Over $1 Million in State Funding Directed to 125th District, Says Kerwin

December 18, 2025

HARRISBURG – Rep. Joe Kerwin (R-Dauphin) announced today that over $1 million in Local Share Account (LSA) grant funding was allocated to Dauphin County to support a variety of projects aimed at boosting local infrastructure, public safety and community resources.

Several of the approved and funded projects include:

• Mifflin Township: $250,000 to build a new storage structure for its public works department. 
• Lower Paxton Township: $225,000 to make various facility improvements throughout Thomas B. George Park.
• Jefferson Township: $200,000 to buy a new plow truck which will be used to improve snow removal services.
• Dauphin County: $100,000 to make improvements to Detweiler Park in Middle Paxton Township.
• Elizabethville Area Authority: $100,000 to upgrade Elizabethville Borough’s wastewater treatment plant.
• Lykens Borough Authority: $75,000 to install a stream monitoring gauge in the borough.

“These investments will lead to significant improvements for the residents of many municipalities throughout the 125th District,” said Kerwin. “I am proud to have advocated for this competitive funding which will improve quality of life, while leaving a positive impact in Dauphin County, and benefit our community. I will continue to be a vocal advocate for this funding for future projects in the 125th District.”

The grants were approved and awarded by the Commonwealth Financing Authority, which was established as an independent agency that holds fiduciary responsibility over the funding of programs and investments in Pennsylvania’s economic growth. 


Representative Joseph Kerwin
125th Legislative District
Pennsylvania House of Representatives
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