Balderson Speaks on His Committee Appointment

94th district Republican State Representative Troy Balderson will soon begin his service on the Public Utilities Committee.

He was recently appointed to the committee and says he will be the only spokesman for the Appalachia Ohio district.

"It was an honor that I was put on it, and I will work very hard, " says Balderson.

Hearings will begin next week, and one of the issues on the table will be the Telecom Reform Bill. Balderson says committee members need to wake up and really zone in on the broadband issues our area is facing.

"A reality to the big cities that don’t understand that when you tell them that the majority of my district can’t get broadband Internet. They say, no sir, or that I can’t get AT&T service in Coshocton County-whether it’s roaming or any service at all, " says Balderson.

Balderson also serves on several other committees in the state legislature, including the Health, Transportation, and Infrastructure Committees and the Agriculture and Natural Resources Committee.