Rural Revitalization Commission Wants To Tackle Local Capacity Problems

(The Center Square) — A state commission for revitalizing rural Pennsylvania has almost filled out its members, with plans to hold listening sessions to figure out which issues to prioritize.

“We’re going to need input from as many experienced stakeholders as possible,” Kyle Kopko, chairman of the Rural Population Revitalization Commission and executive director of the Center for Rural Pennsylvania, said. “I’m really looking for ways to engage with as many folks as possible.”

The 15-member commission will tackle population change and what rural parts of the state will look like — and deal with...