Twenty-five voters from Carbon County were inducted Thursday into the Pennsylvania Voter Hall of Fame in Nesquehoning. Each one voted in 50 consecutive general elections.
"The individuals that are being inducted here demonstrate that commitment and passion for defending our freedoms," said Pennsylvania Secretary of State Pedro Cortes, who handed out the awards.
The lack of a state budget is on the minds of those in attendance.
Although some counties are having problems because of a lack of state monies coming into their coffers, Carbon County is not one of those. Officials there explained they have enough money on hand to loan to their various county agencies.
"The big ticket ones are Children and Youth Services, Area Agency on Aging and a lot of social programs that are out there," said Commissioner William O'Gurek.
Dispite Carbon County dodging the fiscal bullet, it's clear the experienced voters are not happy with state government and the current budget impasse.
"They should have had this done four months ago, not now. I am not happy with it," said Walter Kruslicky of Summit Hill.
"It's disheartening for me. I think they could have had it done by now. We voted for the best people and it's still lingering. It just isn't right," said Margaret Kruslicky.
"I think they could do better than what they're doing and get it done and get this thing over with," said Helen Stianchi of Nesquehoning.
"The individuals that are being inducted here demonstrate that commitment and passion for defending our freedoms," said Pennsylvania Secretary of State Pedro Cortes, who handed out the awards.
The lack of a state budget is on the minds of those in attendance.
Although some counties are having problems because of a lack of state monies coming into their coffers, Carbon County is not one of those. Officials there explained they have enough money on hand to loan to their various county agencies.
"The big ticket ones are Children and Youth Services, Area Agency on Aging and a lot of social programs that are out there," said Commissioner William O'Gurek.
Dispite Carbon County dodging the fiscal bullet, it's clear the experienced voters are not happy with state government and the current budget impasse.
"They should have had this done four months ago, not now. I am not happy with it," said Walter Kruslicky of Summit Hill.
"It's disheartening for me. I think they could have had it done by now. We voted for the best people and it's still lingering. It just isn't right," said Margaret Kruslicky.
"I think they could do better than what they're doing and get it done and get this thing over with," said Helen Stianchi of Nesquehoning.
