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Senate Committees Hold Hearing On Flooding, Emergency Response April 25

The Senate Environmental Resources and Energy and Veterans Affairs and Emergency Preparedness Committees will hold a joint hearing April 25 on flooding and emergency response.

The agenda of speakers includes--

-- Patrick McDonnell, DEP Secretary

-- Rick Flinn, Director, PA Emergency Management Agency

-- Andy Shields, Fish & Boat Commission

-- Matt Brown, Allegheny County Dept. Of Emergency Services

-- Stephen Libhart, Dauphin County Emergency Management

-- Mike Lovegreen, Bradford County Conservation District

-- Tom Blaskiewicz, Mayor, Borough Of West Pittston (Luzerne County)

-- Andy Walker, Manager, City of Meadville (Crawford County)

-- Mary Ellen Ramage, Manager, Borough Of Etna (Allegheny County)

The hearing will be held in Room 8E-B East Wing of the Capitol Building starting at 9:00.  Click Here to watch the hearing live.

Sen. Gene Yaw (R-Lycoming) serves as Majority Chair of the Senate Environmental Committee and can be contacted by calling 717-787-3280 or sending email to: gyaw@pasen.gov.   Sen. John Yudichak (D-Luzerne) serves as Minority Chair and can be contacted by calling 717-787-7105 or sending email to: yudichak@pasenate.com.

Sen. Randy Vulakovich (R-Allegheny) serves as Majority Chair of the Senate Veterans Affairs and Emergency Preparedness Committee and can be contacted by calling 717-787-6538 or by sending email to: rvulakovich@pasen.gov.  Sen. Jay Costa (D-Allegheny) serves as Minority Chair and can be contacted by calling 717-787-7683 or by sending email to: costa@pasenate.com.

NewsClips:

Rain, Snow Racks Up $12.2M In Allegheny County Damage, Prompts Emergency Declaration

Allegheny County Declares Disaster Emergency Related To Precipitation Impacts, Landslides 

Landslide Closes Guys Run Road In Harmar

Landslide Shuts Down River Road In Gilpin Monday Night

Falling Rocks, Debris Force Closure Of Route 906 In Fayette

Wall Collapse Reduces Route 11/15 To One Lane Near Harrisburg

Storm Expected Sunday Night, Warnings Of Flash Floods, Landslides In Western PA

Potentially Flooding Rains Expected For Central PA

Storm Forces 125 To Evacuate Scranton Apartment Building After Roof Blown Off

Heavy Rains Flood Basements In Delaware County

Work Begins On Solomon Creek Flood Wall Project In Wilkes-Barre

Solomon Creek Flood Wall Project Put Out For Bids

Flooding Fear Drives Girard Man’s Fight

Op-Ed: We Need Federal Flood Insurance Reforms

Editorial: Draft Floodplain Insurance Maps With Science

PennDOT Awards Contract To Rebuild Landslide-Damaged Route 30

PennDOT: Landslide Damaged Route 30 In Pittsburgh To Reopen By Mid-July

PennDOT Could Choose Contractor For Landslide-Damaged Route 30 This Weekend

Landslide Closes Guys Run Road In Harmar

Landslide Shuts Down River Road In Gilpin Monday Night

Falling Rocks, Debris Force Closure Of Route 906 In Fayette

Wall Collapse Reduces Route 11/15 To One Lane Near Harrisburg

Landslides A Common Annoyance In Western PA, Blame Weather, Geology

Editorial: Pool Resources To Address Regional Landslides

Storm Expected Sunday Night, Warnings Of Flash Floods, Landslides In Western PA

Woman Dies After Falling Into Berks County Quarry

[Posted: April 20, 2018]


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