Legislature proposes fines for ignoring flood barriers
Local state rep.’s committee OKs fines as high as $500 for driving into flood waters
By Mike McGann, Editor, UnionvilleTimes.com
Driving into flood waters like these — on roads with temporary barriers — might cost you a lot more than a stalled car and wet shoes. Proposed legislation calls for a fine as high as $500 for motorists who ignore barriers and get stuck.
HARRISBURG — If you’ve...
Time for the end of prevailing wage
Law may have made sense a couple of generations ago, but its time has passed
By Mike McGann, Editor, UnionvilleTimes.com
You’ve probably seen a lot of headlines about prevailing wage of late — local municipalities backing a bill currently stuck in the state house.
The bill would increase the threshold for public bodies — schools, townships, boroughs and counties — required to pay prevailing...
School board supports prevailing wage change
Resolution backs increase in threshold; bill remains short of GOP support
By Mike McGann, Editor, UnionvilleTimes.com
Unionville-Chadds Ford School Board members suggested Monday night that eliminating Prevailing Wage might have saved the district $6 milllion on the current high school renovation project.
PENNSBURY — Add the Unionville-Chadds Ford School District to the chorus of local governmental...
Barrar bill to give in-state tuition rates to out-of-state vets heads to house floor
State Rep. Steve Barrar (R-160)
HARRISBURG – The House Veterans Affairs and Emergency Preparedness Committee today approved legislation authored by Rep. Stephen E. Barrar (R-Chester/Delaware) to allow out-of-state veterans to attend Pennsylvania-owned colleges, state-related universities and community colleges at resident tuition rates.
“This legislation is about signifying to our men and women...
House committees conduct joint hearing on veterans courts
Barrar committee hears testimony on needs of vets; Chester County among only 7 counties with special courts
At a joint hearing of the House Judiciary and Veterans Affairs and Emergency Preparedness committees, Reps. Ron Marsico (left) and Steve Barrar (center), majority chairmen of the respective committees, listened to testimony about the need for a veterans court system in Pennsylvania.
RADNOR –...
Barrar to host health and safety fair in Chadds Ford
State Rep. Steve Barrar (R-160).
CHADDS FORD – Rep. Stephen E. Barrar (R-Chester/Delaware) announced today that he will host a Health and Safety Fair on Saturday, Sept. 24, from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m., at Endo Pharmaceutical in Painters Crossing, located at 100 Endo Blvd. in Chadds Ford Township.
“This event is a great opportunity for area residents to learn about the local and state programs available...
Barrar committee advances firefighter medical bill
State Rep. Stephen Barrar (R-160)
HARRISBURG – Rep. Stephen E. Barrar (R-Chester/Delaware) today announced that the House Veterans Affairs and Emergency Preparedness Committee, of which he is chairman, unanimously reported legislation that would designate cancer as an occupational disease for firefighters.
“All of our Pennsylvania firefighters put their lives on the line to protect our communities,...
Barrar gas station safety bill passes House
State Rep. Steve Barrar (R-160)
HARRISBURG – The House of Representatives approved legislation this week authored by Rep. Stephen E. Barrar (R-160), majority chairman of the House Veterans Affairs and Emergency Preparedness Committee, that would improve safety at self-service gasoline stations.
“I think we have learned that when it comes to safety measures, it always makes sense to require a backup,”...
Barrar’s town hall: budget takes center stage
Residents ask questions on a wide range of issues, but the bottom line reigns supreme
By Mike McGann, Editor, UnionvilleTimes.com
State Rep. Steve Barrar (R-160) answers questions from local residents during Wednesday night's Town Hall session at the Chadds Ford Municipal Building.
CHADDS FORD — Gov. Tom Corbett’s new budget may or may not be popular, but it sure seems to have gotten people’s...
Barrar: final state budget will likely change
Local state rep. sees cuts in Welfare, smaller education cuts as likely
By Mike McGann, Editor, UnionvilleTimes.com
State Rep. Steve Barrar (R-160)
In the immortal words of the author Douglas Adams, “Don’t panic.”
Those are the words of advice coming from at least one local state legislator, who, while he said he supports much of Gov. Tom Corbett’s proposed budget, he also noted that the state...
