tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9299655.post6231997510094456821..comments2024-03-28T17:07:56.753-04:00Comments on Lehigh Valley Ramblings: Northampton County Exec Stoffa Proposes Moving All Admin Offices to GracedaleBernie O'Harehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13756311150988957401noreply@blogger.comBlogger32125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9299655.post-34798752370583694882008-08-24T12:55:00.000-04:002008-08-24T12:55:00.000-04:00Transportation costs then go thru the roof! They w...Transportation costs then go thru the roof! They walk to court now! The prison and the courts have to be connected at minimum by walkways! Anything not court related should be moved off site! Once you get work release and treatment out of the building too..then you got a much more efficient system that won't bankrupt the citizenry!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9299655.post-75599593749184812572008-08-24T01:03:00.000-04:002008-08-24T01:03:00.000-04:00I say........The county should work with the city ...I say........The county should work with the city of Easton. The prison could be built in the now abandoned about to be rehabed Delaware Terrace. This is out of the way and can be connected directly to 611 for easy access to the courthouse. Take the units proposed for the new Delaware Terrace and build them on the 400 block of Lincoln Street. This would take away a nasty, dirty piece of blight that framents South Sides neighborhood. The 400 block of Lincoln Street is currently an old factory that is considered blight.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9299655.post-8849221021352631532008-08-22T23:18:00.000-04:002008-08-22T23:18:00.000-04:00Play all the games you want. Stoffa can not lead ...Play all the games you want. Stoffa can not lead his way out of a closet. Reibman had his faults but he had plans that worked. You and your psycho buddy Angle hated him, but the truth is the truth.<BR/>Your 'facts' on the prison are just anti-Reibman baloney. The County seat, fortunately, isn't something Angle can tell Stoffa to change since as you know the Executive does not have the power to change the County Seat.<BR/>Leaving Easton is as stupid as Lehigh county leaving Allentown. Stop being such a Stoffa suck-up that you ignore any semblence of reason or logic.<BR/>Wait??? three years is a nice wait, maybe some day he will start to do something.<BR/>If Dave wants to coddle prisoners he can adopt a few. I want them were they belong in jail.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9299655.post-57983232209513358192008-08-22T18:49:00.000-04:002008-08-22T18:49:00.000-04:00Dave,Anon 6:35 has no interest in solving any of t...Dave,<BR/><BR/>Anon 6:35 has no interest in solving any of the county's problems. He is just here to bash Stoffa. He just made sure to throw a snark in on about three different posts.<BR/><BR/>Some people want to solve problems. others want to return to the good ol' pay to play days.Bernie O'Harehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13756311150988957401noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9299655.post-13100828873179597322008-08-22T18:46:00.000-04:002008-08-22T18:46:00.000-04:00There was a a multi-phase plan for the existing pr...<EM>There was a a multi-phase plan for the existing prison but the plug was puilled by Stoffa when he ended all things Reibman at the behest of his political handlers.</EM><BR/><BR/>This is more disinformation and outright dishonesty from the Stoffa haters. <BR/><BR/>Reibman proposed a $29 MM bandaid that was full the moment it was built. In order to build this, he demolished a state of the art archives building.<BR/><BR/>He never pursued the multiphase expansion bc he lacked the political will to do the right thing. <BR/><BR/>Consultants presented six different options instead of one. They rejected Reibman's folly. <BR/><BR/>Easton is the county seat? Gracedale is the geographical center of the county. Perhaps the county seat needs to move unless you like being on a postage stamp. <BR/><BR/>Yes, Stoffa waited awhile before coming up with an idea. Reibman had eight years.Bernie O'Harehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13756311150988957401noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9299655.post-24389903104637593122008-08-22T18:45:00.000-04:002008-08-22T18:45:00.000-04:00Don't hold back..tell us how you really feel? Bomb...Don't hold back..tell us how you really feel? Bombastic drivel if I ever heard it..must be a politico! Blame is easy..how about some solutions..or is that beneath you?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9299655.post-79597548750377780542008-08-22T18:35:00.000-04:002008-08-22T18:35:00.000-04:00i. You will always need a prison regardless of ho...i. You will always need a prison regardless of how many do-gooders and money making 'counselors' say we can save the poor crimminal. The idea of reducing mandatory sentencing and repealing some outdated drug laws are fine but we need to deal with reality not wishes. There was a a multi-phase plan for the existing prison but the plug was puilled by Stoffa when he ended all things Reibman at the behest of his political handlers. That included the good with the bad. If someone is willing to break into my house for any reason I want and expect him behind bars. Citizen security comes first and it is a County priority, so suck it up.<BR/><BR/>2. Easton is the County Seat this move to Gracedale noise has gone on for years. Give it a rest as there are alternatives, leading to number<BR/><BR/>3. Stoffa, Dude, you are three years into your term and say 'we need a plan'. What a dolt. This guy is amazing. Love him if you want but he is the most inept governmental leader I have ever seen.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9299655.post-43537293218924531112008-08-22T11:14:00.000-04:002008-08-22T11:14:00.000-04:00Bernie, I have said many times that a new building...Bernie, I have said many times that a new building should be built at the Gracedale location for a lot of the non-court related offices. There is plenty of land there to build parking spaces for probably only one percent of the cost to build a new parking deck at the land locked, outdated,overcrowded,NCGC in Easton. I agree with Stoffa 100%. That is the same plan I have been saying on this blog for over a year. Thank you, Henry SchaadtAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9299655.post-79204063259856831642008-08-22T01:05:00.000-04:002008-08-22T01:05:00.000-04:00Your right of course, as to who pulled the plug, b...Your right of course, as to who pulled the plug, but the merit of the idea was sound. And I think I can still outrun Gino!