Central PA Delegation November 1, 2024 | 4:14 PM
LANCASTER, Nov. 1 – State Rep. Ismail Smith-Wade-El, D-Lancaster, today announced that $1,567,000 in state investments that his office helped to secure would be coming to Lancaster City through the Redevelopment Assistance Capital Program.
“For many people in Lancaster County, they don’t have a healthcare system that works,” Smith-Wade-El said. “This $1.5 million in state grants will help provide lifesaving medical services to those in need. My office staff and I are thrilled by this investment in critical health infrastructure in Lancaster County and we are proud to have played a part in securing it.”
Union Community Care Community Health Center
Union Community Care
$500,000
In this project, Union Community Carewill will complete phase one
of the renovation for the planned community health center
build-out at its recently purchased property. Specifically,
interior demolition and fit out to include finishes
(framing and installation of medical grade casework, drywall,
flooring and painting); interior excavation and demolition;
plumbing upgrades; electrical upgrades; and sprinkler
system retrofit, along with replacement of the
existing rubber roof; full HVAC system replacement; and the demolition of an existing parking deck.
Lancaster EMS Fairview Avenue
Lancaster Emergency Medical Services Association
$1,067,000
The current building will be completely renovated
with an addition. It will house administrative
staff on the top floor and the bottom floor will house
Community Paramedic Staff and the Education
Department. The bottom floor will also have two
training rooms to train new EMTs and provide
CPR classes. A fleet maintenance building will be built
to continue needed maintenance on the current fleet of
vehicles. The pavilion on the property will be
renovated to house supplies and logistics
department along with needed storage.
The Redevelopment Assistance Capital Program is a Pennsylvania grant program for the design, acquisition, and construction of regional economic, cultural, civic, recreational, and historical improvement projects. RACP projects have a regional impact and generate substantial increases or maintain current levels of employment, tax revenues, or other measures of economic activity. RACP projects are state-funded projects that cannot obtain primary funding under other state programs.
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