Comments on Mark W. Smith: Statement on Closing the South Towanda Daycare Fac...

Matt, There is not a loss of daycare, but a loss...

2009-05-25T21:07:41.287-04:00

Matt,
There is not a loss of daycare, but a loss of one particular facility. Daycare in our county did not disappear with this decision. There are daycares available to parents in the Towanda region of the county. It is a county facility that had to close because we can not afford to keep it open. However, the daycare program is still in existance where it seems to be the most necessary

Mark, Very good decision on the part of the BC co...

2009-05-25T03:10:30.596-04:00

Mark,

Very good decision on the part of the BC commissioners and for the taxpayers. This might also be an opportunity for a young entrepreneur to start a day-care business in Bradford County.

Employees have the opportunity to apply for any op...

2009-05-22T20:58:05.690-04:00

Employees have the opportunity to apply for any open postions within the county and depending on thier qualifications they can be hired. It was well explained why the daycare at South Towanda had to close and as for hiring into other departments, depending on the department, we may need to fill slots to get work done that needs to be done. Simply "absorbing employees" may sound like a great idea

In a county that is changing drastically, taking r...

2009-05-22T03:53:08.691-04:00

In a county that is changing drastically, taking resources away from the citizens that are struggling seems like a bad decision. We are seeing a rise in violent crime, including an armed robbery in Towanda, increases in poverty and homelessness and horrible loss of employment and opportunity for our citizens. Gas drilling is not bringing the promised bushels of jobs to our citizens even though a

Why are the commissioners laying people off from t...

2009-05-22T02:52:35.714-04:00

Why are the commissioners laying people off from the daycare program but hiring in other departments? Wouldn't good management include a plan to absorb the staff into other programs before hiring new employees? Will you and the other commissioners committ to re-hiring those laid off employees before hiring anyone else into the county?