Soup Sampling Luncheon

Thirteen Keller Engineers employees graciously volunteered to make their favorite soup recipes to share with everyone for lunch on Monday, February 19th. The large variety included Butternut Squash, Creamy Potato, Tuscan Stew, Gumbo, Chicken Orzo, Stuffed Pepper, Italian Farro, Broccoli Cheese, Italian Wedding, Taco, Chicken Corn, Creamy Chicken Ham & Wild Rice, and Beef Barley! An assortment of crackers and homemade bread courtesy of Pizza Boulevard were also served. THANK YOU Soup Chefs and the entire Activities Committee for a fantastic meal!!

2024 Fight to CAN Hunger

The 15th Annual Engineers Fight to CAN Hunger event took place between February 1, 2024 and February 22, 2024. Keller Engineers, along with four other participating firms, held internal competitions, hosted activities, and accepted donations to raise funds for those in our community who are less fortunate. Keller Engineers and the other

participating firms came together on Friday, February 23^rd to present their checks to the American Rescue Workers. This year, Keller Engineers raised a total of $1,600.

Over the past 15 years, to celebrate National Engineers Week (February 18^th -24^th), Keller Engineers has donated more than 18,745 lbs. of non-perishable food items and $10,570. The money is used to purchase food, toiletries, and clothing, and to provide rent and utility assistance.

In 2023, the American Rescue Workers served 1,830 families with a total of 4,517 individuals, in addition to providing twelve local pantries with 245,218 lbs. of food.

Project Groundbreaking

Carroll Valley Wastewater Treatment Plant

On February 2nd, Carroll Valley Borough officials, state officials, and other dignitaries, came together for a Groundbreaking ceremony to celebrate the much anticipated construction of a new 0.250 MGD sequencing batch reactor wastewater treatment plant, including a screening unit, UV disinfection, an operations/laboratory building, and demolition of the existing plant. Keller Engineers' services include surveying, planning, design, permitting, bidding, construction management, and inspection.

Project Uniqueness/Challenges: The project must be constructed on an extremely limited property while maintaining full operation of the existing plant.

Safe Street Grants

The following information is courtesy of the Pennsylvania State Association of Township Supervisors.

Safe Streets and Roads for All Grants Available

The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Highway Administration is accepting applications for the FY2024 round of funding under the Safe Streets and Roads for All (SS4A) grant program. This program was created under the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law to support local initiatives to prevent transportation-related death and serious injury on roads and streets.

Municipalities are eligible to apply for projects supporting planning, infrastructure, behavioral, and operational initiatives to prevent death and serious injury on roads and streets involving all roadway users, including pedestrians, bicyclists, public transportation users, motorists, and commercial vehicle operators.

The SS4A program provides funding for two types of grants:

Planning and Demonstration Grants to develop, complete, or update a comprehensive safety action plan, a well-defined strategy to prevent roadway fatalities and serious injuries in a locality. Planning and Demonstration Grants have three application deadlines: April 4, May 16, and August 29, 2024. Following each deadline, USDOT will review applications received to date.
Implementation Grants to implement strategies or projects, including construction projects, consistent with an existing Action Plan. The Implementation Grants application deadline is May 16, 2024.

For more information, including the notice of funding, how to apply, frequently asked questions, and webinars, visit the SS4A Program Page on USDOT’s website.