Without the help of a state-mandated Local Share Account funded by gambling revenue, Westmoreland County’s 65 municipalities might not be able to renovate critical infrastructure, replace aging police vehicles or invest in stormwater and sewer repairs, state Sen. Joe Pittman said Thursday.
“Putting these dollars together in larger projects to really drive them forward and get them finished, to me, is what’s particularly attractive about this program,” said Pittman, R-Indiana.
Dozens of local officials gathered Thursday at Hempfield’s Live! Casino Pittsburgh to recognize the $17.2 million distributed in the county through the Local Share Account.
The Local Share Account program was created as part of the law that legalized casino gambling in Pennsylvania.
