The Speaker is doing Delco today.
Pa. House Speaker Mike Turzai, R-Allegheny, who is at the center of the budget storm in Harrisburg, will make a road trip today to visit Delaware County. In particular, Turzai will be in Marcus Hook along with a group of labor and business leaders to tout its potential as an 'energy hub' for the greater region.
That means clearing the way for more Marcellus Shale materials to be pumped into the former Sunoco refinery now being operated by Sunoco Logistics. The company recently announced they are mulling a second pipeline to get more materials such as ethane, butane and to the Hook site.
Not everyone is thrilled about the idea, in particular people who live along the path of the proposed pipelines. Last night Sunoco Logistics officials got an earful out in Honey Brook, in Chester County, by residents opposed to the plan.
After the 12:45 p.m. press conference at the Marcus Hook Community Center, Turzai will be here in Primos for a visit with our editorial board.
I have lots to ask him, including the progress of budget talks, the rejection of Gov. Wolf's choice for state police commissioner, and yesterday's court ruling reinstating Erik Arneson as the state's Public Records boss, in the process ruling Wolf overstepped his bounds in dumping him in one of his first acts as governor.
And, of course, no visit with Turzai would be complete with chatting with him about my own personal pet peeve. Turzai happens to be one of the state's leading proponents of privatizing the sale of alcohol, in effect getting Pa. out of the booze business. I'll drink to that. I'll also ask him about a possible huge new player in this issue, with Wawa now applying to sell beer at one of its stores here in Delco.
But enough about me. What do you want to know from Speaker Turzai? Email me your questions at editor@delcotimes.com and I will add them to our list.
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