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Chambersburg, PA
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#Chambersburg to redevelop Southgate
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#Chambersburg Council approves sales agreement with
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to development Southgate Shopping Center in 3 phases over the upcoming 3 years. Municipal Authority & Neighborhood Advisory Committee both supported project. Land development plan approval next step.
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#Chambersburg received confirmation Federal funding paid for entire cost of Southgate Shopping Center and entire sale price stays with the Chambersburg Area Municipal Authority so taxpayers are not stuck with the bill, according to tristatealert.com
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#Chambersburg Council, Authority, Advisory Committee agree to sell remaining 69% of Southgate to a private developer. No local tax money used, no loans to repay, all payments become revolving economic development fund for new Borough projects. Pay Wall:
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#Chambersburg Council has now heard from almost all departments with regard to 2027 budget. On Monday, they'll get the budget transmitted in a form that can be legally approved. Then comes advertisement & public hearings. A balanced budget must be approved by the end of December.
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#Chambersburg Council approves sales agreement with
inchandco.com/
to development Southgate Shopping Center in 3 phases over the upcoming 3 years. Municipal Authority & Neighborhood Advisory Committee both supported project. Land development plan approval next step.
#Chambersburg 2027 budget development process coming to an end with the last of a dozen discussions about finances on Monday, November 2nd. At this meeting, Council will go over a list of capital projects, infrastructure, street paving, and equipment purchases planned for future.
Where's the beef? #Chambersburg Council cancelled an electric rate increase saving citizens $168 dollars a year but suggest a trash rate increase in 2027 of $60 per year instead. Council is doing a great job saving money with the lowest rates in Pennsylvania.
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#Chambersburg Aquatic Center is managed by a team of experts with of years of aquatics know-how. They know why facility is struggling. Also taxpayers pay for mortgage but not operation. The operating deficit has been coverage by pool rates & not taxpayers.
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#Chambersburg Natural Gas utility quickly and safely brought this situation under control. No evacuations were needed and there were no injuries. The all-clear was given and Broad Street returned to normal as of 10:00 am. Thank you to our great utility workers and the CFD!
#Chambersburg Fire Department and Natural Gas Utility respond to a construction site on Broad Street on Wednesday morning around 945am. Additional details will be made available soon. Please avoid the nearby area while the situation is evaluated for safety.
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#Chambersburg Fire Department and Natural Gas Utility respond to a construction site on Broad Street on Wednesday morning around 945am. Additional details will be made available soon. Please avoid the nearby area while the situation is evaluated for safety.
#Chambersburg Council met on Monday 10/26/26 and reviewed another disappointing fiscal year at the Recreation Department's Aquatic Center. The facility, built in 2016, did not make sufficient revenue to cover expenses. Two cool wet summers in a row have added to the challenge.
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#Chambersburg Area Municipal Authority meets Wednesday 10/28/26 at 4pm in Council Chambers to discuss among other things the future of out-of-town water customers, the storm sewer pollution control fee, and the fate of the Southgate Shopping Center. Public participation welcome.
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#Chambersburg used millions of dollars in state and federal money to avoid charging taxpayers full cost to build the new Public Works Complex on Wayne Avenue in the borough. It's your money coming back home from Harrisburg & Washington instead of going to other towns.
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#Chambersburg crows about lowest utility rates in Pennsylvania. Saving average household over $2000 per year, the Borough bests other utilities. By providing lower water, sewer, trash, electric, natural gas, and other fees than other towns & full-time police, fire, EMS coverage.
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#Chambersburg Council will meet Monday 10/26/26 7pm in CityHall to decide on Sanitation services/rates for 2027, hear budget presentations from Aquatic Center, Recreation, Accounting, Info Technology, Personnel/HR. Only two budget meetings left. Public participation welcome.
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CFD and mutual aid are operating on a house fire at 133 Derbyshire in #Chambersburg. Crews located a fire in a crawl space. Still an active scene at this time. Derbyshire is closed to traffic.
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The bridge on #Chambersburg Limekiln Drive over Falling Spring Creek is now open to all traffic. The new structure has no weight restrictions, so the previous 30 Ton posting has been removed for the bridge. Limekiln Drive detour has been removed. Great job Borough!
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#Chambersburg Sanitation proposed keeping all services & expanded green yard waste collection. Also proposing a new monthly fee that includes new trucks & paying their share of the Public Works Campus. But their new rates will be 15% to 50% less than township customers pay.
With a combined lower electric, natural gas, water, wastewater, trash & recycling, and stormwater utility bill, even while paying for things like an EMS fee and costs associated with a new public works facility, the #Chambersburg Borough utility bill is lowest in Pennsylvania.
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