County Redevelopment Authority's Oct. 27 agenda: landfill biogas grant, Derry business park, more demolitions

The Redevelopment Authority of Westmoreland County posted its agenda for an October 27, 2026 board meeting at the Westmoreland Development Council Board Room. Minutes haven't been posted yet, so this covers what the board was asked to consider, not how it voted.

State grants. Two Redevelopment Assistance Capital Program (RACP) grant agreements with the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania were on the agenda:

• Biogas Development at the Westmoreland County Sanitary Landfill in Rostraver Township: $1,000,000.00
• Derry Business Park Redevelopment in Derry Borough: $500,000.00

The board also had Resolution 2026-32, authorizing a request of up to $1,500,000 from the state Department of Community and Economic Development's Local Share Account - Statewide program for blight remediation and countywide demolitions, plus an Act 152 Demolition Program Services Agreement with the County of Westmoreland.

Demolition contracts. Three federally funded (ARPA) demolition awards were listed:

• JW McNabb LLC, $96,000.00: Monessen 2026-4 project, 4 single-family houses and 2 multi-family residential buildings
• GEMM Demolition LLC, $7,400.00: one single-family house at 522 4th Avenue in the City of New Kensington
• JW McNabb LLC, $108,000.00: Jeannette 2026-1 project, two commercial buildings and one half of a duplex

The agenda also included a $130,618.56 contract award to UPMC for the annual renewal of employee health insurance.

How to weigh in. The authority's agenda includes a public comment period on agenda items at the start and an open comment period on all topics near the end. Future agendas are posted in the county's Agenda Center.