Lifetime Citizen Portal Access — AI Briefings, Alerts & Unlimited Follows
Residents urge Schuylkill County commissioners to oppose proposed ICE facility in Tremont Township
Loading...
Summary
Multiple residents used the public-comment period to urge county commissioners to oppose a proposed ICE facility in Tremont Township, raising community-impact concerns; the board heard the comments but no formal action on the proposal was recorded.
Several Schuylkill County residents spoke during the Feb. 18 work session to raise concerns about a proposed U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) facility in Tremont Township. Stephen Moyer of Mechanicsville, Brianna Delvalle of Orwigsburg, Cindy Schwarta of Wayne Township, County Controller Sharyn Yackenchick (Wayne Township) and Jeff Dunkel of Palo Alto each addressed the board during the public-comment period, urging commissioners to consider the facility’s local impacts.
The speakers described community concerns about locating the facility in Tremont Township and asked the commissioners to take their views into account when interacting with state and federal officials. Commissioner Larry Padora noted he had spoken with Congressman Meuser’s office and a district leader for U.S. Sen. John McCormick and offered to supply letters the board had sent to congressional and gubernatorial offices seeking meetings and information.
No formal request, ordinance or vote on the proposed ICE facility was taken at the work session. The comments were recorded during public comment; the board did not announce a next procedural step on the topic during the meeting.