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The Weekly Roundup
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The latest news from the State Capitol
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What’s Bugging My Trees?
I will be hosting a Gypsy Moth and Invasive Species Seminar on Tuesday, March 7, at 6:30 p.m. in my Lehighton district office, 110 North 3rd St., Lehighton. The seminar will be held on the first floor and is open to all residents of the 122nd District who are interested in learning about the gypsy moth problem plaguing Carbon County’s trees and ecosystems.
At the seminar, a service forester for the Department of Conservation and Natural Resources will present information about gypsy moth spraying and will answer questions about this destructive species. There’s no need to RSVP. For more information, visit RepHeffley.com.
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Keep PA Beautiful!
As part of the 2017 Great American Cleanup of Pennsylvania, registration is now open to organizations that wish to organize a wide range of beautification projects.
Registered cleanup events can get free trash bags, gloves and safety vests from PennDOT district offices, while supplies last. Events can be litter cleanups, illegal dump cleanups, beautification projects, special collections and educational events.
In addition, the Department of Environmental Protection and Pennsylvania Waste Industries Association are sponsoring “Let’s Pick It Up PA – Everyday” from April 18 through May 8. During this time, trash collected at registered events can be taken to participating landfills for free or reduced-cost disposal with prior approval.
The 2017 Great American Cleanup of Pennsylvania runs from March 1 to May 31. Last year’s campaign included 6,118 events in all 67 counties with 158,821 volunteers.
To register an event, click here.
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Legislation Proposed to Create Treatment Bed Registry
In order to assist individuals in need of inpatient psychiatric hospitalization or detoxification find treatment, I have proposed legislation that would create a statewide bed registry through the Department of Human Services.
Under the bill, the Department of Human Services would develop and administer an internet-based psychiatric and detoxification bed registry to collect, aggregate and display information about available beds in public and private inpatient psychiatric facilities and licensed detoxification and rehabilitation facilities for the treatment of individuals in need of inpatient psychiatric hospitalization or detoxification.
This registry would contain information for facilities and licensed providers; information regarding the number of beds available at a facility; and provide a search function to identify available beds that are appropriated for the treatment of a mental health or substance abuse emergency.
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Our Sportsmen’s Expo is Saturday, March 25
My Sportsmen’s and Outdoor Expo will be held on Saturday, March 25, at Penn Forest Township Volunteer Fire Company No. 1 from 2-5 p.m. This a free event with more than 30 sportsmen, outdoor and recreational vendors on site.
A hunter education course will be held from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. To register for the course, visit pgc.state.pa.us.
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Be Informed of New State Traffic Laws
With this week being observed as Highway Safety Law Awareness Week, PennDOT reminds motorists of several new highway laws.
The Child Passenger Safety law update, which went into effect in August 2016, states that children are required to be buckled into a rear-facing car seat until they are age 2 or meet the maximum weight or height requirements set by the manufacturer of the seat.
“Daniel's Law,” now in effect, increases the penalty for texting while driving resulting in serious bodily injury or death.
To improve pedestrian safety, a driver of a vehicle emerging from or entering an alley, building, private road, or driveway shall yield the right-of-way to any pedestrian approaching on any sidewalk extending across the alley, building entrance, road, or driveway. Failure to do so could lead to a fine and three points on the driver's license. It is illegal to overtake or pass a vehicle yielding to a pedestrian within a crosswalk.
Under a new law passed by the General Assembly last year, drivers convicted of a first-time offense with a blood-alcohol concentration of 0.10 percent or higher after August will be mandated to use ignition interlock for at least a year.
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Turnpike Commission Offering Summer Jobs
For this summer, the Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission is accepting applications for toll, maintenance, clerical and engineering positions.
Toll collectors must be available to work any of the three shifts over a 24-hour period, including weekends and holidays. Employees will work a 40-hour week and will not receive benefits. The pay is $11.50 per hour for toll collectors and $11 per hour for other positions.
All eligible candidates must be at least 18 years of age and completed a secondary education program such as high school or GED at the time of hiring. The program is limited to 16 weeks per employee and runs between May 1 and Sept. 30. Applicants must provide proof of enrollment in a higher education institution.
All applications MUST be submitted online at paturnpike.com/employment. Copies of online applications should be sent to my Harrisburg office by Wednesday, March 22.
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Around Our Community
Special Agent Janene Holter, from the Attorney General’s office, came to Carbon County to conduct an identity theft seminar.
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| Office Locations |
| 110 North Third Street, 2nd Floor, Lehighton, PA 18235 | (610) 377-6363 |
| 2681 State Route 903, Unit 3, Albrightsville, PA 18210 | (570) 722-8700 |
| Room 403 Irvis Office Building, PO Box 202122, Harrisburg, PA 17120-2122 | (717) 260-6139 |
| Email: dheffley@pahousegop.com |
| TTY: 855-282-0614 |
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