HONESDALE, PA — They don’t patrol the streets, so most people don’t realize the extent of the duties of Wayne County’s deputy sheriffs, Sheriff Mark Steelman noted on May 19 as five of his …
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HONESDALE, PA — They don’t patrol the streets, so most people don’t realize the extent of the duties of Wayne County’s deputy sheriffs, Sheriff Mark Steelman noted on May 19 as five of his deputies received service pins from the county commissioners for their years on the job.
They are responsible for building security at the courthouse and for the judges, and that’s where most people see them. Steelman said they are on the road a lot, too. They transport adult and juvenile prisoners to and from facilities, court and to medical services. They do civil court work, serve complaints, levy personal property and tax bureau actions “and a lot of other stuff these guys do.
“I give them a day off and they do a toy drive on their own time,” he added.
Commissioner Wendell Kay has practiced law in Wayne County and has “been here a long time,” Kay said. “You used to seldom see a deputy, but things have changed. They’re respected… upgraded in professionalism... they’re at a peak in my years,” he said.
In other business, the commissioners awarded the Sixth Street pedestrian bridge project to $88,800 low bidder Kohr’s Excavation of Honesdale. Seventy percent of the project is funded by a PennDOT “multi-modal” grant.
They renewed the county’s telephone service contract with Earthlink, which has absorbed the former provider Choice One and expects to provide cost savings of up to 30%.
They received the county emergency management agency’s 2016 update of Wayne’s hazardous materials emergency response assessment. The 11-page document includes a summary of 2015 events, analysis of current threats, upcoming programs, as well as an agency audit.
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