Community Development
October 10, 2022
Blight is a serious and pervasive issue in communities throughout Pennsylvania, and it often puts local governments in a precarious position when it comes to remediation. The 2008 Abandoned and Blighted Property Conservatorship Act, however, is an important legislation that gives local governments power to return neglected properties to productive […]
May 25, 2022
Local Government Academy is pleased to announce a free workshop for municipal officials and employees to learn about the latest technology to satisfy safe-digging requirements for locating and verifying underground utilities and pipelines. Speakers will discuss ways municipalities can reduce costs and company representatives will be on hand to demonstrate […]
November 8, 2021
Registration for the 2021-2022 Newly Elected Officials Course (NEOC) is OPEN. It’s time for elected, appointed, and veteran officials to sign up for the most comprehensive training program offered to local government officials. NEOC builds a solid foundation of knowledge essential to effective governing. Focusing on the unique needs of […]
October 5, 2021
RiverWise is a newly-launched initiative in Beaver County focused on using rivers and surrounding communities as wisely as possible. At the heart of this work is a concerted effort to organize stakeholders to dream, learn, and collaborate about the future of the rivers. Executive Director Daniel Rossi-Keen, PhD., writes about […]
August 30, 2021
Join us for this special webinar to learn how communities across the state are tapping into the arts and engaging local creative professionals to create vibrancy and economic impact for post-COVID-19 recovery. Following the release of the report “Pennsylvania’s Creative Sector, From Impact to Opportunity,” our speakers and guest panelists […]
July 7, 2021
Pennsylvania has transformed itself into an artistic haven, ushering in a wave of public art exhibits. In urban and deindustrialized neighborhoods, a growing presence of street art offers insight into each community’s past. What does street art encompass? Historical monuments, meticulous mosaics, and, the most popular medium of contemporary creators, […]
April 2, 2021
The Local Government Academy’s field work component of the Blight Mitigation Initiative kicked off in December 2020, which sought to create and perfect a tool that could identify and track blighted structures and lots. This process was proceeded by a series of informative webinars and discussions on blight mitigation, beginning […]
March 24, 2021
Learn about the financial and technical assistance resources from federal and state program administrators themselves.