The Allegheny County Sanitary Authority has created the Clean Water Assistance Fund to help families pay their sewage treatment bills. This program serves low-income homeowners in the 83 municipalities that ALCOSAN serves. It is administered by Dollar Energy Fund. Learn more here.
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ALLEGHENY COUNTY VACANT PROPERTY RECOVERY PROGRAM
For a limited time only, the Allegheny County Vacant Property Recovery Program will be accepting applications to acquire vacant properties for side yards to an owner-occupied primary residence or blighted structure remediation at a reduced cost to the applicant. Under the 2020 Side Yard and Blighted Structure Program, we will waive our standard parcel fee of $3,000 for applicants for a side yard to their primary residence and applicants proposing to demolish a blighted structure. We will reduce the fee to $1,400 for applicants proposing to rehabilitate a blighted structure. All applicants will also be responsible for the appraised value of the property, a good faith deposit, and closing costs. The application, which contains additional details about the Program guidelines, can be accessed at our website: www.alleghenycounty.us/VPRP. We are excited to announce that we will now be accepting electronic submissions to VPRP@AlleghenyCounty.us, as always, all required materials must be submitted at time of application.
Declaration of Emergency
ATTENTION!
I have declared a disaster emergency in Forest Hills. Read the Public Service Announcement from Mayor Porco regarding the Covid-19 Virus. This Declaration of Emergency is effective immediately and shall remain in effect until the Declaration is terminated in writing by the Mayor of Forest Hills. The Declaration may be viewed at this link.
How To Make A Mask
All Pennsylvanians are being encouraged to wear masks to prevent the spread of COVID-19. You can make your own masks, too, by following these simple instructions!
Health Insurance Options for Pennsylvanians
Caring For Our Elderly Neighbors
During this time of crisis many of our elderly neighbors are unable to leave their homes to shop for food or get their medications. Please check on your elderly neighbors and see if they need help.
The Allegheny County Area Agengy on Aging, offers home support services such as shopping and light housekeeping. Seniors (60 & older) should call the DHS Senior Line at 412.350.5460 to register.
This link contains organizations and programs that deliver resources to those who contact them or enroll in their program.
A local resource for referral is Eastern Area Adult Services which offers services to seniors. Their contact information is:
Eastern Area Adult Services
Keystone Commons
607 Braddock Avenue
Turtle Creek, PA 15145
Website: https://eaas.net/
Phone: (412) 829-9250
Email: eaas@eaas.net
Corona Virus Rumor Control
Rumors and misinformation can be destructive and can even cause harmful behaviors that increase personal and public health risks. The following links address rumors and any misinformation.
Link to FEMA https://www.fema.gov/coronavirus-rumor-control
Link to Allegheny County https://www.alleghenycounty.us/Health-Department/Resources/COVID-19/Rumor-Control.aspx
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