HOLLIDAYSBURG

Hazardous materials training planned

Blair County’s Department of Emergency Services is expected to resume hazardous materials training exercises this year for local responders.

The county signed a contract with MCM Consulting Group Inc. for training in 2021 that wasn’t completed because of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Commissioners voted Thursday to rescind the 2021 contracts and approve new contracts for 2022 with MCM Consulting.

Based on the approvals, the cost of a countywide hazardous materials transportation incident exercise will be $3,447, with $2,758 to be covered by state Hazardous Materials Emergency Preparedness grant funds and with $689 to be covered by the county’s Local Emergency Planning Committee fund.

For a hazardous incident tabletop exercise and training session, the cost will be $11,474, with $9,179 to be covered by state Hazardous Materials Emergency Preparedness grant funds and $2,294 to be paid by the county’s Local Emergency Planning Committee funds.

Both training exercises are to be completed by Sept. 30.

HOLLIDAYSBURG

AYSO gets approval to use Valley View fields

Blair County commissioners voted Thursday to approve a recommendation from the county’s Park and Recreation Advisory Board that will allow the AYSO soccer organization to continue using Valley View County Park fields in early June.

The organization asked for use of the soccer fields from June 7 to 9 to make up for cancellations in April because of rain and snow.

From Mirror staff reports