Posted by todd on June 02, 2003 at 20:13:08:
In Reply to: Re: elections posted by Joe on June 02, 2003 at 16:32:02:
> > > I must agree, we are in need of change regarding our
commissioners'.
> > Neither Dunmire nor Scahill have the vision to better this county.
Jobs
> > continue to leave this area as well as the young people. What action
> have
> > they taken-a few industrial parks employing a limited number of
people.
> > The number of new jobs created does not compare to the number of jobs
or
> > young people the county has lost. What are the current commissioners'
> > doing to correct this problem-nothing. In a few more years, Armstrong
> > County will resemble a ghosttown. Who do we have to blame-past and
> > current commissioners who have done little for the people of this
> county.
> > > Now that we have this new jail, how many additional people had to
be
> > employed? Notlong before they will have to raise taxes to pay for the
> > loan on the jail and employee cost.
> > > It's time for both Dunmire and Scahill to step down because they
lack
> > the ability to better this county.
> > > you have to drive to pittsburgh if you want to work. nothing pays
> around
> > here. look at the jail, a corrections officer starts out at $7.00 hr.
> you
> > can barely live on that. then, you have to know someone to get hired.
> > thats the problem with this town, IF YOU WANT TO GET ANYWHERE, YOU
HAVE
> TO
> > KISS SOMEONE'S A**.
> There are some people who control this county and have for years,
did
> you read the Trib this weekend, R Claypoole who owns Moonlight Mushrooms
> is part of a group that is trying to gain control of Sylvan Corp.,
another
> major player in the acquisition is Snyder Assoc., sometimes I think they
> want to see Armstrong County have no jobs except those of which they are
> accociated with then they have their employees where they want them- if
> there were some viable jobs in Armstrong County do you think the
mushroom
> farm could attract any employees or else they would have to raise the
pay
> scale to attract them , so there is still the good old boys in charge ,
> just like some rural southern state. There have not been many decent
> paying jobs coming in to the county but many, many have left.The only
> raises here are the number of elderly, property taxes, and number of
> unemployed/underemployed.
> over in saxonburg, they just opened up the victory road industrial park.
theres already 3 big companies in there and aldi's is putting in a
distribution center. do you know how many jobs that will create. LOOK AT
OUR INDUSTRIAL PARK!! there's a business in there that utilizes water jets
that employs 1 person other than the owner. the only thing we get around
here is PROMISES!!!
> look at the riverfront park, we pay for that and no one uses it.
entertainment for the folk festival and the vendors complain that the
crowd is down below. cant even fish where the docks are, but you rarely
see boats at them especially at night when people fish.
> the other thing that i think is funny about the boat docks, that they
are supposed to be a public access, but a wheelchair would not be able to
go down them. how would a handicap person get up/down them if they were on
a boat such as a pontoon boat?