Letter to the Editor: County council members seek re-election

Posted by ChaddsFordLive on October 23, 2013

As members of Delaware County Council, we know and appreciate the value of hard work and principled leadership. We understand the challenges facing the working families of the county and are focused on improving the local economy.

We are proud of the work that we have already accomplished together with local and state government, trade unions, developers, and small businesses to preserve jobs at our refineries, create new, white collar jobs and attract new economic investment in Delaware County. This month, we unveiled a new 10-year economic blueprint for Delaware County that lays out a plan for future economic growth and job creation. Our approach to growing our local economy is clearly paying off. In fact, a 2013 independent study ranked Delaware County number one in Southeastern Pennsylvania for job growth. We added more than 6,200 jobs in the last two years, more than Chester and Bucks counties combined.  We are also proud of the system we're putting in place to increase school safety. The program – which we obtained funding for — calls for the installation of "panic buttons," state of the art emergency alert systems, in every Delaware County school grades K-12. Many schools have completed installation of the systems in the past few months,

We are proud to have the endorsement of our Delaware County Fraternal Order of Police, the law enforcement officers who keep our communities safe. Because of our involvement in education issues and keeping kids safe, we have been endorsed by our local teachers. Because of our support for the emergency services community, we have been endorsed by local firefighters who put their lives on the line to protect our families. And we have been endorsed by the local building and construction trades because of our commitment to economic growth and encouraging new investment in Delaware County.

If elected, we will continue to fight to keep our kids safe, champion continued economic growth and job creation in Delaware County, and implement additional, cost-effective ways to operate county government and reduce waste.

Mario Civera and Dave White, candidates
Delaware County Council