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“We’re NOT accepting Testimony.” With those words Chairman Hall dismissed county residents who pleaded with him and Commissioners Michael Giangrieco and Mary Ann Warren to accept their “testimony” as to the destructive effects of gas drilling they had witnessed in Susquehanna County. The Commissioners were adamant and unanimous that no such “testimony” - “public comment” in their view - would be accepted into the minutes.

The Wednesday, June 27, regular county commissioners’ meeting was preceded by a Salary Board Meeting from 9 to 9:04 a.m. The evident purpose of the Salary Board Meeting’s preceding of the regular meeting was to make adjustments in the hours and pay structure of several positions; adjust a 2012 budget line-item due to a computer-program change; and modify the effective date of a program position elimination. Approval of the minutes of the last Salary Board Meeting, conducted on February 22, was also accomplished during the meeting. Salary Board member Treasurer Cathy Benedict was away on vacation, but confirmed by phone interview with this reporter that she had no objection to the Salary Board Agenda items, all of which were unanimously approved by the commissioners during the meeting.

It was a fairly small group who attended the Mountain View School Board Meeting on June 25th for the voting session. In total there were eight people present who were not employees, board members, or reporters.

Ivy Simons asked if the clerical position on the agenda was a new position or the result of a transfer. Dr. Chichura responded that this item was to be held; there was not actually to be a new position at that time.

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