MIFFLINTOWN — Juniata Valley Behavioral Well being is within the strategy of transferring to East Market Road in downtown Lewistown.
Company administrator Kathy Whalen supplied an replace to Juniata County commissioners throughout their assembly Tuesday.
When the transfer is full, the company will likely be situated on the decrease degree of the outdated Danks constructing.
“This transfer offers us extra accessibility to the group at giant from our earlier location. We have been capable of proceed doing enterprise in the course of the transfer with the assistance of State School RBA expertise.” Whale mentioned.
The brand new facility opened on January three. Entry for residents of Huntingdon, Juniata and Mifflin counties is offered 24 hours a day, 7 days per week by calling 1-800-929-9583.
Juniata Valley Behavioral Well being offers assist for psychological well being or emotional crises. Spanish-speaking residents can even get service by calling 211.
The commissioners endorsed the custom of preserving and safeguarding the county’s wealthy farmland that’s house to greater than 50 several types of soil by committing county farmland funds for fiscal 12 months 2023.
In different enterprise made Tuesday, Juniata County Commissioners accredited the next:
Tax breaks for Spruce Hill Township primarily based on materials supplied to commissioners;
A purchase order of service settlement between Juniata County Youngsters and Youth Providers and Kathy Penepacker to supply janitorial providers at a complete value of $1,075 monthly.
The time period of the contract is from January 30, 2023 to June 30, 2023; The Pennsylvania Farmland Protect “County Certification of Funds” for the 2023 program 12 months;
The Juniata County Wage Board accredited an annual wage enhance for all present non-union informal part-time positions for fiscal 12 months 2023 efficient January 1, 2023. The wage enhance would be the identical because the 2023 annual enhance for numerous collective bargaining. models.