Burns: Middle Taylor Township Sewer Authority awarded $3.19 million

Pennvest funding to bring sewerage to 148 households

Rep. Frank Burns    October 17, 2018 | 11:18 AM

EBENSBURG, Oct. 17 – The newly formed Middle Taylor Township Sewer Authority will bring public sewerage to 148 families because of $3.19 million in state funding announced today by state Rep. Frank Burns.

The funding supplied by the Pennsylvania Infrastructure Investment Authority will enable those families to stop relying on wildcat sewers and malfunctioning on-lot systems, Burns said.

“Once again, the Pennvest board is making a critical investment to move the 72nd Legislative District forward,” Burns said. “Modern sewerage systems are an absolute must for future development and growth, and state help like this defrays the huge cost of such projects.”

Burns said the project will involve installation of a whopping 27,000 feet of gravity sewer main, which will tie in with the Johnstown Redevelopment Authority’s treatment facility. The work is estimated to begin in May 2019 and end a year later.

Burns said that addressing his district’s outdated infrastructure has been one of his top priorities since taking office, and the $3.19 million announced today will be added to the long list of projects made possible by state funding during his tenure.

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