The police department has received an $8,000 grant from the Ben Roethlisberger Foundation for the continued funding of its police dog program.

The grant is through the Steelers quarterback's Giving Back Fund. Chief Jeffrey Harbin said the department is compiling a list of uses, including possibly additional training, for the money.

"This money will ensure that our K-9 program, which has been a tremendous asset to our police department in both crime-fighting and public relations, will be adequately funded in the future," Chief Harbin said.

According to Chief Harbin, Carnegie got a bonus when it hired police Officer James Quattro Jr. in March 2009 because he already had a trained K-9, a German shepherd named Dax.

Dax has proven himself. In October, the K-9 found 86 stamp bags of suspected heroin and nearly $2,500 in cash at Carnegie Towers, which led to the arrests of three people.

The Carnegie Community Development Corp. was the grant's nonprofit sponsor.

Supervisors have approved the installation of two road signs that will welcome motorists entering Moon and inform them that the township is the home of Robert Morris University.

The dark blue and silver signs with the RMU logo will be erected on University Boulevard adjacent to the Sewickley Bridge and at the Interstate 376 (former Route 60) Exit 3 interchange leading motorists from the Parkway West onto Business Loop 376 (formerly Business Route 60).

The signs, which are nearly eight feet high and more than six feet wide, will cost RMU $5,500, including fabrication and installation. They will be installed after the ground has thawed.

The signs were approved by a 4-0 vote Feb. 24. Chairman Tim Mc Laughlin was absent.

Board members considered several designs. Supervisor Frank Sinatra said that he liked the one listing Moon Township on the top and RMU on the bottom.

"Robert Morris is part of Moon Township, not vice versa," he said.

Pat Martin of Center Street urged officials Feb. 23 to come up with ways to remove snow more quickly from Glendale, the township's oldest neighborhood where streets are narrow and some residents do not garages.

She said Glendale had so little attention during the recent snowfalls that for the first time she had to make several calls to request help. People rode snowmobiles on the street for days.

Pachel Way, which links Center with Carothers Avenue, was plowed for the first time Feb. 18, the same day that borough workers shoveled the walking steps at Carothers Avenue and Creek Street. Hall Way, a well-used shortcut for walkers, was impassable.

Officials were defensive, noting the recent snow accumulations have been difficult to clear.

"We've been trying to get things caught up since the storm," said manager Denise Fitzgerald. Commissioner David Jason added, "These guys did the best job they could."

But Mrs. Martin said that heavy snowfalls in previous years saw better response. She also noted that Glendale's physical makeup has not changed over the years.

• The board unanimously approved a five-year contract with In Community magazine to produce an eight-page publication that will be mailed to residents four times a year.

The magazine will replace Scott Topics, which has been produced in-house. The annual cost for the new magazine will be about $10,000.

• Bill Quinn was hired on an interim basis to assist in the code enforcement office. He had headed that department before his retirement.

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