Jul. 07, 2021 /
![Green Light-Go Funding Will Benefit 17th District, Says Wentling]()
HARRISBURG – Rep. Parke Wentling (R-Crawford/Erie/Lawrence/Mercer) announced one municipality in the 17th District will receive $220,000 to upgrade traffic signals as part of the Green Light-Go program, administered by the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT).
Jul. 07, 2021 /
![Wentling Announces more than $283,000 in Grant Awards to Fire, EMS Companies in the 17th District]()
HARRISBURG – Rep. Parke Wentling (R-Crawford/Erie/Lawrence/Mercer) announced that the Office of the State Fire Commissioner awarded more than $283,000 in grant awards to 25 fire and emergency medical services departments in the 17th District.
Apr. 21, 2021 /
![Wentling, Laughlin Announce Funding for Western PA Conservancy’s Invasive Species Control Efforts]()
GIRARD – Rep. Parke Wentling (R-Crawford/Erie/Lawrence/Mercer) and Sen. Dan Laughlin (R-Erie) confirmed today that the Western Pennsylvania Conservancy has been awarded a grant totaling $63,083 to implement invasive species control efforts within four high-priority, public use recreational sites located in northwestern Pennsylvania.
Apr. 16, 2021 /
![Wentling Announces $895,000 Transportation Grant Awarded to West Fallowfield Township to Reopen Rocky Glen Road]()
HARRISBURG - Rep. Parke Wentling (R-Crawford/Erie/Lawrence/Mercer) today announced that West Fallowfield Township, Crawford County, has been awarded a transportation grant totaling $895,022 for the rehabilitation and reopening of Rocky Glen Road.
Apr. 14, 2021 /
![Wentling First Co-Sponsor of COVID Vaccinator Restoration Legislation]()
HARRISBURG – Rep, Parke Wentling (R-Crawford/Erie/Lawrence/Mercer) announced today that he is the first co-sponsor of legislation to reverse the unilateral decision by the Department of Health (DOH) to limit the number of COVID-19 vaccinators throughout the Commonwealth.
Apr. 14, 2021 /
![Wentling, Harkins Measure to Cast Wider Net for Lake Erie Fishing Permit Funding Lands $648,300 in Erie Access Improvement Grants]()
HARRISBURG – Reps. Parke Wentling (R-Crawford/Erie/Lawrence/Mercer) and Patrick Harkins (D-Erie), prime sponsors of legislation to broaden the allocation of proceeds from Lake Erie fishing permits (signed into law as Act 56 of 2020), today commended the PA Fish and Boat Commission (PFBC) Board of Commissioners for awarding approximately $648,300 in Erie Access Improvement grants.
Mar. 30, 2021 /
![Wentling Seeks Answers, Restoration for Wolf Department of Health Termination of Local COVID Vaccine Provider]()
CONNEAUT LAKE – Rep. Parke Wentling (R-Crawford/Erie/Lawrence/Mercer) sent the following letter to Gov. Tom Wolf in response to the Pennsylvania Department of Health’s abrupt termination of COVID-19 vaccine supply to local provider Bretton Walberg and Walberg Family Pharmacies. The full letter is attached.
Mar. 03, 2021 /
GIRARD – Rep. Parke Wentling (R-Crawford/Erie/Lawrence/Mercer), chairman of the Joint Legislative Conservation Committee, is once again applauding Pennsylvania Power Company (Penn Power), a subsidiary of FirstEnergy Corp., and the Erie Bird Observatory for the recent installation of a 55-foot wooden pole with an osprey nesting platform at the Bessemer and Lake Erie Railroad’s (B&LE) “KO” junction near the village of Osgood, Mercer County.
Sep. 25, 2020 /
![Vogel, Wentling Announce $153,000 in Recreational Expansion Grants for New Wilmington Borough and Wilmington Township]()
HARRISBURG – Rep. Parke Wentling (R-Crawford/Erie/Lawrence/Mercer) and Sen. Elder Vogel (R-47) confirmed today that more than $153,000 in Community Conservation Partnerships Program (C2P2) grants have been awarded for recreational expansion projects in the Lawrence County communities of New Wilmington Borough and Wilmington Township.
