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EAST CONEMAUGH BOROUGH COUNCIL Robert E. Fisher, Jr., President MAYOR Peter Poborski, 111 EAST CONEMAUGH BOROUGH COUNCIL Robert E. Fisher, Jr., President Peter Pencola Stephen Urban John Stecik Thomas E. Gustkey Raymond J. Regula Constance J. Gavin EAST CONEMAUGH BOROUGH PLANNING ,, COMMITTEE Robert E. Fisher, Jr. Peter Pencola Constance J. Gavin "This project was financed (in part) by a grant from the Federal Department of HUD, under the administration of the COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA, DEPARTMENT OF COWUPJITY AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT." TABLE OF CONTENTS Page Chapter Headings No. I. INTRODUCTION AND BACKGROUND--------------------- 1 Intergovernmental Cooperation Need Community Facilities Need Community Conservation Need Economic Development Need 111. MUNICIPAL SETTING AND INVENTORY----------------- 8 IV. COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT ASSETS AND CONSTRAINTS---- 14 Household Opinion Survey Business Opinion Survey V. DEVELOPMENT GOALS AND OBJECTIVES---------------- 33 Intergovernmental Cooperation Goal Community Facilities Goal Community Conservation Goal Economic Development Goal VI. INTERGOVERNMENTAL COOPERATION NEED-------------- 36 Methods of Cooperation Intergovernmental Programs and Needs VII. COMMUNITY FACILITIES NEED----------------------- 46 Inventory of Services and Facilities Community Facilities Programs and Needs VIII. COMMUNITY CONSERVATION NEED--------------------- 54 Housing Unit Trends Housing Unit Characteristics Housing Condition Inventory Housing Inventory Summation Housing Stock Management Housing Needs and Programs IX. ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT NEED---------------------- 72 Economic Planning Industrial Employment Trends Industrial Employment Comparison Economic Development Need and Programs i. L.. TABLE OF CONTENTS (Continued) I' Page Chapter Headings No. X. COMMUNITY NEEDS ASSESSMENT--------------------- 83 Intergovernmental Cooperation Needs Assessment Community Facilities Needs Assessment Community Conservation Needs Assessment Economic Development Needs Assessment XI. COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT STRATEGIES---------------- 86 Intergovernmental Cooperation Strategies Community Facilities Strategies Community Conservation Strategies Economic Development Strategies XII. STRATEGY IMPLEMENTATION SCHEDULE----------------- 94 APPENDICES PA DCED 1996-97 Programs and Services Household Opinion Survey Business Opinion Survey Exterior Housing Survey LIST OF TABLES Table Page No. No. 1 4 2 20 3 28 4 56 5 57 6 62 7 76 8 77 9 95 10 96 LIST OF MAPS Map Page -No. No. 1 13 2 APP ii. I. INTRODUCTION AND BACKGROUND .- The purpose of the Community Development Strategy for East Conemaugh Borough is to prepare a comprehensive examination of community needs and problems and from this examination develop a series of strategies to address each of these major needs. A strategy is different from a Comprehensive Plan. A Comprehensive Plan is concerned with localized growth, development, and the various impacts this has on land use, housing, transportation, and community facilities. It also includes budget schedules and ordinances used to implement the Plan. Whereas, a strategy abbreviates and condenses descriptions and background information and focuses its attention on the special needs or problem areas within a particular municipality. By placing its emphasis into a small geographical area, a strategy can isolate community needs and develop pragmatic solutions which are directly related to solving existing and potential problems. The overall goal of this Strategy is to promote community and economic development within East Conemaugh Borough. To address this goal, the Community Development Strategy will formulate specific stratecriesa based on an assessment of the followihg community c needs : 1. Intergovernmental Cooperation Need The advantages of intermunicipal cooperation for the provision of fire and police protection, shared professional services, street maintenance, and refuse collection will be analyzed. This community need will also investigate the potential for consolidation with a nearby municipality. 2. Community Facilities Need A review of the need for future community facilities within East Conemaugh Borough will be analyzed. Included in this analysis will be a description of future needs for water and sewage service, local streets and bridge improvements, public utilities, and recreation facilities. 3. Community Conservation Need Recommendations to conserve existing sound housing, rehabilitate housing in decline, and accommodate new housing of different dwelling types and densities for all income levels will be made. 1. 