Commissioners okay public transportation multimodal study

LOCK HAVEN, PA – The Clinton County Commissioners on Thursday approved creation of a county multimodal strategy, a five year plan to improve public transportation in the county.

Keith Chase from consultant Gannett Fleming had outlined the study work at the commissioners’ work session on Monday. On Thursday Chase offered more information and had words of praise for commissioner Angela Harding for her work in “leading the initiative.” Next, he said, is development of a strategy. Harding called the project “a huge investment in our future.”

The plan is expected to include completion of the county’s Bald Eagle Trail; improving the county’s already existing trail network; the creation of bike and walking paths to access area secondary schools; creation of bike lanes and establishment of a multimodal hub.

Two PennDOT officials from Harrisburg were scheduled to join Chase for the Thursday meeting, but county board chairman Miles Kessinger said something had occurred at the PennDOT building there and it had to be evacuated.

Harding said there will be a public release shortly detailing more on the multimodal effort.

The commissioners also approved two resolutions. One named Upward Broadband of Paradise as the selected provider for the Clinton County portion of a four-county SEDA-COG broadband project, to serve homes and businesses in the eastern end of Sugar Valley; the other resolution was to apply for special Community Development Block Grant funding for broadband improvements at Bucktail Medical Center and Bucktail High School and also towards upgraded equipment needed for a Department of Emergency Services radio communication project.