(Matt Drzik/Beaver County Radio)

The Commissioners’ work session at the Beaver County Courthouse ran through a bevy of notable topics during their delayed session on Wednesday; delayed due to a prior 8:30 meeting with the Beaver County Conservation District running late due to an extended public participation.

When the Commissioners did arrive and Chairman Dan Camp called the session to order, the BOC was presented with an update on the County Budget by financial advisor Corey Troutman. Troutman said that though the County is still in solid shape financially, more work needs done in order to be comfortable:

 

Also discussed at the meeting was the new storage area in the County Courthouse for confiscated guns seized in arrests and indictments. Commissioner Sandie Egley had some concerns about the necessity for such an area as well as which guns would be confiscated; such concerns were echoed by Commissioner Tony Amadio as well. But District Attorney David Lozier reaffirmed the necessity of the new gun storage area, as well as clarifying a couple concerns:

 

Towards the end of the meeting (instead of the usual middle), Solicitor Garen Fedeles addressed his report, including the possibility that Beaver County could be heading to court with several other Pennsylvania counties in an ongoing lawsuit against Johnson & Johnson:

 

The announcement by Fedeles comes on the heels of the ruling earlier this week against Johnson & Johnson in Oklahoma that will cost the company over $500 million dollars (pending appeal).