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The Powers that Be is a series of ten half-hour documentaries which chronicles the daily work world of three commissioners of a rural Pennsylvania County (Clinton County.) The series illustrates the practical political problems that best elected officials of small-to-medium size local governments. Garbage - Pennsylvania state law requires local communities (municipalities, boroughs, townships) to devise solid waste disposal plans for the future. The commissioners attempt to persuade the local communities to create a unified plan for the county, but they face opposition from the communities and from local refuse haulers. The 100th Day - After more than three months in office, the commissioners have encountered a number of serious problems and have made initial efforts at solutions. All of them resurface in the commissioners' office, in one form or another, on the final day of shooting. The final program gives an update on the commissioners' efforts on solid waste planning, the disaster warning system, fiscal problems at the county nursing home, economic development -- and politics. Produced by P J O'Connell for Penn State Public Broadcasting and The Rural America Documentary Project. © 1985
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Media Type: DVD
Length: 58 min
Stock Number: 8614DVD
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