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September 30, 2026

Vacant Land For Sale

The Borough of Ebensburg is offering for sale by sealed bid real property consisting of two adjoining vacant land parcels totaling approximately 1.9 acres.  The parcels are irregular in shape with access via Maplebrook Road in Cambria Township (commonly referred to as the “Crestwood” neighborhood). The parcels are zoned R-SH — Single Household Residential, are partially cleared and are relatively flat in contour. The land has public water and sewer service available nearby along with natural gas and electric service (exact location to be verified by bidders). The property includes parcel no. 08-020. -140.000 and parcel no. 08-057. -504.002 having a total assessed value of $660 with annual taxes of $73. The land was recently appraised at a value of $128,000 which by law is the minimum acceptable bid.

As a matter of disclosure, It should be noted years ago, this property served as the “Borough Dump”.  As such, the Borough makes no representations regarding the environmental condition of the property or its suitability for use.

Offers will be accepted in sealed envelopes to addressed to the attention of the Borough Manager marked “Maplebrook Road Property Bid” to be received at the Borough Office at 300 W High St., Ebensburg, PA 15931 on or before November 20, 2026. The successful bidder shall be required to provide a non-refundable deposit of $5,000.00 within 5 days of award notification, with the condition that payment of the remaining balance is to be made within 60 days of the award by Borough Council. Buyer shall pay one half of the transfer tax along with Buyer’s other customary closing costs. Additional information and photos can be found on the Borough website.

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Ebensburg’s Halloween Parade & Trick-or-Treat will be held on Saturday, October 31st.

The parade will begin at 1 pm at Dauntless Fire Hall on W. Sample Street. It will turn right onto N. Center, right onto W. High Street and then right again on Julian Street. Trick-or-Treating will start from there and will go until 4 pm.

Along the route, be sure to pick-up treats from the Ebensburg VFW, Wolf’s Performing Arts who will be set-up in Penn Eben Gazebo, a Trunk or Treat at Ebensburg Methodist Church and at Bishop Carroll High School.

Residents who are interested in participating should leave a porch light on.

*Wolf’s Performing Arts is hosting their Howl-O-Ween Trick-or-Treat in Penn Eben Park. This event will feature inflatable Halloween figures for photo opportunities, as well as bags of goodies for each child.

Following Ebensburg’s Trick-or-Treat, the YPCC will be hosting a Halloween Party with food and craft vendors from 3 to 5 pm. Visit their Facebook event page for more details.

The Borough of Ebensburg is requesting sealed bids for following:

A Kohler (or similar unit) 26 KW Generator 400 Amp with a Double Lug Auto Transfer installed at the Ebensburg Municipal Building at 300 W. High Street, Ebensburg, PA 15931.

Bid shall include all hardware and fasteners and four (4) concrete bollards installed in the rear of the building.

Also, a bid to update municipal building’s current meter base for two (2) breaker panels and one (1) new breaker panel to meet NEC specifications. Grounding as required.

The bid should be submitted with both quotes and then a combined quote for this installation request. Sealed bids directed to Borough Manager and dropped off at 300 West High Street, Ebensburg PA 15931 no later than 3 PM on September 28, 2026.