Sharon S. Laverdure
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Voice
- Meetings spoken in
- 13
- Total speaking time
- 31:28
- Avg per meeting
- 2:25
- Segments
- 354
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Top issues during term (20)
Opioid settlement recovery grants
$166,300 from opioid settlement funds — no new taxpayer cost.
2027 budget season begins
The 2027 county budget will set spending and any tax impact for next year.
FY 2026 Community Development Block Grant
$391,735 in federal grant money, no local match mentioned.
Rally against sexual violence
No county cost identified.
Monroe County Housing Needs Assessment
$489,652.92 budgeted for affordable housing programs in FY 2026.
Strong turnout in November 3 election
Extra payroll hours through November 3, funded in part by a $592,569.13 election integrity grant.
2026 water quality and stream monitoring contracts
$29,103.75 combined for both monitoring contracts.
Student survey privacy concerns
Contracts referenced total $295,000 and $695,000, with $31,500 also cited.
Jail drug and alcohol counseling contract
Up to $99,840 of county funds for inmate counseling services.
School bus safety — Operation Safe Stop
Correctional facility safety equipment
$12,654.56 from capital funds.
287(g) immigration agreement follow-up
Downtown Stroudsburg public safety concerns
Not quantified, but the speaker cited a need for more police officers amid a recruiting shortage.
Historic preservation after Boys School demolition
$781,966 in grant funds; potential new tax revenue once redeveloped.
Courthouse Square parking lot plans move forward
About 16 weeks of parking deck repairs are planned for this summer; cost of converting the gravel lot is being studied.
Election Integrity Grant Program funding
Brings $587,835.52 in grant funds to county elections administration, offsetting county costs.
Shared Ride Program rate changes
County fronts the cash but the state pays it back — next year's budget is $678,224.
America250PA Keystone art installations
Celebration Fest admission is $10 per car.
Pocono Family YMCA project funding
$3.75 million in Redevelopment Assistance Capital Program funds committed.
CodeRed emergency alert system renewal
No cost to the county; covered by the NEPA Regional Counter Terrorism Task Force.
Decisions during term (479)
Recorded while Laverdure was in office — not necessarily decisions they moved, spoke to, or voted on.
Approval of October 21, 2026 meeting minutes
Amendments to Motions 2026-310 and 2026-318
Ratify October 27, 2026 bid openings
Personnel agenda and sheriff's office overtime
Ratify vouchers, payroll and health care payments
Travel authorizations
Area Agency on Aging lease agreement
Children and Youth adoption agreements
Deferral of bids and budget adjustment reports
Special meeting advertisement, tree lighting, KRB amendment, and BSI contract
Opioid settlement grants
Hotel tax fund payments and vendor addition
Conservation District board reappointments
District Attorney vehicle lease
Fiscal and grants authorizations
Case management software extension
2026 annual water quality study
Rita Fellow and Authority reappointment
Capital and computer capital purchases
Corrections to the duplicate
Voting record (1)
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