4. Economic Development Need h This need will address local economic development in areas of existing business retention, expansion, and new economic development incentives. A determination will be made as to the types of business support activities that the public sector can initiate to stimulate investment and job creation. The following demographic assessment is useful in comparing East Conemaugh Borouqh with overall data for Cambria County and the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. In comparing these statistics, we can make some observations as to the size and median age of the Borough's population; the size, age, ownership, and state of deterioration of the Borough's housing stock; and the income, employment, and level of poverty within the Borough. These observations are important to determine how the Borough compares with other municipalities within the County and within the State. They also begin to outline the needs and/or problem areas that may exist within the Borough. As illustrated in Table 1, East Conemaugh ,-- Borough's small size, higher than average elderly population, and lower than average median household and per capita income levels indicate a need to seriously consider the advantages of intergovernmental cooperation. In years to come, municipal tax revenues will be increasingly harder to raise which may cause a reduction or elimination of certain current municipal services. _. East Conemaugh Borough exceeds both the County and State percentage of housing units with public water and public sewer. However, other community facilities such as streets, bridges, utilities, and recreation will have to be analyzed. Also illustrated on Table 1, East Conemaugh Borough has a lower than average owner-occupancy percent, a higher than average housing vacancy rate, and a housing stock that is much older than both the County and State average. This indicates the need for the conservation of existing well-maintained housing units, the rehabilitation of older housing in decline, and the provision of new housing, especially for the elderly. 2. The demographic data shown on Table 1 c indicates that East Conemaugh Borough has a high percentage of low income families and families below the poverty level, a high rate of unemployment, and a low rate of high school graduates. These facts suggest that there is an immediate need to encourage economic development within or nearby the Borough. In conjunction with economic development, there is also a need for education and retraining of the Borough's labor force. As indicated on the foregoing pages of this Introduction, all of the four (4) major need categories will address areas of concern that impact low to moderate income residents. Through intergovernmental cooperation, residents on fixed and/or low incomes will continue to be protected as the costs for municipal services increase. The ability to provide and/or improve basic community facilities will have a direct impact on low to moderate income residents as they require sanitary water and sewer service, transportation facilities, public utilities, and basic recreational facilities. The ability to provide safe and sanitary housing, especially for those on low or fixed incomes, will be addressed under Community Conservation. The needs for providing and/or improving ,...,- economic development in or adjacent to the Borough will have a positive impact on all residents, not only those of low or moderate income levels. Therefore, this entire Strategy for Community Development will address these critical needs that have a major impact on low to moderate income residents. 3. TABLE 1 EAST CONEMAUGH BOROUGH BACKGROUND INFORMATION East 1990 Conemaugh Cambria Demographic Data Borough County Pennsylvania Population 1,470 2,547l 4,6202 Median Age 41.0 37.3 35.0 % 65 and Over 23.7% 18.8% 15.4% Persons Per Household 2.33 2.53 2.57 Total Housing Units 723 1,0531 1,9202 % Owner Occupied Units 56.2% 67.5% 64.3% % Vacant 12.7% 8.0% 9.0% Median Year Built 1939 1946 1954 % Lacking Complete Plumbing 1.2% 1.1% NA % with Public Water 100 .O% 86.3% 78.1% % with Public Sewer 99.7% 72.0% 74.3% % in Labor Force 40.6% 40.4% 48.6% Primary Employer Service Service Service Industries Industries Industries % Unemployed 12.2% 8.4% 5.4% % High School Graduates 65.6% 71.2% 74.7% Median Household Income $16,213 $21,462 $29,069 Per Capita Income $ 8,648 $10,460 $18,679 % Low-Mod Income 55.1% 38.7% 36.9% % Below Poverty Level 20.8% 14.0% 11.1% SOURCE: 1990 U.S. Bureau of Census NOTES: 1 - Figure shows an average of all 64 municipalities in the County 2 - Figure shows an average of all 2,572 municipalities in the State 4. 11. CITIZEN INVOLVEMENT In order to be an effective and responsible tool, the East Conemaugh Strategy must solicit the participation of local citizens, organizations, and agencies. Local input and involvement are crucial in identifying community need and determining future goals and objectives. The establishment of clear, continuing, and productive links between the public and private sectors will help
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