Municipalities in 183rd Awarded Grants, Mako Says

May 20, 2026

HARRISBURG – Rep. Zach Mako (R-Lehigh/Northampton) today announced he helped secure almost $523,000 in Local Share Account (LSA) grants from the Commonwealth Financing Authority (CFA) for projects in the 183rd Legislative District.

Act 71 of 2004 provides for the distribution of LSA gaming revenues through the CFA to support projects of public interest within the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania.

“I’m grateful to partner with Sens. Nick Miller and Jarrett Coleman to secure funding for these projects,” Mako said. “These resources will support the repair and replacement of essential infrastructure and equipment that municipalities and organizations rely on to better serve our community. I’m glad to help pursue this funding, as moving forward without it would have been difficult.”

Municipalities receiving LSA funding are:

• Northampton Borough – $59,397 to replace the police chief’s command vehicle.
• Lehigh Township – $89,500 to replace its mobile vehicle radios in its police vehicles and its base station at the police department due to a change in Northampton County 911 dispatching.
• Lehigh Township – $60,987 to replace its police radios to secure, modern digital devices, which will improve interoperability with surrounding areas.
• Slatington Borough – $36,241 to purchase a new patrol vehicle for the police department.
• Slatington Borough – $17,422 to make critical roof repairs to the Slatington Public Library.
• Walnutport Borough – $56,911 to purchase a new camera system for four patrol cars, body-worn cameras for its officers and tasers.
• Walnutport Borough – $202,432 to replace an aging and malfunctioning municipal dump truck.

The 183rd House District includes Lowhill and North Whitehall townships and Slatington Borough in Lehigh County. It also consists of Allen, East Allen, Lehigh and Moore (part) townships, and Bath, North Catasauqua, Northampton and Walnutport boroughs in Northampton County.

Representative Zachary Mako
183rd Legislative District
Pennsylvania House of Representatives
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