Joy Bickle, a resident of Northwood, is the lone Democratic candidate for Snyder Township Supervisor in the May primary.
\nA novice to the world of politics, Bickle believes that she can offer something to the township.
\n\u201cI would like to give back to the community,\u201d said Bickle when asked why she wants to be a township supervisor. \u201cA lot of people have things to say and I am willing to listen. By listening, I believe that I can be a good representative of the people of Snyder Township.\u201d
\nBickle believes that zoning is a priority that is necessary for Snyder Township.
\n\u201cWe have a need for zoning,\u201d said Bickle. \u201cAny community needs zoning. A lot of people say that you can\u2019t enforce zoning, but I believe that there should be restrictions on what businesses can or can\u2019t go in. As a township, we need to be able to govern where companies are located.\u201d
\nBickle believes that listening is the key to being a good elected representative.
\n\u201cThere is a lot of talk about putting ordinances into effect, but there isn\u2019t a lot of action,\u201d said Bickle. \u201cWhat I hear from the people of Snyder Township is that nobody listens to their concerns. I want to bring civility between the government and the people it represents. I want to try to get the people to be part of the solution.\u201d
\nWhen asked about Keystone Opportunity Zones for Snyder Township, Bickle said she is in favor of them.
\n\u201cI believe that KOZs are a good thing for the reason of bringing jobs to the community,\u201d said Bickle. \u201cYou will take a short term loss in taxes to the business, but you receive a long term gain. You keep people in your community by finding them a place to work.\u201d
\nBickle will use her experience working in a church and bring it to the government.
\n\u201cI have worked with people all my life,\u201d said Bickle. \u201cI believe the biggest issue is how you deal with people. There are times that you can say the right thing and it gets taken the wrong way. I will do my best to make sure the people of the township are taken care of and get the answers to their questions.\u201d
\nThough a novice in politics, Bickle plans to work hard if elected.
\n\u201cI am willing to put in the time to gain the knowledge of the ordinances and state regulations,\u201d said Bickle. \u201cI will learn as much as I can in a short amount of time to be a representative of the people of Snyder Township.\u201d
\nBickle will be on the Democratic ballot for Snyder Township Supervisor in the primary election on May 20.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Joy Bickle, a resident of Northwood, is the lone Democratic candidate for Snyder Township Supervisor in the May primary. A novice to the world of politics, Bickle believes that she can offer something to the township. \u201cI would like to give back to the community,\u201d said Bickle when asked why she wants to be a […]<\/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-46748","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\/46748","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=46748"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/tyronepa.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/46748\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/tyronepa.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=46748"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tyronepa.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=46748"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tyronepa.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=46748"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}