BETHLEHEM (January 28, 2025) – State Senator Lisa Boscola announced today that $441,085 in state funding has been awarded for trails, parks, recreation and watershed protection projects in the 18th Senatorial District through the Act 13 Marcellus Legacy Fund Grant Program.         

“Nearly half a million dollars in state funding through the Marcellus Legacy Fund will improve the quality of life in our communities through increased recreational opportunities and protecting our environment,” Senator Boscola stated.  “I am particularly pleased that funding will assist Slate Belt communities in their recovery from damage caused by the flooding of July 2023,” Boscola said.

The Commonwealth Financing Authority (CFA) approved the following projects:

Greenways, Trails and Recreation

  • Skyline Investment Group Easton, LLC – Dixie Cup Site Regional Bike Trail and Public Space Connector – $175,000
  • Lower Mount Bethel Township – LMBT Trail System Storm Damage Reconstruction – $77,625
  • Pen Argyl Borough – Regional Aquatic Facility – $76,708
  • City of Easton – Nesquehoning Memorial Park – $50,000
  • Washington Township – GTRP Dog Park – $43,702                                                                                  

Watershed Restoration                                                                                            

  • Washington Township – Steambank Restoration – $18,050

The grants were approved today by the state Commonwealth Financing Authority Board in Harrisburg. Funding through the Marcellus Legacy Fund uses revenue generated through Act 13 of 2012 that imposes an impact fee on the state’s unconventional natural gas wells.

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