Who is No Skook Detention?

No Skook Detention is a coalition of Schuylkill County residents, business owners, and families who are opposed to the 7,500-bed detention center proposed for the vacant Big Lots warehouse in Tremont, PA.

It's bad for Tremont.

It's bad for Schuylkill County.

It's bad for Schuylkill County businesses.

What we know

Schuylkill County, Pine Grove Area School District, and Tremont Township stand to lose approximately $1 million annually in property tax revenue (Source: WVIA Public Media) if the federal government purchases the warehouse. Federal property is tax-exempt.

Tremont Township alone would lose $400,000 per year in tax revenue (Source: Times News Online), with additional county and state tax losses bringing the total near $1 million annually.

That's $1 million every year that won't go to our schools, our roads, our emergency services, or our community.

We also know that there will be:

• Demand for water and sewer capacity that Tremont can't handle
• Increased demand on State Police (Tremont has no local police)
• Strain on emergency services from increasing Tremont's population by 2500%
• Heavy traffic on local roads

What you can do

• Have your voice be heard:
  • Call our County Commissioners.
  • Call our State Representatives.
  • Call our Congressman.
  • Call our Senators.
• Show up to Commissioners Meetings and have your voice be heard.
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