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Tuesday, November 10, 2015

Lower Saucon Race Tally Going Against Landfill

Priscilla deLeon
The Bethlehem Landfill, through  IESI, the corporation that controls the Bethlehem Landfill, has poured $125,200 into the Lower Saucon Council race in an effort to get a Council willing to approve zoning changes for an expansion. It used a a "high-stakes public strategy" firm to pound voters with robo calls, flyers and mail. It wanted to get rid of a bi-partisan anti-landfill slate consisting of Priscilla deLeon (incumbent), Dave Willard (incumbent) and Donna Louder.

They were running for three seats on the board against Sandra Yerger, Tom Maxfield (incumbent)and Gary Gorman.

The landfill appears to have succeeded in getting Sandra Yerger elected, at the expense of Dave Willard.

But two members of the anti-landfill slate have been elected, too.

According to a canvass of the votes in Lower Saucon, conducted by the elections office on Monday afternoon, the votes are as follows:

Donna Louder - 1244
Sandra Yerger - 1175
Priscilla deLeon - 1158
Tom Maxfield - 1153
Dave Willard - 1069
Gary Gorman - 776

The unofficial tally on election night only gave deLeon three votes more than pro-landfill incumbent Tom Maxfield. But it now appears she has five votes more, although elections officials said it was four.

The official results will not be certified until the military ballots come in and are counted.

10 comments:

Anonymous said...

Congratulations to Ms. Deleon. For more than 30 years she has been a devoted citizen to her community and its residents. What courage to undertake a crusade against an enormous corporation and its heavyweights.

Anonymous said...

She is an amazing council member. She remembers things from many years back while she is on council. She has been on council for 28 years and now 4 more to go. Congratulations Priscilla

Anonymous said...

Jus imagine if people actually voted, this would not even be close

Anonymous said...

Where is the peanut gallery of the LV Nobody and Mezzacrappa, with their "Bernie hates women in power and has to tear them down" line of bullshit they spun into a turd to satisfy their retaliatory selfish goal of discrediting him?

I guess this article doesn't fit that mold, prominently featuring three women that defeated three men, and the very successful Ms. Deleon.

Anonymous said...

Priscilla -

Keep on "ironing out the details"! Party affiliation has never been an issue with you. Your represent all the people. You can't be bought! I hope Mrs. Yerger keeps her promise to remain in opposition to the landfill.

Hugh

Anonymous said...

Priscilla -

Keep on "ironing out the details"! Party affiliation has never been an issue with you. Your represent all the people. You can't be bought! I hope Mrs. Yerger keeps her promise to remain in opposition to the landfill.

Anonymous said...

I appreciate her service but I do feel that she has contributed to the sentiment among some folks that Lower Saucon is not business or progress-friendly.

Anonymous said...

It looks like money doesn't always buy votes, except in Allentown.

Anonymous said...

Bernie,
State AG raids Northampton County Republican HQ in Palmer on 11/10/15.
Craig DeFranco does his best Sgt Shultz imitation, " I see nothing. I know nothingg, I hear nothing"!

Anonymous said...

Beautiful photograph of Ms. Deleon.