Materials from House Democratic Policy Committee public hearing hosted by State Rep. Carolyn Comitta. Read more

HARRISBURG, Sept. 18 – State Rep. Carolyn Comitta announced state grants that will help one local municipality build a new park and three others make sewer system improvements. The following grants were approved by the Commonwealth Financing Authority on Tuesday: East Goshen Township was awarded $250,000 in Greenways, Trails and Recreation Program funds to build a new park. The township’s Hershey’s Mill Dam Park Master Plan calls for decommissioning and dewatering the low hazard dam along Hershey’s Mill Road, and building a park. The park will include a pond with nature observation areas, remediated streams with step pools, a parking lot, walking path and more. West Chester Borough was awarded $208,500 in PA Small Water and Sewer funds, to rehabilitate deteriorated sanitary sewer in the borough. The work will include lining pipes in three sections of the borough – Oak Place, West Washington Street and Linden Street – as well as work on 14 manholes. Westtown Township was awarded $55,387 from the Sewage Facilities Program to help update its Act 537 Plan, to provide a holistic approach to the future management and treatment of sewage generated by the township in response to land development and growth. East Goshen Municipal Authority was awarded $32,309 in PA Small Water and Sewer funds for improvements to the Barkway Pump Station to address safety concerns and improve operational efficiency. “I’m happy to see the Read more

WEST CHESTER, Sept. 11 – State Rep. Carolyn Comitta, D-Chester, today said she thanks Gov. Tom Wolf for allocating $1.5 million across the commonwealth for the 2018 Gun Violence Reduction Initiative. The funding was competitively awarded to certain municipalities as part of a Pennsylvania Commission on Crime and Delinquency program to reduce gun violence in communities. “I want to thank Governor Wolf for his leadership in working with local governments to address this crisis,” said Comitta, a member of the PA SAFE Caucus. “This funding is a step in the right direction in empowering our communities to reduce gun violence and create healthier, safer communities.” Comitta said the Pennsylvania House of Representatives’ PA SAFE Caucus is dedicated to promoting legislation that would reduce all types of violence in society through adequate funding for mental health services, best use of new and existing law-enforcement tools, resources to curb effects of addiction and illegal drugs, and solutions that reduce gun violence and promote public safety. “Gun violence has claimed the lives of too many Pennsylvanians,” Comitta said. “It is going to take all of us in state and local government working together to put an end to gun violence in Pennsylvania. This is good government putting people first.” Read more

WEST CHESTER, Sept. 11 – State Rep. Carolyn Comitta, D-Chester, today said she thanks Gov. Tom Wolf for allocating $1.5 million across the commonwealth for the 2018 Gun Violence Reduction Initiative. The funding was competitively awarded to certain municipalities as part of a Pennsylvania Commission on Crime and Delinquency program to reduce gun violence in communities. “I want to thank Governor Wolf for his leadership in working with local governments to address this crisis,” said Comitta, a member of the PA SAFE Caucus. “This funding is a step in the right direction in empowering our communities to reduce gun violence and create healthier, safer communities.” Comitta said the Pennsylvania House of Representatives’ PA SAFE Caucus is dedicated to promoting legislation that would reduce all types of violence in society through adequate funding for mental health services, best use of new and existing law-enforcement tools, resources to curb effects of addiction and illegal drugs, and solutions that reduce gun violence and promote public safety. “Gun violence has claimed the lives of too many Pennsylvanians,” Comitta said. “It is going to take all of us in state and local government working together to put an end to gun violence in Pennsylvania. This is good government putting people first.” Read more

WEST CHESTER, Aug. 31 – More than 1,400 local residents joined state Rep. Carolyn Comitta, D-Chester, for a telephone town hall meeting Wednesday night. Read more

Listen to the discussion on the issues important to 156th House District residents during Rep. Comitta's Telephone Town Hall. Read more

HARRISBURG, Aug. 21 – State Rep. Carolyn Comitta invites residents of the 156 th Legislative District to participate in a telephone town hall at 7 p.m. Aug. 29. Residents of the 156 th district will receive a call to their home phones at 7 p.m. To “attend” the meeting, people will be asked to stay on the phone. Anyone wanting to make sure they receive the phone call can register at this link: https://tthm.wufoo.com/forms/rep-carolyn-comitta-teletownhall-signup/ The meeting will include discussion of issues of importance in the state and district, such as education, pipeline safety, and gun violence prevention. People can listen in and ask questions or leave feedback when the meeting has ended. Questions can be submitted in advance by emailing townhall@pahouse.net . “Telephone town halls make it easy for residents to weigh in on state issues without leaving their homes,” said Comitta, D-Chester. “I look forward to connecting with residents and receiving their input on critical issues facing our community.” Anyone with questions can call Comitta’s office at 610-696-4990. Read more

Find news and events from around the 156th District in my summer newsletter. Read more

HARRISBURG, July 12 – State Rep. Carolyn Comitta announced that West Chester Borough was awarded a $688,000 state grant for traffic signal upgrades. West Chester’s grant will be for the installation of radio communications and modernization of traffic signal controllers to 23 traffic signals in the borough with a connection to the PennDOT District 6 Regional Traffic Management Center. “This funding is great news for West Chester and will help improve systems to keep traffic running smoothly and safely in the borough,” said Comitta, D-Chester. The borough was among 70 municipalities around the state that will receive more than $31 million through the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation’s Green Light-Go program. The grants are provided as reimbursement to municipalities for updates to improve the efficiency and operation of existing traffic signals. Grants can be used for projects such as installing LED technology, traffic signal retiming, upgrading to the latest technology and more. Read more

We recently marked the one-year anniversary of Act 10 of 2017 – more commonly known as Libre’s Law. This legislation – which created tougher penalties for extreme abuse and neglect of animals, as well as tethering limitations – came about following the discovery of Libre, a Boston terrier who suffered severe neglect and starvation in Lancaster County. The anniversary is a good time for a refresher on the law and other ways we can protect our pets. Here are some resources: An overview of Pennsylvania’s animal abuse law Anti-tethering/chaining resource sheet Summer reminder: Don’t leave your pets in hot cars Read more