PROPERTY SURVEY — The McKees Rocks Community Development Corp. (MRCDC) is coordinating a vacant property survey in the Borough. The purpose is to determine how many properties are currently vacant and blighted. To complete the survey, neighborhood volunteers will be […]
Gov. Tom Wolf has announced a $2.3 million investment to support blight remediation in McKees Rocks. The announcement was made Aug. 20, when Secretary of the Department of Community and Economic Development (DCED) Dennis Davin joined Sen. Wayne Fontana, County […]
QUICK SHARE WITH MRCDC Join us on zoom at 6 p.m. on Wednesday, Aug. 18 as we continue our ongoing series entitled Quick Shares with MRCDC. This installment will focus on discussing a new employment opportunity with the MRCDC: Community […]
McKees Rocks Community Development Corporation Executive Director Taris Vrcek with BlackTea BrownSuga Network CEO Eszquire Harris during the Little Viking's flag football event at Rangers Field. Youth Advisory Board BlackTeaBrownSuga Network CEO Eszquire Harris also spoke April 3 to the […]
HAPPY ANNIVERSARY – Its been over six years since the McKees Rocks Community Development Corporation (MRCDC) convened the first meeting of the Sto-Rox Youth Partnership and the collaborative organization is still going strong. That first meeting – held at the […]
McKees Rocks Community Development Corp. joined the Little Vikings at Rangers Field in the McKees Rocks Bottoms April 3 with delicious Doughboy’s Pizza in hand to help kick-off the Flag Football season. While there, members of the staff and board […]
Thank you to everyone who came out to talk with us during our March 20th “Canopy Conversations” event. The weather was beautiful making for a great day for people to come outside and connect on the First Day of Spring. […]
‘Canopy Conversations’ As the one-year mark of COVID-19 dramatically changing our lives comes and goes, we are planning to acknowledge this time with a “Canopy Conversations” event from 1 to 3 p.m. on Saturday, March 20 at 533 Chartiers Avenue, […]
BLIGHT REMEDIATION – A $1 Million Redevelopment and Capital Assistance Program grant from the state is earmarked for the launch of a vacant property plan in McKees Rocks. The grant awarded to McKees Rocks and 3241 Development will support the […]
There will be a free Pop-Up Shop event Feb. 20 providing brand new clothes, shoes and accessories from rue21 for any youth ages 18 and under to take home free of charge. Shoes range from size 6 to 11 and […]