Yesterday, Senator John Fetterman sent a letter to DHS Secretary Kristi Noem expressing "deep concern and opposition" to the proposed detention facilities in Tremont and Upper Bern Township. "My constituents are concerned that DHS and ICE made the decision to purchase these facilities without any local input
On Wednesday, Commissioners Padora and Hess put Schuylkill County's concerns on the record. Here's what we know: * 7,500 beds in the proposed Tremont detention facility * $222,000 in lost annual revenue for the county * $555,000 lost for Pine Grove Area School District * $196,000
Today, we sent the following letter to Representative Meuser, Senator Fetterman, Senator McCormick, and Governor Shapiro. Schuylkill County residents deserve an explanation. To download the letter as a PDF, click the box below. February 3 LetterFebruary 3 Letter.pdf102 KBdownload-circle We deserve an explanation. And we deserve leaders who
Mere days after being told that “Everybody’s getting worked up and there’s no confirmation of this in any way, shape, or form” by our commissioner, the deal is done. The United States Federal Government paid $119,515,000 for the Big Lots warehouse in Tremont. And only a
The Tremont warehouse situation was brought up at the Schuylkill County Commissioners meeting last week. As reported by the Pottsville Republican, Schuylkill County Commissioner Chairman Larry Padora stated about the facility: "There is no confirmation whatsoever — no deeds recorded, no anything — that this facility is even being purchased."
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