(File Photo of the Beaver County Courthouse)

Noah Haswell, Beaver County Radio News

(Beaver, PA) Several topics were discussed during the Beaver County Commissioners’ work session Wednesday morning at the County Courthouse.  The main topic was when Beaver County Recreation and Tourism Director Tony Caltury gave an update to the Commissioners about rules for locals walking their dogs off leash. Commissioner Jack Manning brought this issue up at a previous work session on April 29th because he has gotten several complaints about it happening at Brady’s Run Park because people are either jogging or walking through there and are being approached by dogs that are not on a leash. Caltury received some rules for dogs being walked off leash from sources like Solicitor Garen Fedeles’ office. These rules need to be reviewed. The rules will also be updated and will be presented to the Commissioners “for an updated ordinance.” Caltury also stated: “I think one of the questions we’ll have is ‘Who is the enforcing agents of said instructions and violations?'” Solicitor Fedeles also mentioned some things to keep in mind. There will be a police memorial in Beaver in front of the County Courthouse on Friday at 10 a.m., so residents should know that the roads around there will be shut down at around 8:30 a.m. or 9 a.m. Fedeles also informed the public that Beaver County is still the number one county in the state in terms of ballots returned at 73%. The 2026 Primary election day in Pennsylvania is May 19th, and the County Courthouse is open to the public on that day. If you have a matter that is related to the election, you can visit the county’s elections office. Fedeles also mentioned some upcoming resolutions for tomorrow, which includes most of them as community development projects. These include one for a portion to assist Harmony Township in having their municipal building redone and another one for a sewer line improvement in Rochester Borough.