Several state grants provided by the Office of the Budget will support several key projects in Dauphin and Perry counties. More than $8 million in Redevelopment Assistance Capital Program grants were approved, and the projects include the following.
Derry Township - Hershey Community Center received $2 million. The project involves the construction of a new and expanded community center on the site of the existing recreation center at 605 Cocoa Ave. in Hershey.
Tri-County Housing Development Corporation - Hummel Street Redevelopment received $500,000. The Harrisburg redevelopment project includes removing blighted properties, constructing new homes and making streetscape improvements.
Insulators Local Union 23 - Business Unit Expansion was awarded $700,000. Insulators Local 23 recently acquired the former VFW Post 9639 in East Hanover Township. The funds will allow Local 23 to renovate and expand the existing structure to establish a multipurpose business center for apprenticeship training, thereby creating jobs and new community facilities.
National Civil War Museum received $2 million. The project includes the acquisition of artifacts from the City of Harrisburg and capital improvements in the museum and Reservoir Park.
The 320 Reily St., Harrisburg, project received a $2 million grant for mixed-use development. GreenWorks Development will transform a midtown city block into a livable mixed-use development featuring a five-story building with 135 market rate apartments and neighborhood-oriented retail.
For more details, readers may contact at Chuck Erdman cerdman@pasen.gov or 717-787-6801.
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