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9299655.post-20376676130278401352008-08-22T00:47:00.000-04:002008-08-22T00:47:00.000-04:00Ask Judge Freedberg. . . . Then run like hell.Ask Judge Freedberg. . . . Then run like hell.Bernie O'Harehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13756311150988957401noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9299655.post-68037059358450792172008-08-22T00:36:00.000-04:002008-08-22T00:36:00.000-04:00I am still baffled as to why we did not partner wi...I am still baffled as to why we did not partner with Lehigh County in the Salisbury Annex facility for an alternative sentencing facility for non-violent prisoners. If anything made sense, that idea did. Sharing costs with another county has been done in eighth class counties. Why can't we?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9299655.post-59394093901836574772008-08-21T16:15:00.000-04:002008-08-21T16:15:00.000-04:00I have witnessed judges, when they explain the sen...I have witnessed judges, when they explain the sentence to a convicted defendant, note for the record, that the prison is full (especially for women inmates)and that is one reason the sentence involves probation, not county jail time. Just an observation.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9299655.post-89911282009480400572008-08-21T16:09:00.000-04:002008-08-21T16:09:00.000-04:00I say we make constructive use of Peg Ferraro's St...I say we make constructive use of Peg Ferraro's Stockertown trailer.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9299655.post-15834462948810744452008-08-21T11:50:00.000-04:002008-08-21T11:50:00.000-04:00Bernie, you want to be next??? HA!HA! Just kiddin...Bernie, you want to be next??? HA!HA! Just kidding you get it enough.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9299655.post-27740306336122882242008-08-21T11:17:00.000-04:002008-08-21T11:17:00.000-04:00Alrighty then. No need for personal shots.Alrighty then. No need for personal shots.Bernie O'Harehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13756311150988957401noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9299655.post-39248456133412729902008-08-21T10:39:00.000-04:002008-08-21T10:39:00.000-04:00Dave maybe you want consuling at the new prison be...Dave maybe you want consuling at the new prison because you need it?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9299655.post-16062231392365986582008-08-21T10:32:00.000-04:002008-08-21T10:32:00.000-04:00Is that all you can come up with? Hope your not in...Is that all you can come up with? Hope your not in charge of anything pertaining to me and my family! Just a pathetic reply!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9299655.post-87672021781884104612008-08-21T10:29:00.000-04:002008-08-21T10:29:00.000-04:00Dave relax guezz how many of your family members a...Dave relax guezz how many of your family members are in prison?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9299655.post-32963261249598218132008-08-21T10:13:00.000-04:002008-08-21T10:13:00.000-04:00How much are you willing to spend to feel safe? Ho...How much are you willing to spend to feel safe? How many prisons will it take? The prison doesn't do anything constructive for these people! 70% return..again and again! Let's try something different? This is a broken system that eats your money and destroys salvagible people and their families!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9299655.post-73581182340102248482008-08-21T10:02:00.000-04:002008-08-21T10:02:00.000-04:00Constructive criticism would be a good place to st...Constructive criticism would be a good place to start. Let's hear some solutions instead of whining about your tax bill! Can't have it both ways..you want more prisons..ANTE UP!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9299655.post-79642141328873068282008-08-21T09:52:00.000-04:002008-08-21T09:52:00.000-04:00Every time Stoffa speaks, the price tag gets highe...Every time Stoffa speaks, the price tag gets higher. We're getting the same shaft we got under Reibman; it just has a less pugnacious approach. Get ready to pay and pay and pay.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9299655.post-80605643876542332482008-08-21T09:50:00.000-04:002008-08-21T09:50:00.000-04:00The Exec's plan is worth pursuing..it makes as muc...The Exec's plan is worth pursuing..it makes as much sense as anything else I have heard and it contains costs and may put the need for a new prison on the back burner for quite some time.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9299655.post-35029355327169381022008-08-21T09:35:00.000-04:002008-08-21T09:35:00.000-04:00We were fine till the crime bills hit! Mandatory s...We were fine till the crime bills hit! Mandatory sentencing..why have judges then? Why have trials? Slippery slope..isn't it?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9299655.post-61173631905105704532008-08-21T09:25:00.000-04:002008-08-21T09:25:00.000-04:00If you have a prison that only holds 100 people an...If you have a prison that only holds 100 people and its full. The criminals hear this and know the chances are slim of being put in prison since theres no room. Build a big prison and even if its half empty one day it will be full due to the climbing crime rate. Plus if they would have extra space you could rent it out to other counties for there inmates just like Northampton has been doing since there prison is so small.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9299655.post-23682843616156629422008-08-21T09:04:00.000-04:002008-08-21T09:04:00.000-04:00This is where the rubber hits the road..The pols i...This is where the rubber hits the road..The pols in H-burg got to repeal those get tough on crime bills they passed way back when! Have the guts to stop this thing before we all end up behind bars! None of them will do it because then the voters think they are soft on crime! Self fullfilling prophesy..the more prisons you build the more people you sentence to prison! A maddening vicious cycle that MUST be broken!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com