Jul. 09, 2020 /
![Wentling Legislation to Equip Predator Hunters with Thermal and Night Vision Now Law]()
HARRISBURG – Legislation sponsored by Rep. Parke Wentling (R-Crawford/Erie/Lawrence/Mercer) to allow hunters of predatory animals to use thermal and night vision equipment (House Bill 1188) is now law.
Jun. 26, 2020 /
![Wentling, Harkins Measure to Cast Wider Net for Lake Erie Fishing Permit Funding Options Lands on Governor’s Desk]()
HARRISBURG – On Wednesday, the Pennsylvania House once again approved a measure introduced by Reps. Parke Wentling (R-Crawford/Erie/Lawrence/Mercer) and Patrick Harkins (D-Erie), which would broaden the allocation of proceeds from Lake Erie fishing permits or stamps issued by the Pennsylvania Fish and Boat Commission.
Mar. 20, 2020 /
![Wentling’s March 24 Property Tax/Rent Rebate Clinic Canceled Due to GECAC Albion Senior Center Closure]()
HARRISBURG – Due to the temporary closing of the GECAC Northwestern Senior Center, 9 Academy St., Albion, Rep. Parke Wentling (R-Crawford/Erie/Lawrence/Mercer) is canceling his previously scheduled, Tuesday, March 24, Property Tax Rent Rebate program clinic at the facility.
Mar. 09, 2020 /
CONNEAUT LAKE - Rep. Parke Wentling (R-Crawford/Erie/Lawrence/Mercer) today congratulated the Northwest Workforce Development Board for qualifying to receive a $90,189 grant from the State/Local Internship Program (SLIP).
Mar. 04, 2020 /
ERIE – On March 3, Rep. Parke Wentling (R-Crawford/Erie/Lawrence/Mercer) met with PA Fish and Boat Commission (PFBC) Executive Director Tim Schaeffer (center) and PFBC District 1 Commissioner Dan Pastore during a legislative briefing held at the Tom Ridge Environmental Center.
Mar. 02, 2020 /
![Wentling Announces Boating Facility Funding Awarded to Expand Parking Access at Cochranton Landing]()
COCHRANTON - Rep. Parke Wentling (R-Crawford/Erie/Lawrence/Mercer) today announced that the Pennsylvania Fish and Boat Commission (PFBC) has awarded a Boating Facility grant totaling $1,000 to the Cochranton Area Redevelopment Effort (CARE).
Feb. 27, 2020 / Press Release
![District 17 Schools Awarded $1,850,500 in School Safety and Security Grants, Confirms Wentling]()
HARRISBURG – Rep. Parke Wentling (R-Crawford/Erie/Lawrence/Mercer) announced today that 11 schools and one Intermediate Unit that serve the 17th Legislative District have been awarded approximately $1,850,566 in grants via the School Safety and Security Grant Program.
Feb. 24, 2020 /
![Wentling Applauds Latest Expansion of Pioneer Partnership to Protect Ospreys and Prevent Power Outages]()
GIRARD – Rep. Parke Wentling (R-Crawford/Erie/Lawrence/Mercer), chairman of the Joint Legislative Conservation Committee, applauded Pennsylvania Power Company (Penn Power), a subsidiary of FirstEnergy Corp., and the Erie Bird Observatory for the recent installation of two osprey nesting platforms in Mercer and Crawford counties.
Feb. 06, 2020 /
![Wentling Announces Property Tax/Rent Rebate Clinics]()
HARRISBURG – Rep. Parke Wentling (R-Crawford/Erie/Lawrence/Mercer) announced his office will again hold clinics across the 17th Legislative District to assist residents with filing for the Property Tax/Rent Rebate Program.
Jan. 22, 2020 /
![Wentling’s Lake Erie Groin Fee Exemption Legislation Approved for House Consideration]()
HARRISBURG – On Wednesday, the Pennsylvania House Environmental Resources and Energy Committee approved legislation sponsored by Rep. Parke Wentling (R-Crawford/Erie/Lawrence/Mercer) which would officially define “groin structures” and exempt non-commercial groin owners from paying excessive Submerged Lands License Agreement (SLLA) fees.
Jan. 14, 2020 /
![Wentling Seeking Local Cold War Veterans for Special Recognition]()
CONNEAUT LAKE – state Rep. Parke Wentling (R-Crawford/Erie/Lawrence/Mercer) is partnering with state Sen. Dan Laughlin (R-Erie) and the office of U.S. Senator Pat Toomey to honor local Cold War-era veterans.