Potter County Today
Potter County Commissioners Susan Kefover, Doug Morley and Paul Heimel heard a
report on public meetings held for input on how they should distribute a
$175,000 federal grant during this week’s meeting. William Seigel, consultant
from the SEDA-Council of Governments, and Community Development Director
Jennifer Rossman said they have narrowed their list of projects to consider for
this year’s Community Development Block Grant to two finalists. One is emergency
sewage treatment plant repairs in the village of Roulette and the other is
improvements to the wastewater treatment plant in Galeton Borough. Other
proposals by boroughs or townships in the county do not meet all of the CDBG
funding requirements. Each of the finalists has its own complexities. Seigel
recommended, based on the limited grant funding available and other factors,
that the commissioners not split the allotment between the two, but rather
choose one or the other. More investigation and communication will take place
with Roulette Township and Galeton Borough prior to Seigel and Rossman offering
further advice or recommendations.
