radioNOVO News for Altoona: August 6, 2026

RNN ALTOONA 08/06/26          AN ALTOONA INMATE AWAITING TRIAL ON BURGLARY CHARGES IS SEEKING TO JOIN A FEDERAL CLASS-ACTION LAWSUIT OVER CONDITIONS AT THE BLAIR COUNTY PRISON.          31-YEAR-OLD ASHER TRAINER FILED A PETITION IN JOHNSTOWN FEDERAL COURT, CITING SEVERE HEALTH AND SAFETY VIOLATIONS. HIS COMPLAINTS INCLUDE EXTREME OVERCROWDING, BLACK MOLD PAINTED OVER IN THE SHOWERS, MICE IN THE KITCHEN, AND AN INCIDENT WHERE FOOD WAS SERVED WHILE SEPTIC WASTE BACKED UP. COUNTY OFFICIALS SAY THEY ARE AWARE OF THE ISSUES, THOUGH PLANS FOR A NEW PRISON ARE CURRENTLY ON HOLD.          PLANS FOR A NEW CHIPOTLE MEXICAN GRILL IN THE PARK HILLS PLAZA ARE MOVING FORWARD FOLLOWING UNANIMOUS APPROVAL BY THE LOGAN TOWNSHIP PLANNING COMMISSION.          QUATTRO DEVELOPMENT PLANS TO BREAK GROUND IN OCTOBER ON A NEW 23-HUNDRED-SQUARE-FOOT LOCATION, FEATURING THIRTY PARKING SPACES AND A "CHOPOTLANE" FOR DRIVE-THRU ORDERS.            DEVELOPERS SAY THE LOCATION WILL RELIEVE HEAVY TRAFFIC AT THE EXISTING OSGOOD DRIVE CHIPOTLE—CURRENTLY RANKED AMONG THE TOP FIVE PERCENT BUSIEST IN THE U.S. EXTERIOR CONSTRUCTION IS EXPECTED TO FINISH BEFORE THANKSGIVING, WITH INTERIOR WORK CONTINUING INTO EARLY NEXT YEAR.