The purchase of the Rosebud railroad line right-of-way along the Allegheny River by Armstrong Trails has made the development of a trail along the Kiskiminetas river from Schenley through Leechburg to Hyde Park an obvious extension. The Armstrong Trails purchased…
The purchase of the Rosebud railroad line right-of-way along the Allegheny River by Armstrong Trails has made the development of a trail along the Kiski river from Schenley through Leechburg to Hyde Park an obvious extension. The purchased right-of-way includes…
The LACDC donated $10.000 toward the replacement of the concession stand deck at the softball field at the Leechburg Gilpin Park. That project was completed in the Fall of 2022. At the Leechburg Area Pool this Spring, the LACDC replaced…
With the passing of Mayer Dobos, we took steps to assure that his project of establishing a primitive river access ramp would continue to move forward. Working with Leechburg Boro Council and the Kiski Watershed Association, the project progressed to…
The Riverbank office rental and coworking space continues to serve the community. Two tenants continue to utilize office space in the Riverbank for their businesses. Nancy Shaffer, a manager for Boston based Stran Corporation, is using a private office to…
The co-working space is starting to see more activity and tenants as the word gets out on what the space has to offer. We have several new tenants including: A Student from the University of Pittsburgh that is finding a…
The LACDC assists with the “Mayor’s” project. For the last 2 years the Leechburg Area Community Development Corporation has assisted Mayor Wayne Dobos in his quest to revitalize the Leechburg River Front Park with a project to build a river…
On June 10th the board of the Leechburg Area Community Development Corporation voted to set aside $20,000 for the completion of two projects, one at the Leechburg Pool and another at the Leechburg-Gilpin Park. The project identified at the pool…
November 17th was the kick off event to begin the official marketing of the Leechburg Coworking Space at the Riverbank Center,the former First Commonwealth Leechburg Bank. The Riverbank is owned by the Leechburg Area Community Development Corporation(LACDC) and has been…
In November 2019, the Board began to entertain the possibility of establishing a coworking space for the Leechburg area to give residents working at home an alternative to their kitchen table. We began visiting coworking venues and talking with managers. …