Lycoming County commissioners approve invoices, system agreement, appointments and a $1.5M TASA grant application; tabling several contracts
October 24, 2025 | Lycoming County, Pennsylvania
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Lycoming County commissioners voted on several administrative actions Wednesday, approving routine invoices and a software agreement, confirming volunteer appointments and authorizing a state grant application for a downtown trail extension. The board also tabled two contract items for additional review.
Key votes and outcomes
- Invoice ratification: The board ratified county invoices presented for payment through Oct. 29, 2025, totaling $2,729,877.98. Meeting staff reported the payment sources as 87% general fund, 0.83% other grants, 10.59% RMS, and 1.58% escrow. Commissioners put the matter to a voice vote and approved the payment.
- License and maintenance agreement (Corrections Development Inc.): Commissioners approved a license and maintenance agreement for the district attorney’s criminal-justice records management system with Corrections Development Incorporated. A motion to approve was made and seconded; the board voted in favor.
- Appointments to Local Emergency Planning Committee: The board approved appointments of Ann De Donato, Jeremy Reese and Chris Smith to the Local Emergency Planning Committee. Commissioners thanked the volunteers and approved the appointments by voice vote.
- Riverwalk Extension grant application (PennDOT TASA): The commissioners voted to submit a $1,500,000 application to PennDOT’s Transportation Alternatives Set-Aside (TASA) program for phase 1 of the Riverwalk Extension (Manor Street to Elm Park). County staff noted the project is a top-10 trail gap in state planning and a Brownfield-to-Playfield designated site; grant awards would likely arrive in 2026 and project funds would be available later in the multi-year construction window.
Items tabled for further review
- Firewall maintenance agreement at landfill: County staff presented a proposed three-year firewall maintenance renewal at $24,084.22 (through 2028). Commissioners discussed budgeting and asked for one-year cost comparison details; the motion to table the item passed to allow further investigation of funding sources.
- Subsurface exploration (Hillis Karnes Engineering Associates): A proposed $12,215 contract for geotechnical drilling related to a magistrate’s building site in Jersey Shore was presented. Commissioners asked about urgency and funding; the board voted to table the item to determine available funds and timing.
Other administrative notes
- Personnel/informational items: The district attorney’s office reported an informational personnel item listing Kenneth Bowers as an assistant county detective part-time at $25 per hour, not to exceed 1,000 hours annually, with an anticipated start date of Nov. 3, 2025.
Ending
The commissioners closed the meeting after public comments and announcements; the board adjourned and scheduled its next session for Oct. 30, 2025.
Key votes and outcomes
- Invoice ratification: The board ratified county invoices presented for payment through Oct. 29, 2025, totaling $2,729,877.98. Meeting staff reported the payment sources as 87% general fund, 0.83% other grants, 10.59% RMS, and 1.58% escrow. Commissioners put the matter to a voice vote and approved the payment.
- License and maintenance agreement (Corrections Development Inc.): Commissioners approved a license and maintenance agreement for the district attorney’s criminal-justice records management system with Corrections Development Incorporated. A motion to approve was made and seconded; the board voted in favor.
- Appointments to Local Emergency Planning Committee: The board approved appointments of Ann De Donato, Jeremy Reese and Chris Smith to the Local Emergency Planning Committee. Commissioners thanked the volunteers and approved the appointments by voice vote.
- Riverwalk Extension grant application (PennDOT TASA): The commissioners voted to submit a $1,500,000 application to PennDOT’s Transportation Alternatives Set-Aside (TASA) program for phase 1 of the Riverwalk Extension (Manor Street to Elm Park). County staff noted the project is a top-10 trail gap in state planning and a Brownfield-to-Playfield designated site; grant awards would likely arrive in 2026 and project funds would be available later in the multi-year construction window.
Items tabled for further review
- Firewall maintenance agreement at landfill: County staff presented a proposed three-year firewall maintenance renewal at $24,084.22 (through 2028). Commissioners discussed budgeting and asked for one-year cost comparison details; the motion to table the item passed to allow further investigation of funding sources.
- Subsurface exploration (Hillis Karnes Engineering Associates): A proposed $12,215 contract for geotechnical drilling related to a magistrate’s building site in Jersey Shore was presented. Commissioners asked about urgency and funding; the board voted to table the item to determine available funds and timing.
Other administrative notes
- Personnel/informational items: The district attorney’s office reported an informational personnel item listing Kenneth Bowers as an assistant county detective part-time at $25 per hour, not to exceed 1,000 hours annually, with an anticipated start date of Nov. 3, 2025.
Ending
The commissioners closed the meeting after public comments and announcements; the board adjourned and scheduled its next session for Oct. 30, 2025.
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