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8 | The Burg | 05.15 CHanGinG Hands: sponsored By ray davis • Benton St., 607: L. Luis to D. omas, $66,000 • Caledonia St., 1909: F. Arzuaga Sr. to L. & S. Torres, $112,900 • Derry St., 1161 & 1163: Myers Home LLC to Able Property Management, $52,500 • Edward St., 505: Freddie Mac to M. Brower, $94,900 • Fillmore St., 610: Nationstar Mortgage LLC to Lucky Lan Properties LLC, $30,000 • Fulton St., 1719: PA Deals LLC to M. Biscoe, $99,400 • Green St., 1007: Secretary of Housing & Urban Development to N. Sinclair, $37,235 • Green St., 1912: T. Wadlinger to B. Ostella & A. Fortino, $190,000 • Green St., 2131: K. & K. Martin to E. Haggans, $54,000 • Green St., 2931: D. & N. Korn to R. Christ & D. Cole, $220,000 • Green St., 2960: A. & R. Emerick to D. & C. Graeff, $321,500 • Industrial Rd., 3500 & 3500A: Keystone Central Storage LP et al to Northeast Northwest LLC et al, $35,357,681 • Logan St., 1733: Secretary of Housing & Urban Development et al to PA Deals LLC, $50,250 • Kensington St., 2408: Fern Lane LLC to PA Deals LLC, $32,000 • Kensington St., 2439: Fannie Mae to C. & A. Dellmuth, $30,000 • Logan St., 2446: PA Deals LLC to M. & J. Sather, $104,300 • Mulberry St., 1808: T. Ruth to J. Ramos & M. Gonzalez, $50,000 • North St., 228: N. Landis to N. Andrejack, $112,500 • N. 4th St., 2627: D. Travers to M. Hochstetler, $35,000 • N. 7th St., 931: Sera Tec Properties LLP to 7th Street HLW LLC, $340,000 • N. 16th St., 912: B. & V. Fields to C. Van Den Hazenkamp, $79,900 • Penn St., 2334: A. Yates to N. Symons, $79,000 • Pennwood Rd., 3224: C. Mondorff to L. Rowland, $60,000 • S. 16th St., 902: N. Holmes to B. Owens, $72,000 • S 16th St., 935: K. Prophet & K. Ortiz to K. Fiavi, $55,000 • S. 17th St., 629: F. Bramande et al to RPM Holdings LLC, $262,500 • S. 18th St., 1122: A. & S. Tolos to R. Muhamad: $50,000 • S. 24th St., 618: P. Sowers-Alton to R. Spence, $100,000 • Susquehanna St., 1426: S. Nickliss to R. Walton Jr., $93,500 • Susquehanna St., 1730: Bank of New York Mellon to V. Graham & Signature Rehab Services LLC, $51,000 • Verbeke St., 112: J. Snare to J. Staloski, $105,500 • Verbeke St., 233: S. Livingston & C. Morris to D. Varno & C. Johnson, $113,000 Harrisburg property sales for March 2015, greater than $30,000. Source Dauphin County. Data is assumed to be accurate. HisToriC HoMes May Be saved A pair of historic downtown homes may avoid the wrecking ball, as the Pennsylvania Housing Finance Agency, which proposed tearing them down in a bid for more office space, has lowered the asking price. Following opposition to the demolition proposal, PHFA agreed to offer the attached clapboard homes on the 100-block of Locust Street for $150,000, a bit below the $175,000 figure Brian Hudson, PHFA's executive director, had cited at a previous planning commission hearing. PHFA, which says it has outgrown the eight-story office building it has occupied at Front and Locust streets since 2004, sought to demolish the homes to clear the way for a new, 12-story, 160-foot office tower adjoining its existing structure. playGroUnd GranT soUGHT Harrisburg last month applied for a state grant to improve five playgrounds, after City Council authorized the application. e city is seeking $175,000 from the state Department of Conservation and Natural Resources to begin the first phase of a project to rehabilitate the Norwood and Holly, 4th and Dauphin, Penn and Sayford, Cloverly Heights and Royal Terrace playgrounds. is grant would match a $175,000 grant already received from the state Department of Community and Economic Development, for a total of $350,000 for the first phase. Most of the work would help shore up the playgrounds' infrastructure in areas like drainage, green space, accessibility and signage. If the grant is received, the city expects most of the work to take place this fall. e project's second phase would cost another $350,000, which the administration also hopes to fund through grants. WaTer, TrasH Bills separaTed is month, Harrisburg residents will begin to receive separate bills for their water/sewer and trash. e city last month announced that, beginning with this billing cycle, residents no longer will receive a combined utility bill. Instead, the city will mail a bill for sanitation services, while Capital Region Water will send a separate bill for water and sewer. For decades, residents have received just a single bill. However, in late 2013, Capital Region Water was set up as a separate entity as part of the city's financial recovery plan, necessitating separating billing and collections. In addition to checks through the mail, Capital Region Water announced a number of ways for customers to pay: • Online through a secure customer portal at www.capitalregionwater.com • By calling the utility's customer service number (888- 510-0606) • In person, during regular office hours "While some of our customers may consider the separation of bills to be an inconvenience, we see it as an opportunity," said Capital Region Water CEO Shannon Williams. "We listened to our customers at town hall meetings, at our Customer Service Center and at community events. e number one request we heard: make paying bills easier. And that's what we did." Residents can pay the city for sanitation services either in person or by mail. Trail iMproveMenT planned e Capital Area Greenbelt Association last month received city permission to raise money to improve a section of the Capital Area Greenbelt trail that runs through Harrisburg. City Council voted unanimously to designate about six-tenths of a mile of city-owned property along South Cameron Street as public open space for recreation and part of the city's public parklands. e vote also authorized Harrisburg to enter into a cooperative agreement with Dauphin County and the Greenbelt Association to seek funding for construction of a permanent, all-weather trail surface on the property. e association also would be responsible for maintenance. oil Train resolUTion passes Harrisburg City Council last month gave its unanimous consent to a resolution urging the federal government to reduce the risk to the city of oil trains. e resolution urges Congress and the U.S. Department of Transportation to review and update specifications and regulations for tank car design to reduce the risk of derailments. It also urges greater communication between local emergency management officials and the Pennsylvania Emergency Management Agency. About 25 trains pass through Harrisburg each week carrying crude oil from the Bakken fields in the upper Great Plains and Canada, said Councilman Brad Koplinski.

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