Local lawmakers recently announced tens of millions of dollars in grants for their districts, none larger in Luzerne County than the $4 million promised to the city of Pittston for a four-story building that will include a car park with commercial and residential units and potentially a new supermarket.

The grant announcement also revealed two major proposed projects in Back Mountain, a new sports dome on the Luzerne County Fairgrounds in Lehman Township. and a proposed hotel in Dallas Township.

One of the more unique grants was $68,289 for a robotic lawn mower to maintain a railroad right-of-way along 55 miles of railroad track that serves Grimes Industrial Park, Hanover Industrial Park and other users located along rail lines in Luzerne and Lackawanna counties.

Pittston Mayor Mike Lombardo said the $4 million is the largest state grant the city has ever received.

The development of the former Quinn’s Supermarket, which includes an outdoor promenade, is part of the $40 million “Market & Main/The New American Theater” project that will include a 500-seat theater and another mixed-use floor of six eight stories high. -use building including retail space, offices and residential accommodation.

“We’re very excited about it. We work hard to position our projects with our state representatives, state senators, the governor and those at the federal level. They see the value in our projects. We have a long history of delivering shovel-ready projects,” Lombardo said. “There aren’t many places that have done the magnitude that we have done and stayed the course, it will be 16 years, when it comes to taxes.”

The former Quinn’s grocery store in Pittston (SEAN MCKEAG / STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER)

The former Quinn’s grocery store in Pittston (SEAN MCKEAG / STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER)

The former Quinn’s grocery store in Pittston (SEAN MCKEAG / STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER)

The former Quinn’s grocery store in Pittston (SEAN MCKEAG / STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER)

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The former Quinn’s grocery store in Pittston (SEAN MCKEAG / STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER)

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Lombardo said city officials are considering attracting a supermarket to the first floor of the parking lot, which would feature solar panels on the roof and electric charging stations inside. A green space with perhaps a small dog park will be built between the garage and the theater complex at Main and Market streets.

“It actually swallows up an entire city block,” Lombardo said.

Recent grant funding comes from the Local Share Account (LSA) from casino gaming revenue and the Redevelopment Capital Investment Program (RACP) through the Office of the Budget for Design, Acquisition and the construction of regional economic, cultural, civic and recreational infrastructure. , and historic improvement projects.

Some other notable grants include:

Sports dome at the fair

Dallas Area Fall Fair Inc. was awarded a $1,492,000 grant to help build “a brand new sports dome complex located on an unused area of ​​the (Luzerne County Fairgrounds) complex” along State Road 118 in Lehman Township.

“The project will include the development and improvement of the site, the creation of a new access point to the fair, a new parking lot and the construction of a nearly 110,000 square foot indoor dome complex and facilities which will include a lawn. field,” the group wrote in its application.

Hotel in Dallas Township.

Dallas Suites LLC was awarded $500,000 for civil engineering, architectural design and environmental studies for a proposed hotel in the township. A story about the project did not disclose the location.

“Developing the property involves several critical steps and expenses,” the developers wrote.

Other winners:

Carey Holdings LLC, the developer of the former Meyers High School in South Wilkes-Barre, received a $2,500,000 RACP grant and the Irem Temple Restoration Project in Wilkes-Barre received a $1,000,000 grant.

Local Service Account Grants (Luzerne County)

