Former Snyder Township Supervisor and Chairman of the Northern Blair Regional Sewer Authority Charles Diehl is battling for the Republican nomination for Snyder Township Supervisor.
\nDiehl, who served on the board of supervisors from 1994-2001, wants to bring common sense to government.
\n\u201cIf you go to a meeting, you will see while I am running,\u201d said Diehl. \u201cThe big reason is I want to bring common sense to the township government. I don\u2019t have a personal agenda, I want to volunteer my time and give back to a community that has been very good to me.\u201d
\nOne of the major issues that the township is facing in the future is what to do when Interstate 99 is completed.
\n\u201cThe township is working with the EADS Group on a comprehensive plan,\u201d said Diehl. \u201cWe started that plan when I was on the board of supervisors and now Blair County is working on a county-wide plan. The use of land management is something the township has to take a long hard look at. I believe that I can help. The comprehensive plan addresses the future needs of the township. We need to look at zoning and land control management. There needs to be something in place when I-99 gets completed.\u201d
\nDiehl also serves as the chairman of the Snyder Township Parks and Recreation Commission.
\n\u201cWe have some recreation issues that need addressed,\u201d said Diehl. \u201cWe are working on getting land to replace the ballfields in Bald Eagle. My goal is to have a complete park with ballfields and tennis courts for the township. It is something we have never had.\u201d
\nKeystone Opportunity Zones are a hot button topic as part of the economic development of Northern Blair County.
\n\u201cI look at the KOZ on a case by case basis,\u201d said Diehl. \u201cWe have to do something to create jobs. With jobs, our younger people don\u2019t have to move away. You need jobs to support and maintain the tax base so you can provide the services the township needs. KOZs help the tax base in the long run. I believe that the people who have the decision making responsibility should grant KOEZ for the Westvaco property.\u201d
\nDiehl sees a bright future for the township.
\n\u201cI see good things happening,\u201d said Diehl. \u201cI-99 will be a big thing. We won\u2019t have a bad highway and all the fatal accidents. I\u2019d like to see Snyder Township stay as a rural community, but development is going to happen. That is why zoning needs to be in place so you have some sort of control of what comes in. I believe that most of the development will come along the I-99 Corridor and the township will benefit.\u201d
\nIn closing, Diehl made an appeal to the voters of the township.
\n\u201cI hope more people get out and vote,\u201d said Diehl. \u201cEven if they don\u2019t vote for me, I hope to see a large turnout. People have to get involved in their government. It is their government, not the elected officials. I will listen to the people. I can\u2019t promise we can give them everything they want, but as elected officials, we should do our best to give them everything they need.\u201d
\nDiehl will be on the Republican ballot in the May 20 primary.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Former Snyder Township Supervisor and Chairman of the Northern Blair Regional Sewer Authority Charles Diehl is battling for the Republican nomination for Snyder Township Supervisor. Diehl, who served on the board of supervisors from 1994-2001, wants to bring common sense to government. \u201cIf you go to a meeting, you will see while I am running,\u201d […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-46736","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-local-news-in-the-tyrone-pennsylvania-area"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/tyronepa.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/46736","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/tyronepa.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/tyronepa.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tyronepa.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tyronepa.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=46736"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/tyronepa.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/46736\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/tyronepa.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=46736"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tyronepa.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=46736"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tyronepa.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=46736"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}