Owlett, Causer Co-Host Policy Committee Hearing, Tour to Discuss Stream Maintenance and Flooding
December 3, 2021
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
• Erick Coolidge, commissioner, Tioga County
• Daryl Miller, commissioner, Bradford County
• David Cohick, director, Tioga County Emergency Services
Township Supervisors Panel
• Kevin Stephani, supervisor-elect, Columbia Township, Bradford County
• Deven Martin, supervisor, Delmar Township, Tioga County
• Clark Gee, former supervisor, Middlebury Township, Tioga County
Conservation Panel
• Pamela Kania, acting director, Bureau of Waterways Engineering and Wetlands, Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection
• Tim Schaeffer, executive director, Pennsylvania Fish and Boat Commission
• Erica Tomlinson, district manager, Tioga County Conservation District
• Joe Quatrini, watershed specialist, Bradford County
Citizens and Farm Bureau Panel
• Johnny Painter, Painterland Farms, Tioga County
• Jim VanBlarcom, Sugar Branch Farms, Tioga County
• Mike Lovegreen, Upper Stream Coalition, Bradford County
• 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.
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