radioNOVO News for NWPA 07-09-26

Good morning.A high-stakes non-jury trial begins today in the Crawford County Court of Common Pleas. The City of Meadville is suing Crawford County, claiming that because a comprehensive property assessment has not been conducted since nineteen-sixty-nine, the aging tax system creates vast, unconstitutional inequities that unfairly penalize lower-income homeowners.Meanwhile, Crawford Tech has finalized a comprehensive corrective action plan and appointed a new maintenance supervisor following a state environmental investigation into student asbestos exposure at its off-campus annex building.And Cambridge Springs Borough Council has moved forward with initial reviews of a new tax credit program aimed at boosting volunteer firefighter recruitment and retention numbers.For more news, download the radioNOVO app. I’m Codi Gaboff, radioNOVO News.