As budget discussions continue in Harrisburg, county officials throughout the state have expressed concerns about Gov. Josh Shapiro's plan to properly fund county mental health services. Last year, the county's mental health base fund received a much-needed increase of $20 million, ...
The Observer-Reporter made a grave mistake when it allowed newly-minted Washington County Commissioner Electra Janis to occupy the paper’s opinion page on May 20 with 42 column inches of nothing more than a self-serving political ad. There was very little opinion, but a liberal sprinkling ...
I'm curious why the following accomplishment of Washington County Commissioner Electra Janis was not mentioned in her May 20 op-ed "My work as a county commissioner, so far": She helped suppress the votes of 251 registered Washington County voters in the May primary election. Ann ...
Time and events are forces beyond our control, and they move quickly, often deviating from our expectations. This reality has held true for the first four months of my tenure as vice chair of the Washington County Board of Commissioners. However, we must not allow these external factors to ...
I recently supported the creation of a Washington County blight mitigation and demolition program to combat the blight problem throughout our county. This program aims to tackle the residential, commercial and industrial blight that has plagued our communities for years. By ...
As we anxiously await spring, let us remember what a treasure our county park system is to our residents and others in the region. We have 5,500 acres of park land in Washington County, offering picnic shelters, nature trails, bicycle and bridle trails, hunting and fishing, recreational ...
