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Archive for May, 2009
Father pleads guilty to reduced charges in shooting death of son
The Herald Standard Reports:
An Allison 1 man accused in the November shooting death of his 12-year-old son pleaded guilty in Fayette County Court on Friday to a reduced charge.
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Fayette County commissioners hold public hearing on proposed zoning change for windmills
The Herald Standard Reports:
The Fayette County commissioners Thursday held a public hearing on a request that, if approved, would allow wind turbine developers to construct turbines in certain zoning districts without obtaining approval of the county’s zoning hearing board.
More than two-dozen people approved the public hearing on the proposed change.
Iberdrola Renewables Inc., formerly PPM Atlantic Renewable, is seeking a change to the zoning ordinance to allow wind turbines in agricultural and manufacturing districts as a permitted use.
The zoning ordinance currently allows construction of wind turbines in agricultural and manufacturing zones by special exception only, which means approval must be granted by the Fayette County Zoning Hearing Board.
The commissioners will take action on the request to make wind turbines a permitted use at a public meeting. The next monthly meeting of the commissioners is slated for Thursday, June 25.
Fayette County commissioners vote to hire firm to handle county human resources
The Herald Standard Reports:
Felice Associates Inc. of Greensburg was granted a new contract to provide human resource services for Fayette County Thursday in a split vote of the Fayette County commissioners.
Following an often-heated discussion about the issue, Commissioners Vincent Zapotosky and Vincent A. Vicites voted to approve a contract with Felice at an annual cost of $122,400. The contract expires Dec. 31, 2011. That cost includes an on-site human resource director and labor negotiations and related issues.
Commissioner Angela M. Zimmerlink, who has spoken out in favor of having a county employee as human resource director, voted against the action.
Fayette County commissioner vote to extend tax free status on properties
The Herald Standard Reports:
Fay-Penn Economic Development Council was granted a request by the Fayette County commissioners Thursday to extend the life of the tax-free status on unoccupied parcels of land an additional seven years from the expiration date.
The commissioners voted 2-1 to extend the length of the tax-free designation on the Keystone Opportunity Zone and Keystone Opportunity Expansion Zone land until 2020. Businesses in the properties are exempt from paying most taxes during the life of the designation.
Voting in favor of the extension were Commissioners Vincent Zapotosky and Vincent A. Vicites. Commissioner Angela M. Zimmerlink voted against the request.
Fayette County information technology director hire comes under fire
The Tribune Review Reports:
A decision by two of Fayette County’s three commissioners to hire an information technology director has come under scrutiny because the selection was made from a pool of previous candidates in lieu of advertising for applicants.
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Fayette Vo-Tech students raise brook trout from eggs
The Tribune Review Reports:
As part of the Trout in the Classroom program that is sponsored by Trout Unlimited, students of the Veterinarian Technician Program at the Fayette County Area Vocational Technical School received 200 brook trout eggs at the beginning of the school year and raised them in the classroom.
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Fayette man to enter plea agreement in shooting death of 12-year-old son, DA says
The Tribune Review Reports:
A Fayette County man accused in the shooting death of his 12-year-old son is to enter into a plea agreement Friday that carries a 2 1/2- to 5-year jail sentence, according to District Attorney Nancy Vernon.
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Fort Necessity to host multiple events
The Herald Standard Reports:
Multiple events are planned for Fort Necessity National Battlefield and Jumonville Glen during the week.
Re-enactors portraying historical detachments of French Marines and Colonial British troops will camp at the Great Meadows at Fort Necessity in Farmington Saturday and Sunday.
The encampment will feature an educational living history of the French unit from Fort Duquesne.
Trent’s Company and Raystown Rangers will represent the British.
The camp will be open to the public 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday and Sunday.
Special programs on military history will be presented at 11:30 a.m., 1:30 p.m. and 3:30 p.m. both days.
At Jumonville Glen on Saturday, geologist Albert Kollar from Carnegie Museum of Natural History will present a geological look at the French and Indian War in western Pennsylvania.
The program at Jumonville Glen will begin at 1 p.m.
The geological program will be preceded by a re-enactment by Fort Necessity officials of a little known skirmish between George Washington and French soldiers at Jumonville Glen Thursday.
The re-enactment will be held from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m.
Friends of North Huntingdon Air Force special agent hold benefit in his honor
The Tribune Review Reports:
Friends and family of Dave Wieger will have the chance to remember the fallen soldier with the same happiness he provided others. The second annual Dave Wieger Memorial Golf Event will be held this weekend in Fayette County.
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