not collect information on personal belongings or furnishings. Each field employee has passed a criminal background check and has submitted personal and vehicle information that is listed with local law enforcement, the county's Assessment Office and Cole-Layer-Trumble (CLT), the company conducting the project.
If residents have questions about revaluation, call Patti Hall at 434-6025 or toll free at 1-888-528-4040.
For more information, log on to www.fayetteproperty.org .
Uniontown
The quarterly meeting of the Fay-Penn Economic Development Council Board of Directors will be held at 7:45 a.m. June 21 at Meloni's Restaurant in Uniontown.
Scottdale
The Southmoreland School District announces a summer program for students who participated in the Title I Program during the 2000-2001 school term. The program will begin on June 18 and will end on July 20.
Students who will be entering first through eighth grades will focus on reading, writing, spelling and listening skills. Additionally, mathematics instruction will be provided to students entering eighth through ninth grades.
Classes will be held at Southmoreland Senior High School. Free lunch will be provided for all students. Parents will be responsible for transportation.
Fay-West
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Dunbar
The Dunbar Historical Society will meet at 7 p.m. June 13. There will be a tour of the North Fayette County Water Plant in Wheeler. Members are asked to meet at the Franklin Methodist Church parking area between 6:30 and 6:45 p.m.so members can car pool to the facility.
