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8 | THEBURGNEWS.COM | 06.20 • Benton St., 607: D. omas to Neidlinger Enterprises LLC, $60,000 • Brookwood St., 2462: K. Boyer to CR Property Group LLC, $47,000 • Calder St., 321: R. & F. Armetta to 1037 Maclay St. LLC, $70,000 • Chestnut St., 1810: CR Property Group LLC to C. Blodgett, $91,500 • Derry St., 2531: J. Hocker to J. Einzig, $72,500 • Edgewood Rd., 2315: I. & A. MacFarlane to E. Shaner, $214,000 • Edward St., 260: J. Dudick to Realm Properties LLC, $97,000 • Fulton St., 1707: K. Herbe to A. Murray, $124,900 • Fulton St., 1714: N. Smith to N. Pachella & M. Pickup, $127,500 • Grand St., 920: M. & A. Bukowski to E. Fisher, $115,000 • Green St., 1710: M. Della Porta to B. & B. Hinnenkamp, $210,000 • Green St., 1931: N. Condon to S. Agbaw, $204,900 • Green St., 2003: S. Biray to B. Maurer & M. Zia, $194,500 • Green St., 2043: R. Shokes Jr. to D. & T. Schutt, $214,900 • Green St., 2328: J. & L. Leahy to Moxie Properties LLC, $41,000 • Holly St., 1815: CR Property Group LLC to B. Nevid, $105,000 • Kelker St., 317: Wilmington Trust NA to BDS Property Group LLC, $62,000 • Lexington St., 2619: CR Property Group LLC to A. Bertschmann, $105,000 • Logan St., 2247: CR Property Group LLC to J. & A. Oates, $101,000 • Logan St., 2305: B. & K. Saltzgiver to C. & R. Herr, $42,000 • North St., 242: J. & S. Wesley to J. Lucia, $105,000 • N. 2nd St., 2525: P. & A. Ramos to A. Arturet, $205,000 • N. 3rd St., 1604: C. Overbaugh to A., P. & T. Bair, $124,000 • N. 3rd St., 2435: D. & G. Laninga to D. & M. Lambert, $149,900 • N. 4th St., 1336: R. & F. Armetta to 1037 Maclay St. LLC, $80,900 • N. 4th St., 2442: M. & N. Godfrey to Graevel Holdings LLC, $50,000 • N. 4th St., 3111: B. Redman to D. Miller & M. Strouse, $138,000 • N. 6th St., 2446: J. Urena to R. Contreras & Y. Vargas, $230,000 Harrisburg property sales for April 2020, greater than $30,000. Source: Dauphin County. Data is assumed to be accurate. CHANGING HANDS: SPONSORED BY WENDELL HOOVER • N. 14th St., 226: W. Cruz to J. Bowen, $66,000 • N. 15th St., 1336: M. Smith to J. Valverde, $50,000 • N. 16th St., 814: D. Boyle to E. Reyes, $30,000 • N. 16th St., 1105: K. Drayton to N. Gutierrez, $50,000 • N. 16th St., 1219: L. Wolf to J. Cruz, $42,000 • N. Front St., 2509: Pennsylvania Builders Association to Morning Star Pregnancy Services, $475,000 • Parkway Blvd., 2509: A. & L. Smith to J. & M. Torres, $135,000 • Penn St., 1208: R. Christ & D. Cole to Wheatland Restore LLC, $88,501 • Pennwood St., 3202: CR Property Group LLC to A. Bertschmann, $110,000 • Revere St., 1720: Atlantic NorthStar Properties LLC to N. de los Santos, $49,000 • Race St., 542: N. Fenstermacher to A. Dullebawn & A. Ditzler, $140,000 • Reily St., 206: D. Burnham to Fratelli Property Investments, $135,439 • Rudy Rd., 2339: W. MacMichael to L. Kurutz, $169,900 • Seneca St., 623: Atlantic NorthStar Properties LLC to J. ieu, $44,000 • S. 18th St., 1033: Secretary of Housing & Urban Development to F. Ramos, $30,100 • S. 25th St., 448: K. & M. Stone to G. Bedasa, $115,000 • S. 25th St., 616: P. & L. Brown to R. Reyes & F. Nunez, $65,000 • S. Front St., 601: R. & L. Firestone to J. Shen, $184,900 • Swatara St., 1913: G. Amador & C. Vargas to J. Tejada, $62,000 • Sycamore St., 1726: Ocwen Loan Servicing LLC to D&F Realty Holdings LP, $30,000 DEVELOPMENT PROJECTS APPROVED Two significant development projects in Harrisburg should soon break ground after receiving final approval by the city. City Council last month unanimously approved a land development plan by the Hudson Companies to build a 130,000-square-foot office building on the 2500-block of N. 7th Street, the site of the former headquarters of D&H Distributing. e Hermitage, Pa.-based company plans to demolish D&H's low-slung building and construct a new, three-story, brick-and-glass building on the site. Hudson then will enter into a long-term lease with the commonwealth, which plans to locate about 850 Department of Human Services and Office of Administration workers there. Most will move from the former Harrisburg State Hospital grounds, which the state is trying to sell. Hudson hopes to break ground on the project in several months, with completion in late 2021. City Council also approved a land development plan for the construction of four new townhouses on the 600-block of Woodbine Street. e nearby Camp Curtin YMCA plans to undertake the $1 million affordable housing project on vacant land currently owned by the Harrisburg Redevelopment Authority. Jamien Harvey, the Camp Curtin YMCA executive director, said he hoped that this project would just be the first phase of building more affordable housing in the area. Harvey said that the houses, which will cost about $175,000 apiece to build, will sell for $70,000 to $80,000. "We are looking to change the look of our neighborhood," he said. "We're looking to eliminate blight. We're looking