Rep. Kathy L. Rapp announced on April 15 that the Pennsylvania Infrastructure Investment Authority (PENNVEST) has awarded a total of $2.25 million in funding for two water infrastructure projects in Warren County.
The funding aims to improve local drinking water and wastewater systems, which are essential for public health and economic growth in the region.
According to Rapp, PENNVEST approved a low-interest loan of more than $1.5 million for upgrades to Youngsville Borough’s drinking water systems, including repairs to two existing brick-and-mortar 200,000-gallon storage reservoirs. In Bear Lake Borough, PENNVEST awarded a low-interest loan exceeding $561,000 and a grant over $173,000 to help finalize an aeration treatment plant project that will install approximately 7,700 feet of new sanitary sewer collection lines and 4,200 feet of main.
“We sincerely appreciate the funding that has been dedicated to strengthening the water infrastructure in Warren County,” Rapp said. “These investments are essential to safeguarding public health, supporting economic growth and ensuring the long-term reliability of the systems our communities depend on every day.”
Rapp serves as Pennsylvania State Representative for the 65th Legislative District according to her official website. She has sponsored legislation designating the Route 62 Bridge in Tionesta as the Lt. Col. Michael McLaughlin/AMVETS Post 113 Memorial Bridge and securing a memorial marker for Medal of Honor recipient U.S. Army Staff Sgt. John Gertsch according to her official website. She also sponsored legislation eliminating veterans’ disability payments from income eligibility requirements under the Property Tax/Rent Rebate Program according to her official website.
Rapp resided in Warren as a mother of three children and grandmother of seven grandchildren according to her official website, and served as Republican co-chair of the Pennsylvania House Pro-Life Caucus according to her official website.
PENNVEST was established in 1988 with a mission to fund design and construction projects related to drinking water, wastewater, and stormwater across Pennsylvania.
