Why St. Marys PA Is A Great Place To Live

Joe Fleming, City of St Marys

In this special edition, Joe Fleming, City Manager for the City of St Marys, talks to host Tate Blanchard about his city as a great place to live, being open for business and its own app, as part of the 2022 Municipal Leadership Summit in Pittsburgh, where leaders in many of Pennsylvania’s cities, towns, townships and boroughs gathered, in partnership with the Pennsylvania Municipal League (PML), the PA State Association of Township Commissioners (PSATC) and the PA Career Fire Chiefs Association. stmaryspa.gov, pml.org

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Dec 01, 2022

Hosted by: Tate Blanchard
Produced by: Keystone Newsmakers Team
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