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Key Issues

*Regional Police Service

PoliceKey issues for the area's regional police service:

  1. White Township has NO local police service.
  2. Relies solely on the Pennsylvania State Police for enforcement.
  3. The response time for State Police is often excessive.
  4. Three bills to charge localities for State Police service have been proposed in the General Assembly in Harrisburg; passage of any of the bills would cost White Township tens of thousands of dollars
    [PA House bills 1500 and 747 and Senate bill 984].

My Commitment to Solve:

  1. Take the money the Township would have to spend on State Police and use it within our municipality by collaborating with the Indiana Borough Police.
  2. If elected I will personally work with local and state representatives to locate and implement these grant programs to help offset the cost.
    1. COPS Universal Hiring Grant Program
    2. D.A.R.E. Program
    3. Municipal Seat Belt and Child Restraint Education & Enforcement Programs.
  3. Enforce our local laws and local codes.

Read more about this issue in a recent article in the Pittsburgh Post Gazette.

*White's Woods

White's WoodsKey issues for White’s Woods:

  1. The incumbent supervisors support excessive timbering in this area over the next 10 years, with 229 of the 245 acres being harvested.
  2. They intend to thin the deer herd with bow and arrow and/or muzzleloader hunting.
  3. They plan to construct demonstration areas along White’s Woods trails to educate people about forest harvest and management procedure without planning for funding the programs.

My Commitment to Solve:

  1. Preserve White’s Woods as a nature park.  This will coincide with the Project 70, Land Acquisition and Borrowing Act, that was used to purchase the land.
  2. Research the history of White’s Woods and build a replica of the original home settlement and have education programs in the house.
  3. Research feasibility of utilizing wild animal birth control procedures as an alternative prior to rushing to thin the deer population with bow and arrow and/or muzzleloader hunting.
PDF - James' SpeechRead James' Q&A on White's Woods

 

 

*Protecting Property Values


Key issues for protecting property values:

  1. No White Township ordinances are currently in place to protect homeowners’ property values.
  2. There is inconsistent usage of the current Code Enforcement Laws.
  3. There are currently no zoning regulations that would prevent a large and noisy business to locate in residential neighborhoods; this will be a concern as the township commercial areas expand.

My Commitment to Solve:

  • Work with local and county representatives to implement policies to protect your property value.
  • Be actively involved in making sure local police service as well as the Code Enforcement Officer are enforcing the laws within White Township.
  • Actively work together to implement a zoning ordinance for White Township.

 

PDF - James' SpeechRead James' Campaign Kickoff Speech

Please send me your comments and questions on these issues so I can address them for you. And let's put White’s Woods and White Township back into the hands of the taxpayers.