Inglis welcomes $2.5 million for local projects
State grants fund community recreation center, ballfield lighting
Rep. John Inglis December 18, 2025 | 3:49 PM
WEST MIFFLIN, Dec. 18 – State Rep. John Inglis today announced over $2.5 million in state grant funding was awarded to projects supporting public infrastructure and services.
“These investments will strengthen systems and services that our community members rely on every day,” said Inglis, D-Allegheny. “Improving stormwater infrastructure, public libraries, and community spaces are some of the best ways to spend our tax dollars. I was proud to work alongside my partners at the state and local levels to deliver funding for these projects.”
Inglis said funding was awarded as follows:
- $425,000 to West Mifflin Borough to support construction of the West Mifflin Community & Recreation Center (secured in collaboration with state Sen. Nick Pisciottano and Rep. Dan Goughnour).
- $417,000 to Baldwin Borough to install lighting at the baseball field at Baldwin Borough Park (secured in collaboration with Pisciottano).
- $225,000 to West Mifflin Sanitary Sewer & Stormwater Authority install stormwater drainage infrastructure along Outlook Drive (secured in collaboration with Pisciottano and Goughnour).
- $100,000 to Whitehall Borough for a new roof and updates at Whitehall Public Library (secured in collaboration with Pisciottano).
- $62,060 to Dravosburg Borough to add restrooms to the Public Works Building (secured in collaboration with Pisciottano).
- $1 million to Pittsburgh City for the purchase of two new ambulances (secured in collaboration with state Sens. Jay Costa, Lindsey Williams and Wayne Fontana, and the Allegheny House Democratic Delegation).
- $300,000 to Pittsburgh Water for the purchase of 13 new vehicles to modernize its infrastructure and improve efficiency (secured in collaboration with Costa, Williams, Fontana, and the Allegheny House Democratic Delegation).
“These investments reflect the priorities we hear from communities, including safer infrastructure, accessible public spaces, and facilities that serve residents now and into the future,” said Pisciottano, D-Allegheny. “This funding allows us to move forward with projects that improve how people live, work, and interact in their communities.”
Funds were awarded through the Local Share Account – Statewide grant program. The PA Race Horse Development and Gaming Act provides for the distribution of gaming revenues through the Commonwealth Financing Authority to support projects in the public interest within the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. Eligible projects include acquisition, construction, renovation and rehabilitation, demolition, infrastructure, purchase of vehicles, machinery and equipment, planning, consulting and design costs related to projects, engineering, and some administrative costs.