tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24085209260858797082012-02-16T03:51:03.557-05:00From Inside the Commissioners Office and Beyond...Mark W. Smithhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07679147035268398281noreply@blogger.comBlogger160125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2408520926085879708.post-25571601383722369722011-11-05T21:49:00.002-04:002011-11-05T21:52:13.512-04:00

p { margin-bottom: 0.08in; } Commissioner Mark W. Smith's Statement on Upcoming Election November 5, 2011 As election day draws closer, letters to the editor and the attacks on the candidates have made their way to the pages of the local papers. Even more concerning is a widespread mail piece which misconstrues decisions I've made while in office. That piece of mail, sent out by the

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Smith For Commissioner Pig Roast Fundraiser has been Rescheduled due to the flooding! New date and time below!Sunday, October 2nd from 1:00pm-4:00pm Cost: $20.00 All you can EatLocation: Ridgebury Sportsmens Club, 961 Centerville Rd. (Ridgebury Township)For Tickets/RSVP Contact: Mark Smith 570-867-1757 mark.votesmith2011@gmail.com

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I gave the following speech tonight at the Democratic Spring Dinner: @font-face { font-family: "Cambria"; }p.MsoNormal, li.MsoNormal, div.MsoNormal { margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Cambria; color: black; }div.Section1 { page: Section1; } Just over three years ago I was sworn in as your Bradford County Commissioner. It has been a pleasure, a challenge, an

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Dear Governor Corbett,Issue after issue has arisen in Bradford County in relation to the development of natural gas in Bradford County. Most recently there was a major incident involving a well blowout in Leroy Township, Bradford County. This major incident is just one more issue our county is dealing with in regards to the development of the Marcellus Shale.I have a number of concerns I would

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Guidelines for Commissioners Meetings "At the Bradford County Commissioners’ meeting held on April 14, 2011, Chairman Mark W. Smith implemented guidelines for conduct at Commissioners’ meetings. These new guidelines are meant to ensure that members of the public have equal opportunity to address the Board of Commissioners in a timely manner and that each person is heard respectfully. In past

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Currently attending the Marcellus Shale Commission's Public Health, Safety, and Environmental Protection workgroup meeting. - Posted from my iPhone

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I took part in a discussion forum yesterday that included four key Pennsylvania legislators, Jay Costa, (D - Allegheny), Senate Minority Leader; Patrick Browne, (R - Lehigh, Monroe, Pike), Senate Majority Whip; Michael Hanna, (D - Centre, Clinton), House Minority Whip; and Donna Oberlander, (R - Clarion), representing the House Majority Leader.I used my time to discuss the impact of natural gas

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Last week was I spent Saturday morning at the Sayre Historical Society for Sayre Borough's 120th Birthday Party. The commissioners passed a proclamation wishing the borough a happy birthday. You can read the proclamation HERE. Also attended a benefit dinner in Sayre that evening. This past week we spent time interviewing candidates for an open position. We also met with the library board to

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www.votesmith2011.comIt is with great pride that I, Mark W. Smith, announce my candidacy for re-election as your Bradford County Commissioner. I am asking for your vote in the May 17th primary election.Throughout my first term as chairman of the county commissioners I have moved Bradford County forward in a new direction. I have worked hard to responsibly manage the county budget and to keep

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Happy New Year! First day back to the courthouse in the new year and I spent my first little bit of the morning listing all the little things I needed to follow up on. I met with the Chief Clerk to go over the expansive agenda for Thursday which includes all the salary approvals and changes for 2011 as well as the advertisements for meetings for 2011. I made some follow up calls and returned some

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2011 State of the Bradford County Budget Report

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Well, we are going through budget time right now and a busy few weeks are ahead. Luckily we have John Sullivan keep things light around the office with some good humor. But looking ahead at the next few I will be at the county commissioners conference for a few days, looking at the budget and writing the end of the year report to the taxpayers just to name a few. oh yes, and we have a newsletter

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Oh my, I guess I have really been letting my blog go by the wayside the last few weeks. Don't worry it's because I've been busy and that's a good thing. Today I spent the day working on the county newsletter and going over the updated page for the natural gas information page on the county website. New information will be available on the web-page and it will be laid out so that it is easier to

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It was a good week...We moved forward with the guaranteed energy savings project financing...get the story (HERE). This was a great step forward and one of the projects is already finished and working.I had a meeting at the Governors Office in Harrisburg on Wednesday. I even had a chance to meet one of his office administrators who is from Bradford County and who's parents still live in the Troy

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If you haven't heard yet there is a Webinar I am involved in regarding the Marcellus Shale. Here is the link to Register. The Webinar is being sponsored by Penn State Cooperative Extension. the title of the webinar is Local Natural Gas Task Force.View the full press release from Penn State Extension.In other news... the office has been a bit busy as we try to narrow down the financing for the

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I returned Wednesday from our annual county commissioners meeting in state college. As you might imagine natural gas dominated many of the discussions that took place. I moderated a session on the effects on our county. Our human services director was part ifthe panel. It seemed to pretty well and sparked a lot of interest. Severance tax was a hot topic. We are of course fighting for a local

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This was news interview I did yesterday on the shortage of housing in the county.

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I have downloaded a new app for my iphone to blog with so I am giving it a shot tonight. Anyway...In more important news we had a meeting with Johnson Controls this week to discuss the start of the renovations for the guaranteed energy savings project. I also had two sub committee meetings for the gas advisory committee this week for government relations and public education. On the public

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Having the Governor here last week was exciting. It's not too often Bradford County gets that kind of opportunity to share with the Governor and the a wider array of media that accompanies that office, the needs of our county. Especially in such a crucial time. It was a little bit of rushing around to get things ready for the event but the maintenance staff and the cleaning crew did a great job

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Here are my remarks from this afternoon's press conference regarding the Natural Gas Severance Tax.Natural Gas Severance Tax/Fiscal Code Signing/Rendell Press Conference Remarks_7-6-2010

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Last week was a busy one with the approval of the energy savings (press release HERE) project being finalized and not to mention getting ready for the Northern Tier Marcellus Shale Gas Expo in Troy. We are moving forward with the energy project ASAP as we have a major issue with the chiller system at the manor so that piece of equipment has already been ordered. Th rest of the project we will

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I was out of town at the end of this week at a County Commissioners meeting, out in Erie. Once a year we meet in another county and do a tour for the board members. It is always interesting to see what goes on in other counties. Erie has been cleaning up their Bay front for several years. I must say it is a remarkable transformation. Then on the next day we have our regular board meeting. The

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Yesterday we proclaimed "Salvation Army Week" in Bradford County. Read more about the Salvation Army HERE. Tomorrow morning I am off to the opening of the LeRoy Heritage Museum.I also testified before the PA House Finance Committee Testimony below:Finance Committee Testimony 5-13-2010

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There is so much going on right now that I have deleted the first sentance of this blog five or six times now not knowing where to start... Just for laughs I was thinking about starting off with one of John's old timer jokes...he has had a lot of them lately. But he is better at telling jokes than I am. He just has that way about him. Actually him and Doug can be quite a comedic duo. When I came

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