Civic Issues
Topics getting the most attention in Clearfield County, Pennsylvania public meetings, ranked by how frequently they are discussed.
4 issues in development
High Impact Development standards for large projects
The county planning office pitched a first-in-Pennsylvania 'HID' review layer for very large projects — data centers, distribution centers, solar farms — in the roughly 30 municipalities without their own zoning. It targets roads, stormwater, utilities and emergency access through design, not land use.
Blighted property cleanup via tax forgiveness
The county forgave delinquent taxes on a rundown Curwensville property so the borough can demolish it and get it back on the tax rolls — a tool officials say they want to use more for problem parcels.
Vacancy on Clearfield Jefferson Airport Authority
Two volunteer board seats are open — the Clearfield Jefferson Airport Authority (Lyle Millard's resignation) and the Redevelopment Authority (Joan Schimmel's resignation) — with applications due May 22.
Register & Recorder records digitization
Roughly 730,000 images on about 55,000 microfilm files — recordings, estates and more — are being converted to searchable digital files. This makes property and estate records far easier for the public and title searchers to access and preserves deteriorating records.