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Council unanimously approved an ordinance replacing the City of McKeesport’s street-opening rules, including permit requirements, restoration standards, fees, and penalties. Members also unanimously authorized an application for a Pennsylvania Department of Conservation and Natural Resources grant of up to $500,000.
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The new street-opening ordinance sets the requirements for work that cuts into city streets and establishes how those areas must be restored. Council also adopted a 2026 hazard mitigation plan, approved an updated wastewater plan for the Borough of Dravosburg, and authorized an agreement with the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Department of Transportation. The mayor reported planned housing rehabilitation, paving on Olympia, Orchard, Ridge, York, and Stewart streets, and the resignation of Public Works Director Jeff Diperna.
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