Pa. lawmakers, Wolf administration at odds over personal protective equipment stockpile at Farm Show Complex

Republican lawmakers and the Wolf administration are at odds over a stockpile of personal protective equipment at the Pennsylvania Farm Show Complex.The public is not allowed inside the building right now, and neither is the media. WGAL was not allowed to attend a tour that happened Wednesday afternoon.Some lawmakers who unsuccessfully tried to get in earlier in the day said they were asked to sign a nondisclosure agreement about what they were going to see inside.The Wolf administration said the stockpile, which includes masks, gloves and hand sanitizer, is needed for the current pandemic and future needs.A spokeswoman for Gov. Tom Wolf said the state is trying to shore up funding for a new space for the stockpile.Lawmakers said they have concerns about flooding at the Farm Show Complex and questioned why a building normally used for events remains a warehouse this far into the pandemic.”Everybody knows it’s here. People drive by this all the time. They see it in the windows, so if they’re looking for a locked-down, secure facility, this ain’t it,” Rep. Seth Grove (R-York) said.A Wolf spokeswoman also fired back at assertions that the administration isn’t being transparent. She said lawmakers should be more focused on prioritizing public health and safety instead of spreading lies and conspiracy theories.

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