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#13 Lamont McClure, Northampton County Executive
#13 Lamont McClure, Northampton County Executive
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Length:
57 minutes
Released:
Jul 14, 2022
Format:
Podcast episode
Description
In the following interview with Lamont McClure, Northampton county executive you’ll learn his take on the context of the warehouse development in the Lehigh Valley and more. We discuss his role and responsibilities, and various other issues affecting the the Lehigh Valley today.
This is the first in what will become a series of episodes where I meet with our elected officials, and those who seek office, to better understand their perspectives and what motivates them.
I am always looking for feedback. Please send any comments or questions to sjctalks@gmail.com
00:00 What the Executive does
5:20 Fair elections
10:45 Are local Politics as polarized at the local level? Differences between Democrats and Republicans
11:30 Why did you choose the Democratic Party
13:00 Perspective on Republican point of view.
16:00 Warehouses
18:30 The effect of the collapse of Bethlehem Steel as it relates to the economic development efforts in the Lehigh Valley
20:00 Land preservation.
22:30 Farmland preservation particulars
24:40 Zoning
29:30 Attracting white collar jobs to the Valley and help for small businesses
32:20 Resources for entrepreneurs/small businesses
34:00 Mental Health in the Lehigh Valley
36:40 The role of unions in our economy
43:45 The call to public service
46:00 Taxes
48:15 Lamont asks me questions about my career
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Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/scott-corley/support
This is the first in what will become a series of episodes where I meet with our elected officials, and those who seek office, to better understand their perspectives and what motivates them.
I am always looking for feedback. Please send any comments or questions to sjctalks@gmail.com
00:00 What the Executive does
5:20 Fair elections
10:45 Are local Politics as polarized at the local level? Differences between Democrats and Republicans
11:30 Why did you choose the Democratic Party
13:00 Perspective on Republican point of view.
16:00 Warehouses
18:30 The effect of the collapse of Bethlehem Steel as it relates to the economic development efforts in the Lehigh Valley
20:00 Land preservation.
22:30 Farmland preservation particulars
24:40 Zoning
29:30 Attracting white collar jobs to the Valley and help for small businesses
32:20 Resources for entrepreneurs/small businesses
34:00 Mental Health in the Lehigh Valley
36:40 The role of unions in our economy
43:45 The call to public service
46:00 Taxes
48:15 Lamont asks me questions about my career
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Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/scott-corley/support
Released:
Jul 14, 2022
Format:
Podcast episode
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