Clinton County

As the planning director of Clinton County, Katherine de Silva has had a profound impact on the county since joining the planning office in 2012. During her tenure, she coordinated the complete update of the county’s zoning ordinance, overseeing the zoning and permitting in seven municipalities. Katie was the main force behind the 2014 Clinton County Comprehensive Plan and the 2018 Bike-Ped Plan. She was also a main contributor to the Chesapeake Bay (CAP) Water Quality study, assisting in obtaining water quality grant funding and a construction implementation grant to carry out the CAP.

Katie was a proponent of the SEDA-COG senior housing project in Flemington Borough, leader of a multi-county broadband initiative, and project manager of the PennDOT pilot busing program. Over the years, Katie was the primary visionary responsible for the Bald Eagle Valley Trail, a 13.9-mile walking/biking trail being built in phases, including the rebuilding of a railroad bridge over the Susquehanna River, which the county commissioners have chosen to name “Katie’s Crossing”.