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stabilization of the former Penn McKee Hotel. I must say I am
extremely grateful that the McKees Point Development Group
and the City of McKeesport will receive this funding over the
next six years. I truly appreciate all of our funders for taking part
in this NPP and allowing for another phase of the McKeesport
Rising Project, which already has made significant improvements
in infrastructure, economic development, and public safety.
This program will continue our efforts to improve downtown
McKeesport, attract businesses, preserve our neighborhoods,
and encourage home ownership. This continued partnership is
evidence that, as a community, we truly are “Working Together for
a Better McKeesport.”
In the pages of this spring edition of the “In McKeesport
Area” magazine, you will get a glimpse of the good news that’s
taken place as we transitioned from 2019 into 2020, including
community events, fundraisers for local organizations, and our
much-appreciated “Living the Message” awardees. This quarter,
you will meet retired City Treasurer Laura Green, Meals on Wheels
cook Irene Scott, McKeesport Area junior Brison Kisan, and
Twin Rivers fifth-graders Landon Robinson and Javier Everett. In
McKeesport, we have folks of all ages and backgrounds doing
their part to make our City and school district a better place for
everyone – something I sincerely appreciate and take great pride
in recognizing.
In this edition, there’s also a full lineup of seasonal activities
planned for the rest of the year. You’ll see children’s events, solemn
ceremonies, full-scale celebrations, and a summer concert series
whose performers will be announced in coming weeks. Keep in
mind, the next few months are unpredictable in how we will be
asked to respond to COVID-19 with restrictions on how and where
we may gather. Please be patient as our events schedule is subject
to change, and know that we cant wait to get together for each of
our seasonal gatherings once regional restrictions are lifted.
As always, I am thankful for those who make the City of
McKeesport the community we know and love, and because of
that, there is no place in the world where I’d rather be when facing
a challenge such as this. I invite all of you to join me in “Working
Together for a Better McKeesport,” but today that means doing our
part to guarantee a safer McKeesport. Practice social distancing
and take care of your loved ones, because the more stringently we
adhere to the recommendations from state and national officials,
the sooner we will get to enjoy our community for all it has to offer.