Commissioner vows to work on problem
I have been a Fayette County commissioner for just three years, but I took the recent release of the census numbers in a way that motivated me to find the solution to a problem that has existed long before I took office,
I guess it is my problem now, and I want to address it and solve it. The loss of 700 jobs at the SCI in German Twp. is now a distant nightmare. We need to do this on our own without promises but with hard work on presenting what Fayette County offers with a strong work force and labor groups who realize the balance of a strong working relationship.
We also need to look at the quality of life and expand on it as we are by looking at our parks in our recreation departments and programs to help our working families. And don’t forget the natural beauty of this county and what it brings to the table as well as the being so rich in history.
That’s enough of dwelling in the past, though. As one of your editorials put it several months ago, “It’s Our Time.”
I am committed along with my colleague Commissioner Vincent Vicites to work with other government leaders and private sector members to work on this problem. We have so much to offer now with highway development being completed and the opportunity to act as a bedroom community to Pittsburgh and Morgantown, but we have to want more.
We can’t wait until a prison is built or a gaming license is issued. All of that is fine, but it is up to us to work over the next several years and get the job done. We have a county that has what it takes. Now it is up to us. We have to talk about the problem and face it, not decline comment about it.
I agree with your editorial about the census, and I am ready and willing to sit down and search for answers to this problem. That’s what leaders do and we have some good leaders in this county that I know will join me.
This is not a time for insults, but a time for ideas. Those that have no ideas should please leave the room. The future of Fayette County and future generations are depending on us, so let’s get to work, and get it done.