Letter to the editor: Keep money in Hempfield

In response to the article “New housing development approved in Hempfield” (May 1, TribLIVE): While it is true that Hempfield is approving a record number of housing developments, it is also true that there aren’t a large number of houses selling.

This could be because we are bringing in outside contractors and developers to do our high school and industrial park. These businesses have no blue-collar employees and only a small local office, bring in out-of-town contractors and use temporary labor.

It is difficult to buy a nice house and raise kids to attend a new school without a good-paying job. Also with the industrial park developing cookie-cutter warehouse spaces, those jobs won’t pay for houses, either.

Our elected officials have to do better if they want to grow the township. Keep our money in the area.

Todd Neptune

Hempfield