State Senator Addresses Concerns In Telephone Town Hall

Pennsylvania State Senator Camera Bartolotta (R-46) conducted a telephone town hall meeting on Thursday. Nearly 5000 participants listened in on as a panel comprised of local experts answered questions that constituents is Washington, Greene and Beaver Counties had on their minds regarding jobs and outreach for senior citizens. Ami Gatts, Director of the Southwest Corner Workforce Development Board indicated that the covid pandemic has changed the way people want to work. Many want a hybrid schedule that will allow work from home and on location responsibilities. Manufacturers find that difficult because people are needed on site and not at home. Gatts did say one manufacturer is exploring job sharing in order to fill their needs. Jeff Kotula, President of the Washington County Chamber of Commerce was able to explain why banks are not locating to Donora. Banks are getting out of brick and mortar locations. Branches exist where businesses and residents are doing a lot of borrowing and that is not the case there. He did point to two new manufacturers in Donora, Retal, a plastics company and Tech Met, a chemical etching company that have recently moved into town. Finally Leslie Grenfell, Executive Director of the Southwest PA Area Agency on Aging, Inc. updated senior citizens on agency updates including vaccination programs for the aging and specialized medicare counseling. Any questions can be answered by calling 1-800-734-9603. All of this information is also available by contacting State Senator Camera Bartolotta by email at senatorbartolotta.com.