Burns announces $2.75 million for Glendale Valley Municipal Authority
Pennvest loan to help install 1,000 water meters at Glendale Yearound
Rep. Frank Burns July 20, 2016 | 2:04 PM
EBENSBURG, July 20 – Approximately 1,000 customers of the Glendale Valley Municipal Authority will receive new water meters thanks to a $2.75 million Pennvest loan announced today by state Rep. Frank Burns, D-Cambria.
Burns said the low-interest, 20-year loan will enable the authority to install the meters at the 1,000-acre Glendale Yearound resort community. The project will also entail splitting shared connections into discreet services, each with a shut-off, service connection and backflow preventer.
“In addition to enabling the authority to ensure customer billing equity, this will also promote water conservation at the community, which adjoins Prince Gallitzin State Park,” Burns said. “The work is expected to begin late this year and end in December 2017.”
Burns said the multi-million-dollar state investment will benefit a water customer service population area of 1,500, which is great news for the 72nd Legislative District.
“I’d like to thank the Pennsylvania Infrastructure Investment Authority board for choosing to fund this project, which will have long-term benefits to the Glendale Yearound area,” Burns said.