Dauphin, Perry projects awarded RACP funding 

Six major projects in Dauphin and Perry counties are receiving funds in the latest round of Redevelopment Assistance Capital Program grants. 

State Sen. John DiSanto, R-Dauphin and Perry counties, announced the following grants: 

• Dauphin County Library System ($1 million). The library system’s Walnut Street Harrisburg Expansion project will construct an interior connection between McCormick Riverfront Library and the newly acquired Haldeman Haly House, and renovate Haly House.
• West Hanover Township Municipal Complex ($500,000). The project will construct a 15,000-square-foot municipal facility that will house several township departments.
• Rotunda Brew Pub ($1 million). The property is at the end of heavily trafficked Chocolate Avenue in Derry Township and sits a quarter mile from the recently constructed Town Square. This redevelopment will transition the business model from on-site production with limited space for on-premise consumption to a modernized, state-of-the-art brewpub.
• Swatara Township Municipal Complex Facility ($1 million). The new Fire and Police Public Safety Building will be 50,000 square feet and include secure rooms for meetings with crime victims; joint training facilities for fire and police; and an emergency management operations center.
• Perry County Economic Development Corp. ($1 million). IBS is preparing to construct a state-of-the-art commercial egg hatchery in Perry County Industrial Park.

State Rep. Patti Kim, D-Dauphin County, also announced a $4 million grant to support a project to undertake a complete renovation of the first floor of the former Bishop McDevitt High School into The JEDI Innovation Center. JEDI stands for justice, equality, diversity and inclusion. The center will contain flexible spaces and facilities for educational programs and events including a community concert/lecture hall, library, co-working space, rooftop garden, community kitchen, fresh foods cafe and full-service medical clinic.