to cut down on the drugs and the violence in our neighborhood, and we're looking to building a community with pride. is is one of many projects to come." PRELIMINARY SCHOOL BUDGET APPROVED e Harrisburg school district last month approved a preliminary budget for next school year, using federal aid to close a substantial budget gap. District Receiver Janet Samuels accepted the $157.6 million spending plan, which does not raise school taxes for the 2020-21 year. e district took a $4.2 million hit due to the COVID-19 pandemic and resulting economic crisis. Unexpectedly, the district had to lower anticipated revenue from earned income taxes, PILOT tax payments, real estate taxes and increases in the state's basic and special education subsidies. To help close the deficit, the district was awarded a $4.7 million grant from the federal Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security (CARES) Act. However, those funds expire Sept. 30, according to Acting Superintendent Chris Celmer. "It's going to take time to work through logistics of how we are able to spend that," he said. Celmer said that, if additional state funding doesn't eliminate the deficit, a staff realignment may help, along with the CARES Act funding. e 2020-21 budget is $8.6 million higher than the current, 2019-20 school year's projected final budget. Employee salaries and benefits, along with other higher expenses, are causing the increased spending, according to the district. Another virtual budget workshop is scheduled for June 15. A final decision on a 2020-21 spending plan is expected on June 22. e proposed completed budget will be available to the public on the district's website for 30 days before the last meeting in June. SCHOOL BOARD APPOINTMENT e Harrisburg school district has named Nora Carreras to its board of directors, filling an open seat following the death of Gerald Welch. District Receiver Janet Samuels last month appointed Carreras, who works for the PA Department of Human Services, due to her "long history as a public servant along with her wealth of knowledge of resources that support children, families and the broader Harrisburg community." Under state code, Samuels had 30 days to fill the seat, which was left open after Welch died of COVID-19 complications on April 15. Carreras' appointment runs through next year. "It is a pleasure to welcome Ms. Nora Carreras to the Harrisburg school board of directors," said Acting Superintendent Chris Celmer. "Ms. Carreras has a proven track record of providing advocacy and support for at-risk families through the commonwealth of Pennsylvania." Carreras expressed excitement for the opportunity. "I am honored to join and support the district's effort to bring increased educational quality and fiscal accountability," she said. "Every student in the city of Harrisburg deserves the opportunity to thrive, to learn in a supportive environment and reach their full potential." HARRISBURG AREA ENTERS YELLOW PHASE Most of the Harrisburg area last month entered the less- restrictive "yellow" phase of the state's phased reopening plan. In south-central PA, Cumberland, York, Perry and Adams counties were the first to transition from the red phase to the yellow phase in late May. A week later, Dauphin and Lebanon counties joined them. On June 5, Lancaster County, along with the remainder of "red" counties in the commonwealth, will transition to yellow, Gov. Tom Wolf announced. Wolf credited the policies of the state government for helping to cut the number of new cases of COVID-19 in the commonwealth. Cases peaked in early April at almost 2,000 new cases a day and gradually fell to fewer than 1,000 new cases a day. "We know not only that we succeeded in slowing case growth, but that our actions, our collective decisions to stay at home and avoid social contact—we know that saved lives," Wolf said. e state government uses a tri-color red/yellow/green system to guide re-openings in the commonwealth. Under the red phase, people are supposed to observe strict "stay-at-home" orders, and "non life-sustaining" businesses cannot operate from their physical locations. Under yellow, these restrictions are eased, but limits remain in place. For instance, schools must remain closed. Under the green phase, most restrictions are lifted, though large crowds remain prohibited. Late last month, 17 mostly rural counties in the northwest and north-central parts of the state entered the green phase. SO NOTED eBurg received 16 individual and group 2020 Keystone Media Awards in the annual peer-reviewed contest sponsored by the Pennsylvania NewsMedia Association Foundation. ese awards cover a wide range of categories, including for reporting, editorial writing, column writing, illustration, photography and design. eBurg also won the coveted "Sweepstakes" award for best performance in its category statewide.

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