tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9299655.post2261019040260688931..comments2024-03-28T11:42:02.107-04:00Comments on Lehigh Valley Ramblings: Reading City Council Prez Pleads to BriberyBernie O'Harehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13756311150988957401noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9299655.post-8496037075653646102015-08-07T07:09:30.518-04:002015-08-07T07:09:30.518-04:00Wild brought in Goldman. (Cost?)
Goldman provided ...Wild brought in Goldman. (Cost?)<br />Goldman provided the expert advice the current mayor need, advice that you suggest Wild could not ethically provide, or simply didn't possess.<br />Have provided that expertise TO THE MAYOR,<br />Goldmans work is done, his service provided to his primary client, Mayor Pawlowski.<br />Thanks Attorney Wild, highly specialized technical assistance provided, at no personal cost to the client.<br />The taxpayers of Allentown pick up the bill.<br />(Cost?)<br />Service provided. Wild appears clean.<br />Goldman moves on.<br /><br />This was never about paperwork procedure.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9299655.post-38864470767233159352015-08-05T23:18:46.370-04:002015-08-05T23:18:46.370-04:00I'd disagree with your assessment of what is n...I'd disagree with your assessment of what is needed. I can fully understand the need for an experienced attorney to help the City get its documents together. Attorney Wild has handled this matter appropriately. No matter what your other complaints about her might be, I believe she has been responsive. Obviously, the Mayor has to be comfortable with his own Solicitor, but she would be crossing the line if she gave him personal advice. I see no evidence that she has. In fact, the evidence is to the contrary. Being responsive is not just some measure of politeness. It is a measure of transparency, something very rare in Allentown. I believe she has tried very hard to handle herself ethically in this matter. If I did not, I would say so. <br /><br />Time will tell. Bernie O'Harehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13756311150988957401noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9299655.post-68534100857896123832015-08-05T23:06:19.615-04:002015-08-05T23:06:19.615-04:00Why is it insane? If anything, it's the statu...Why is it insane? If anything, it's the status quo at Allentown City Hall. Everyone's connected in one, big, crony circle.<br /><br />The first thing to remember is the Allentown Solicitor is in this up to her neck. She was a Fleck client herself, and is in the Mayor's inner circle. She's not a bystander here, no matter how responsive to bloggers or polite she may seem.<br /><br />Through her hiring of Goldman in the first place, she's allowing the Mayor to get legal advice for his problems, all paid for by the taxpayer. It also appears that the city is dragging its feet on complying with the investigation.<br /><br />As an Allentown resident, I have to ask why the City needs outside counsel for this. The City isn't being looked at - the individuals serving are being looked at. The Solicitor is not supposed to be representing their interests as individuals.<br /><br />It would seem to me that the only course of action the City should be taking is to fully comply with the FBI investigation and quickly turn over all documents. No need for expensive counsel to do that, maybe just a paralegal to index what gets turned over.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9299655.post-30988965351193539652015-08-05T21:13:05.708-04:002015-08-05T21:13:05.708-04:00GOLDMAN!!!GOLDMAN!!!Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04217393811342056575noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9299655.post-59539877048134031582015-08-05T17:52:51.792-04:002015-08-05T17:52:51.792-04:00OMG! Goldman! This is insane!OMG! Goldman! This is insane!Bernie O'Harehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13756311150988957401noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9299655.post-6935876586076314712015-08-05T17:48:26.677-04:002015-08-05T17:48:26.677-04:00@530
I guess that's why he was hired in Atown....@530<br />I guess that's why he was hired in Atown. He knew what he was looking for!Charlie Touchdownsnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9299655.post-87379874669244141172015-08-05T17:48:15.941-04:002015-08-05T17:48:15.941-04:00Why not just identify him?Why not just identify him?Bernie O'Harehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13756311150988957401noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9299655.post-67446736120843079792015-08-05T17:30:55.973-04:002015-08-05T17:30:55.973-04:00Check out who the attorney for Acosta is. His nam...Check out who the attorney for Acosta is. His name is on the guilty plea attached/imbedded in the mcall article.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9299655.post-9836998565903585542015-08-05T17:23:43.287-04:002015-08-05T17:23:43.287-04:00Pawlowski is not a crook.
All Allentown City Coun...Pawlowski is not a crook.<br /><br />All Allentown City Council members, past or present, are squeaky clean.<br /><br />There is no such thing as "Pay To Play" in the City Without Limits, besides, the transformational NIZ would certainly be above such smelly behavior.<br /><br />Just ask anybody.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9299655.post-73484522585967691752015-08-05T17:04:03.653-04:002015-08-05T17:04:03.653-04:00Fleck strikes againFleck strikes againAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9299655.post-42300065656584267252015-08-05T17:00:16.195-04:002015-08-05T17:00:16.195-04:00No doubt, Allentown city coucil would have rubber...No doubt, Allentown city coucil would have rubber stamped the repeal bill. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9299655.post-39210473724449006062015-08-05T16:50:13.644-04:002015-08-05T16:50:13.644-04:00Sounds like what we all suspect is being alleged t...Sounds like what we all suspect is being alleged to have gone on in Allentown. The timing is also right, and certainly the connection those officials had with Fleck.<br />Curiously, the Reading City Council President wasn't named in the subpoena to that city. Maybe because his goose was firmly cooked already?<br /><br />I get the feeling, an indictment(s) WILL be coming to Allentown besides Mr. Fleck. Could even be people not named in Allentown's subpoena, by this example. Buckle up!<br /><br />Fred WindishAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com