(Matt Drzik/Beaver County Radio)

“What direction do you think these communities are going to be [going in], if there’s not no rules and regulations that start from the top down?”

Those words, from Rochester Mayor Keith Jackson, summarized the concerned and ambivalent tone regarding the lack of progress in Rochester–insofar as establishing a connection between the desires of the public and the efforts of its leaders. Jackson made those thoughts clear during his monthly appearance with Matt Drzik on the March 9 edition of A.M. Beaver County.

“We have kids running around in Beaver County that are labeling ‘bad’,” Jackson said, “but what are we doing for them?” Jackson fears that the kids being raised in Rochester currently will be led in a direction that will drive them out of the area once they become young adults, thus creating missed opportunities where the younger citizens can stay and support Rochester’s growth.

“With these steel mills shutting down around here,” he added, “these towns aren’t like they used to be…but do something for these kids.”

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