Commissioners approve grants, cleaning and transportation contracts

At the Jan. 4 meeting commissioners approved several grants and contracts brought by staff. The board approved two hotel-tax grant requests: a $5,000 request from the Community Health Council toward a $16,500 project to bring visitors to the Lebanon Valley event, and a $5,000 request from the Mount Gretna Art Show toward its $12,200 project (the presenter said the show drew 1,622 visitors in 2024).

Purchasing recommended switching cleaning contractors for the municipal building; the apparent low bid was described in the meeting as roughly $20,000 per month and commissioners approved the award. Christine Hartman of the Community Action Partnership asked the board to approve a subcontracted driver for the MATP program, MyRide When You Need It LLC, to provide wheelchair-capable transportation; commissioners approved that contract as presented.

Commissioners also approved a disabled veteran property-tax exemption for Justin Blier of Tweed Avenue, Lebanon.