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Candidates for Schuylkill County Commissioner in the 2023 Municipal Election discuss their stance on environmental issues that seem to plague the county recently, namely the biosolids facility located in Frailey Township.

Schuylkill County Commissioners held their regular board meeting on October 25, 2023, at the Courthouse in Pottsville. This meeting features about 45 minutes of some heated public comments addressing the Commissioners lack of action on the foul stench from a business in western Schuylkill County.

It may not be illegal but that doesn't necessarily make it right. At Wednesday's Schuylkill County Commissioners meeting, Commissioner Boots Hetherington clearly used his position to make a campaign statement on behalf of himself and his running mate, Larry Padora, regarding the ongoing struggle western Schuylkill County residents face with a smelly biosolids facility. Commissioner Gary Hess took exception to Boots' action and Boots also heard it from the Libertarian candidate Greg Woll, who ripped into the board for acting individually and not as one.

Boots Hetherington took a minute to address a remediation project to remove a foul stench coming from a Natural Soil Products biosolids facility near Tremont, PA.

Schuylkill County Commissioners meet for their regular Work Session meeting on Wednesday, October 18, 2023, at the Courthouse in Pottsville.

Schuylkill County Commissioners candidates talk about fiscal responsibility in local government and whether or not it's lacking at the Courthouse. Candidates discuss how they believe they are fiscally responsible or what they'd do to improve fiscal responsibility if they're elected.

During the Schuylkill County Commissioners Candidates Debate held on Oct. 11, 2023, the 5 candidates on stage talked about their stance on the ongoing property tax reassessment.

Schuylkill County Commissioners meet for their regular board meeting on October 11, 2023 at the Courthouse in Pottsville.

Schuylkill County Commissioners Boots Hetherington and George Halcovage got into their latest verbal spat on Wednesday, October 11. Halcovage wanted to know why a motion tabled from last week wasn't raised at this day's meeting. Hetherington accused Halcovage of trying to embarrass him before the upcoming Election.

The 5 candidates appearing on the Nov. 7 General Election ballot for Schuylkill County Commissioner met at Penn State-Schuylkill for a debate on Oct. 10, 2023. Debate participants included Gary Hess and Rita Anczarski-Baldino (Democrats), Larry Padora and Boots Hetherington (Republicans), and Gregory Woll (Libertarian).

Schuylkill County Commissioner Boots Hetherington did not appreciate what he called an "attack" on his farm during a recent board meeting. One person from the public accused him of lying about spreading wastewater on the farm, which the Commissioner denied.

Schuylkill County Commissioners met on Wednesday, October 4, 2023, for their regular Work Session meeting. On the Agenda is the approval of more than $380,000 in spending on the purchase of a property in Pottsville the County government intends to use for storage. Highlights of this meeting also include accusations of Commissioner Barron Hetherington spreading biosolids on his farmland, which he reacted to quite vigorously.

Schuylkill County Commissioners meet for their regular board meeting on September 27, 2023 at Schuylkill County Courthouse in Pottsville, PA.