(Matt Drzik/Beaver County Radio)

First off, you might notice some missing persons from the above photo. That’s because Commissioner Chairman Dan Camp (undisclosed) and Solicitor Garen Fedeles (vacation) were both absent from the day’s meeting. In Camp’s absence, Commissioner Sandie Egley (formerly the chairwoman) led the work session.

During the relatively brief session, Commissioner Egley revealed that one week after her announcement about Aliquippa returning their paperwork regarding building permits, that South Heights had reached out to the County Courthouse:

 

Also during the latter stages of the meeting; Dennis Garrett, who spoke on behalf of the Wampum chapter of the North Country Trail Association, made a request that South Beaver, Darlington, and Big Beaver have access to GIS information while having each municipality’s $300 fee for the info waived. Commissioner Tony Amadio seemed reluctant to the request, concerned that such a waiver would create a domino effect for other non-profit organizations:

 

But Garrett responded to Amadio unflinchingly:

 

The goal for the Trail Association is to reroute the trail away from public roads in order to have a safer and more continuous hiking trail.

The Commissioners’ public session is April 11 at 10:00 AM.