At Thursday’s county commissioners meeting, a $500,000 funding request for the construction of 23 affordable housing units in North Lebanon Township was approved.
Lebanon County Commissioners
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Old bridges, new 911 building, closed vax center mark commissioners’ meeting
Deteriorating infrastructure, declining COVID vaccine demand, the new emergency call center project, and the retirement of a long time employee were on the agenda at the July 15 Lebanon County Commissioners’ meeting, the first held in-person since early 2020.
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Commissioners recertify handicap accessibility of polling places
Lebanon County commissioners approved Thursday the recertification of all 60 polling places as handicap accessible.
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Commissioners approve contracts for service providers for county agencies
With the state’s new fiscal year beginning on July 1, the county commissioners approved Thursday the 2021-22 county provider contracts for three county agencies whose funding is contingent on commonwealth funding formulas.
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County commissioners sign Wengert Memorial Park easement agreement
County commissioners unanimously approved Thursday a grant application for a shared easement between Lebanon City and the county for the park.
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Going private: County outsources a portion of mental health services
Lebanon County will no longer provide targeted case management (TCM) services for local residents through their Mental Health/Intellectual Disabilities/Early Intervention(MH/ID/EI) department beginning July 1.
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Commissioners approve half-million tax abatement for DHL Express, discuss contaminated State Drive site
County commissioners approved Thursday by a split vote a five-year tax abatement request totaling over $518,500 for DHL Express, a transportation company that plans to invest $88 million in blighted property in South Lebanon Township.
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Lebanon County Commissioners debate mail-in box accessibility
After lengthy discussion, the commissioners voted along party lines, 2-1, to limit access to the box to regular business hours.
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Demand for Lebanon County CHIRP funding exceeds supply, at least for now
Slammed by CHIRP funding requests, local agency weighs options.
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Mass vaccination site expands capacity as WellSpan appointments come online
Capacity at Lebanon County’s mass vaccination site is expanding as WellSpan capacity comes online.
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County rail to trail park may receive over $1 million in state grants
Updates on the Wengert Memorial Park, the county’s mass vaccination efforts, and a rent relief program were part of Thursday’s County Commissioners meeting.
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County mass vaccination site opens; 1,000 scheduled to be inoculated Wednesday
Lebanon County’s mass coronavirus vaccination site opens for business today with the first 1,000 scheduled local residents slated to be inoculated over a 12-hour period.
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Hospitality industry gets a helping hand: $1.6 million to aid businesses via CHIRP
As of Monday, Lebanon County businesses whose NAICS code is 72, which includes accommodations and food services, are eligible to apply for funding relief under the COVID-19 Hospitality Relief Program.
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County to receive over $10 million for rental and hospitality industry relief, mass vaccination site in the works
Financial relief for over $10 million for renters and business owners within the hospitality industry is headed to Lebanon County.
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$8.5 million in rent relief is (almost) on the way for Lebanon County
County commissioners learned Thursday that Lebanon County is slated to receive nearly $8.5 million in rental relief for residents unable to pay their housing bills due to the coronavirus pandemic.
