Chris Sainato
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Voice
- Meetings spoken in
- 18
- Total speaking time
- 30:05
- Avg per meeting
- 1:40
- Segments
- 558
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Top issues during term (14)(Development)
HUD Healthy Homes Production Grant application
$5.75 million federal grant flowing into the region; no county cost noted.
Humphrey Center construction
State funding may cover up to 80% of the renovation, with sale proceeds from the Myra Home helping cover the rest.
Humphrey Center construction contracts
Total project costs could exceed $3 million depending on which contracts are awarded next week.
Homebuyer assistance program handoff
$25,000 from the Affordable Housing Fund, with about $22,568 reaching buyers and about $3,600 covering administration.
Early intervention services for young children
No county cost — these contracts are 100% reimbursed through state dollars.
Cascade Street government services campus
Construction bids are due September 8; roughly 120 working days are expected once work starts.
Affordable Housing Fund Grant to Carpenter's Project
$15,000 from the dedicated affordable housing fund, not the general fund.
Pathways Adolescent Center Transitional Living Program
Costs run through the county's existing purchase-of-service contract; no new dollar figure was announced.
Child Welfare Education and Leadership (CWEL) Program Participation
No direct dollar figure was given at the meeting — the county covers the program as part of its workforce development effort.
Side-lot transfers to Redevelopment Authority
Modest — $150 per lot in proceeds, plus new tax revenue once sold.
Repository property sales
The county collects $500 for a property it was otherwise carrying as uncollectible tax debt.
AMG Titanium planned land development in Neshannock Township
Acquisition of former St. Joseph the Worker Church campus
Ellwood City ADA curb ramp funding shift
$2,569.53 shifted between CDBG line items — no new county money.
Decisions during term (5)
Recorded while Sainato was in office — not necessarily decisions they moved, spoke to, or voted on.
Resolution R-2026-223 — Redevelopment Authority Appointment
Written Communications — Baumgartner Land Development Notice
Resolution R-2026-152 — Land Bank Transfer to Redevelopment Authority (Flywheel Sports)
Resolution R-2026-141 — Human Services Development Fund contract
Resolution R-2026-37 — transfer parcels to Redevelopment Authority
Voting record (3)(Development)
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Resolution R-2026-223 — Redevelopment Authority Appointment
Impressed with Frederick's active community involvement.