• Avoca: Bennett Street wall, repairs and replacements, $302,000
• Avoca: six speed display units, $27,158
• Dallas Area Municipal Authority: new equipment, $185,000
• Dallas Township: construction of a police station, $200,000
• Township of Fairmount: Izaak Walton Farm Inc. roof replacement project, $33,529
• Harveys Lake: DPW pole barn, $75,000
• Hazleton City: Phase IV of Hazleton LaunchBox building renovations, $250,000
• Hazleton City: Demolition of dilapidated commercial property at 625 W. Sixth St., $424,000
• Hazleton City: Hazleton One Community Center window upgrade, $533,138
• Hazle Township: new vehicle for the Hazleton Blind Association, $34,005
• Hughestown: new Hughestown Fire Co. water tank pump, $480,000
• Jenkins Township: purchase of a backhoe loader and a zero-turn lawn mower, $170,315
• Kingston Township: police equipment, $64,299
• Larksville: new Veterans Memorial Park, $75,142
• Laurel Run: Feasibility study for new fire department building, $44,175
• Luzerne County Convention Center Authority, Mohegan Sun Arena HVAC project, $650,000
• Luzerne County Redevelopment Authority: new dining pavilion at Camp Kresge in Dennison Township, $250,000
• Luzerne County Redevelopment Authority: robotic lawn mower to maintain railroad right-of-way, $68,289
• Luzerne County Redevelopment Authority: replacement of deteriorated crossing on River Road in Jenkins Township, $248,814
• Lehman Township: new road maintenance truck, $125,000
• Newport Township: Sidewalk improvements in Glen Lyon, $261,191
• Penn Lake Park: rehabilitation of the Penn Lake Park dam, $750,000
• Pittston City: New energy-efficient windows and sidewalks at Lincoln Heights Senior
• Accommodation facility, $200,000
• Pittston City Redevelopment Authority: office building to house the Redevelopment Authority and the Housing Authority, $500,000
• Pittston Township: new ambulance for Pittston Township. Ambulance Association, $342,890
• Plains Township: new roof, floor and security system for American Legion Post 558, $179,250
• Plains Township: Main Street North Drainage Project, $121,189
• Plains Township: sport utility vehicle for the police department, $38,850
• Pringle: Pioneer Volunteer Fire Department Equipment, $65,409, on behalf of the Pioneer Volunteer Fire Department, for the purchase of equipment for the fire department.
• West Wyoming Borough: $125,000 to buy a dump truck.
• West Pittston: preliminary engineering for the design of a flood control levee, $100,000
• Wilkes-Barre City: riverfront garage with 140 spaces, $250,000
• Wilkes-Barre City: Hazle Street retaining wall repair, $250,000
• Wilkes-Barre City: Occupational Therapy Program Equipment, $250,000
• Wilkes-Barre City: three vans for the Catholic Youth Center, $176,367

Capital Program Grants for Redevelopment Assistance (Luzerne County)

• Carey Holdings LLC, construction at former Meyers High School, Wilkes-Barre, $2,500,000
• City Center LP, RC Theaters/Films 14 renovations, Wilkes-Barre, $250,000.
• Dallas Suites LLC hotel development, Dallas Township, $500,000.
• Hazleton Creek Commerce Center, phase II, environmental remediation and reclamation, Hazleton, $750,000
• Hazle Township. Airport ring road development, site infrastructure, Hazleton, $750,000
• Interstate Building Materials Expansion Project, Pittston City, $1,000,000
• Irem Temple Restoration Project, Wilkes-Barre, $1,000,000
• Repairs to King’s College Library, Wilkes-Barre, $750,000
• Luzerne County Fair Sports Dome Project, Lehman Township, $1,492,000
• Northeastern Pennsylvania Educational Television Association/WVIA, roof replacement, new garage, access road and awning, Jenkins Township, $750,000
• OSHE, Local 1319, Training Center Project, Pringle, $1,500,000
• Paul and Lisa DeAngelo Family Foundation Indoor Sports Center, Hazleton City, $2,000,000
• Pittston City, mixed-use building for parking with commercial and residential units, Pittston City, $4,000,000
• Sans Souci One LLC, Savello USA expansion, Hanover Township, $1,000,000
• Redevelopment of Sly Street, Swoyersville, $500,000
• Wilkes University, Comprehensive Nursing Simulation Lab, Wilkes-Barre, $750,000
• Wright Center for Community Health, Behavioral and Oral Services Wing Improvements, Wilkes-Barre, $200,000
• Wyoming Valley Behavioral Hospital, building renovations, Kingston, $1,000,000