Owlett, Causer Co-Host Policy Committee Hearing, Tour to Discuss Stream Maintenance and Flooding
WHAT: Reps. Clint Owlett (R-Tioga/Bradford/Potter) and Martin Causer (R-Cameron/McKean/Potter), chairman of the House Majority Policy Committee, will co-host a hearing focused on the importance of maintaining creeks and streams to prevent flooding. The hearing will be preceded by a tour of several waterways and flood-affected areas.
WHO: Owlett, Causer, members of the committee and the following testifiers:
Local County Officials Panel
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Erick Coolidge, commissioner, Tioga County
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Daryl Miller, commissioner, Bradford County
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David Cohick, director, Tioga County Emergency Services
Township Supervisors Panel
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Kevin Stephani, supervisor-elect, Columbia Township, Bradford County
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Deven Martin, supervisor, Delmar Township, Tioga County
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Clark Gee, former supervisor, Middlebury Township, Tioga County
Conservation Panel
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Pamela Kania, acting director, Bureau of Waterways Engineering and Wetlands, Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection
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Tim Schaeffer, executive director, Pennsylvania Fish and Boat Commission
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Erica Tomlinson, district manager, Tioga County Conservation District
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Joe Quatrini, watershed specialist, Bradford County
Citizens and Farm Bureau Panel
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Johnny Painter, Painterland Farms, Tioga County
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Jim VanBlarcom, Sugar Branch Farms, Tioga County
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Mike Lovegreen, Upper Stream Coalition, Bradford County
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Dean Jackson, Mt. Glen Farm, Bradford County
WHEN: Monday, Dec. 6. Hearing begins at 3 p.m. Members of the media are also welcome to join the tour at any or all of the locations on the agenda. You must use your own transportation for the tour. A full agenda of the tour is available
as an attachment here.
WHERE: Wellsboro Fire Company Annex,
21 E. Ave., Wellsboro
LIVE WEBSTREAMING: Barring technical difficulties, the hearing will be streamed live at
PAGOPPolicy.com,
RepOwlett.com and
RepCauser.com.
Media contact: Patricia Hippler, 717.772.9846,
phippler@pahousegop.com