Loughery To Serve Another Year As Chair Of Bucks County Commissioners

Bucks County Commissioner Robert G. Loughery will serve another year as chairman.

Fellow commissioners Diane Marseglia, a Democrat from Levittown, and Charlie Martin, a Republican from Upper Southampton, both nominated and voted for Loughery, a Republican from Bedminster Township, during Wednesday’s regular business meeting.

“I appreciate the confidence of my colleagues,” Loughery said.

Loughery will continue to chair the commissioners during a year that will see the opening of the 285,000-square-foot Bucks County Justice Center, decreased tax revenues, rising pension contributions, unresolved union contracts and healthcare costs.

During the meeting Loughery, who was elected in 2010, praised commissioners Martin and Marseglia for their work on the board.

“I mean it when I say we know how to tackle things together.”