(File Photo of the Beaver County Courthouse)

Noah Haswell, Beaver County Radio News

(Beaver, PA) Several topics were discussed at the Beaver County Commissioners’ work session this morning at 10 a.m. at the Beaver County Courthouse in Beaver. During the Department Head Report of the work session, Beaver County Controller Maria Longo mentioned the main topic addressed, which was increased and excessive spending as well as spending on items that were unacceptable in Beaver County. Longo addressed this topic in a previous work session three weeks ago, but brought this topic back to the attention of the Commissioners and she said they have the final say on it. The charges from the previous report from Longo “have not been reimbursed, accept for the $32 back from the $3,200 that was spent.” A response that Commissioner Jack Manning made to Longo’s comments was that his job is not to micro-manage the charges of officers, because it is their responsbility to do so. Manning also noted that the Commissioners set the policy for these charges, and if people are not following that policy, they need to be told of their refusal to follow it. In other business, one of the upcoming events for the public to go to in Beaver County that Beaver County Recreation and Tourism Director Tony Caltury mentioned is the Liberty Tree Dedication at Fort McIntosh in Beaver on Saturday, October 25th starting at 11 a.m. with the firing of the cannon as well as the liberty tree being planted, a flyover and light refreshments from 11 to about either 12:30 or 1 p.m. Manning also praised Heritage Valley Health System for signing a deal to join Allegheny Health Network and Highmark Health on Thursday. Beaver County Commissioner Chairman Dan Camp and Manning were there for the event of that signing which Manning noted secures the future for the Medical Center in Beaver and the Heritage Valley Sewickley Hospital. Beaver County Solicitor Garen Fedeles also stated that the rate of returning mail-in ballots for the November 4th, 2025 municipal election in Pennsylvania is 57%, third in the state of Pennsylvania. Fedeles also confirmed that in-office voting is open until 5 p.m. on Tuesday, October 28th.