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Gov.-Elect Corbett Announces Transition Staff, Comments On Marcellus, Budget
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Gov.-elect Tom Corbett this week announced Christine Toretti, Jack Barbour and Bill Sasso will serve as co-chairs of his transition team. Leslie Gromis-Baker and Tom Paese will be co-directors in charge of day-to-day operations.
Charles Kopp has been named legal counsel, while Brian Nutt will serve as transition chief of staff and Kevin Harley will be transition spokesman.
Bob Asher and Laura Ellsworth were also named co-chairs of the Corbett/Cawley inauguration committee.
Corbett said they will naming transition team members for individual agencies later.
In response to a question, Gov-Elect Corbett said he disagreed with the moratorium Gov. Rendell placed on further leasing of state-owned land for Marcellus Shale drilling and was open to further leasing in an environmentally safe way.
On Marcellus Shale development generally, Corbett said he would call in members of the industry, local government and environmental groups to develop the regulations needed to ensure the safe development of the resource.
He added this industry is going to be with us for a long time and we have to manage it that way. He cited a Penn State economic study for background on the impact for the state. (The study cited by Corbett has been controversial.)
At the same time, Corbett said he would look to the transition reports to educate him on Marcellus Shale and other issues.
NewsClips: Corbett Announces Members Of Transition Team
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