Commissioner Morgan Boyd

03/07/2023

$1,900,000.00 in American Rescue Plan Act funding was approved today by the Lawrence County Board of Commissioners for three impactful projects across the county.

Projects include $900,000.00 for the revitalization of the Lawrence Village Plaza, $900,000.00 for sewage improvements in Neshannock Township's Blews Acres and Highland Park neighborhoods, and $100,000.00 for a countywide marketing campaign through Visit Lawrence County.

02/27/2023

Earlier today, Governor Shapiro announced the creation of a Health Resource Center for residents of Beaver and Lawrence Counties who were impacted by the Norfolk Southern train derailment.

Among other services, our residents can now sign up for free, independent water testing through this HRC.

Gov. Shapiro has mobilized a whole-of-government response and is committed to providing the resources and care Pennsylvanians impacted by the Norfolk Southern train derailment need. Harrisburg, PA – The Shapiro Administration announced today that the Pennsylvania Department of Health (DOH) is open...

02/22/2023

The Ellwood City Facade Improvement Program is now open for applications!

Spurred by a $25,000 allocation and county administrative support, this collaborative partnership between Lawrence County and Ellwood City serves as the first of many programs aimed at revitalizing Ellwood City’s downtown core. More projects to come!

02/06/2023

The evacuation area for the East Palestine train derailment is, at the time of this post, still set at a one mile radius. This radius does not reach Lawrence County and currently, no Lawrence County households are being ordered to evacuate. We will update you if this changes.

02/06/2023

An update from the Department of Public Safety regarding the ongoing 1-mile evacuation around East Palestine: Despite EAS messages, the evacuation zone does not currently affect Lawrence County households. We will keep you informed if this changes.

01/25/2023

The Lawrence County Board of Commissioners has approved $1,124,305.00 in American Rescue Plan Act funding for seven impactful projects across Lawrence County.

It’s critical that the Board of Commissioners continues to appropriate this funding to community projects which spur economic growth, enhance workforce outcomes, invest in infrastructure projects, and provide better human services outcomes for our county residents.

01/24/2023

$800,000.00 was allocated today by the Lawrence County Board of Commissioners to assist 16 municipalities with 38 paving projects, 3 culvert replacements, 1 stormwater reclamation project, and 5 capital purchases.

This investment represents the single largest general appropriation of county transportation funds for municipal transportation projects ever approved by Lawrence County. This funding helps enable over $3.2 million in total countywide transportation investment.

01/20/2023

Demolition Update: In the entire county, there are only five repository structures left standing. Of the five, one hasn’t been condemned by the city, two are duplexes where one half aren’t in the repository, one is an addition that someone built onto repository property, and the last is the First Merit Building.

This has been a priority for the current Board of Commissioners and we’re proud of the efforts of our Redevelopment Authority and thankful for our partnership with the state to be able to effectively eliminate repository structure-induced blight in Lawrence County.

12/24/2022

In January 2020, Lawrence County did not have enough cash-on-hand to make its payroll without a bank loan and was coming off of four straight years of operational deficits.

Over the past three years, the current Board of Commissioners has made it a priority to rebuild Lawrence County’s finances and reposition the county for future success.

I’m proud to report that because of the hard work of our financial team (and even factoring out COVID-19 stimulus funding), we have fully rebuilt the county’s operating reserve, fully rebuilt the county’s capital fund, have a fully funded pension, have paid down $6M in outstanding debt, and our fund balance has grown from less than $500,000.00 in January 2020 to over $10,000,000.00 in December 2022.

We’ve also never run a deficit, even without COVID-19 stimulus funding.

Lawrence County - and the next Board of Commissioners - is now well positioned to effectuate meaningful change in our communities and assist in the revitalization of main streets and neighborhoods from New Wilmington to Ellwood City.

A Lawrence County commissioner has shared good tidings regarding the county’s financial stability.

10/18/2022

$800,000.00 was approved today for the 2023 Lawrence County Transportation Improvement Program, which assists local municipalities with county funding for paving projects, bridge improvements, and capital purchases.

This allocation represents the single largest county investment in municipal roads and bridges in Lawrence County’s history!

09/13/2022

The Lawrence County Board of Commissioners is allocating $350,000.00 in American Rescue Plan Act funding to launch the 2022 Recreational Improvement Grant Match Program!

Open to municipalities, nonprofits, and the Lawrence County Conservation District, this program leverages federal funding to help grow and expand our parks and recreational assets across our communities.

For more information, contact the Lawrence County Department of Planning and Community Development at (724) 656-2144.