Thursday May 8
Bucks looks to fight fire with fire
Three of Bucks County's seven county-owned covered bridges are about to get a lot less vulnerable to arsonists.
County commissioners voted Wednesday spend $144,999 to replace the roofs of bridges in Tinicum, Solebury and Plumstead townships with fire-retardant cedar shingles.
When completed, four of seven county-owned covered bridges will have flame-resistant roofs, said county Special Projects Director Joe Bush.
Three other bridges-- in Tinicum, New Britain and Springfield townships -- probably will get the same type of shingles when money permits or their roofs need replacement, Bush said. Read more
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This is a great way to waste taxpayer money!! Another GREAT idea generated by 3 idiots at the local legislative level. PA needs to change the way it works!!!
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I'm glad. Pennsylvania is a state rich in history. We should protect our history.
The only idiots in this story are the people burning down these bridges. |
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