tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9299655.post6581477207636818566..comments2024-03-28T06:48:39.549-04:00Comments on Lehigh Valley Ramblings: Is Fed Ed a Racketeer?Bernie O'Harehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13756311150988957401noreply@blogger.comBlogger29125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9299655.post-17659606647335360302015-07-31T08:01:43.848-04:002015-07-31T08:01:43.848-04:00This guy was a code official that took payoffs tha...This guy was a code official that took payoffs that has allowed one family units too be cut up into multiple units¿ This shit is Allentowns administration <br />engineered destruction at the very core¿<br /> <br />The notorious Hamilton street gang of thugs hostel takeover tactics employees as public servants and our mayors double dip pension package+payoffs to play in the demise of the true urban core relocation process¿<br /><br />redd<br />patent pendingAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9299655.post-45251043432739649322015-07-30T22:51:11.066-04:002015-07-30T22:51:11.066-04:00Weiss for Mayor!!!!!!Weiss for Mayor!!!!!!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9299655.post-78531367580761133852015-07-30T22:21:42.243-04:002015-07-30T22:21:42.243-04:00@9:16 ABSOLUTELY!!!
AND BETSEY from Recycling!!!
y...@9:16 ABSOLUTELY!!!<br />AND BETSEY from Recycling!!!<br />y.YES---and there you have it!<br />YES!!!<br />����Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9299655.post-22894562839743673202015-07-30T21:16:43.084-04:002015-07-30T21:16:43.084-04:00@5:49 - probably why one of the good guys got forc...@5:49 - probably why one of the good guys got forced out a few years back, Eric Weiss?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9299655.post-66387995768613038862015-07-30T17:50:37.833-04:002015-07-30T17:50:37.833-04:00@3:24, people talk in times like this of cleaning ...@3:24, people talk in times like this of cleaning house, but rarely, if ever, do. i only know of one person who over the years has taken all the entities you mention to task, and has also ran for office. you're welcome michael molovinskyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12581039755319742687noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9299655.post-14933455773552375732015-07-30T17:49:10.703-04:002015-07-30T17:49:10.703-04:00I certainly hope that they consider how Code Enfor...I certainly hope that they consider how Code Enforcement was used as administration thugs to intimidate honest citizens who wouldn't tow the party line.<br />That department needs a probe by the DA if the FBI doesn't get there first.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9299655.post-57692509403170087132015-07-30T16:19:59.164-04:002015-07-30T16:19:59.164-04:00Bernie, all ways shots and giggles at the site of...Bernie, all ways shots and giggles at the site of allentown circus stick¿ <br /><br />Does racketeering Fall Under THE Same Rule As THE RICO law of homeroom rule Laws AND Bylaws IN THE County seat¿<br /><br />redd<br />patent pending<br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9299655.post-90826161686735204032015-07-30T15:30:58.016-04:002015-07-30T15:30:58.016-04:00Say what you will, but it's pretty obvious, mo...Say what you will, but it's pretty obvious, morality in America is on a rapid decline. Leading the charge are politicians. We need to sweep them out and begin anew.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9299655.post-74574964929783028002015-07-30T15:24:26.322-04:002015-07-30T15:24:26.322-04:00I think if indictments do come, not only will ther...I think if indictments do come, not only will there be a cleaning of City Hall, but council as well. City Council has been downright complicit with the mayor's agenda. I think that meeting last Friday was a defense strategy, not some mayor replacement discussion.<br /><br />One of the benefits of all the attention on Allentown is the growing interest in highlighting crony capitalism where it festers in the Lehigh Valley. You have people interested in seeing who's involved and where the money is coming from. Before all this went down, did anybody know how pervasive Pennrose influence was? How Reilly owns nearly all of downtown, donating tens of thousands to the mayor? Or the incestuous business relationships hidden by attorneys?<br /><br />Allentown is the tip of the iceberg but we have so many organizations that spend taxpayer money and make decisions about spending that money in near secrecy that is guided by crony thinking and lawyers working every angle. <br /><br />They say they have nothing to hide. That's until you start asking for audits, ethics statements, how lawyers are connected to other development or financial interests or how board members always seem to get contracts for work. Then everybody clams up.<br /><br />Easton<br />Airport Authority<br />LVEDC<br />Lehigh Valley Planning Commission<br />The Chamber<br />Wildlands Conservancy<br />Trexler Trust<br />CACLV<br /><br />That's just the start, sadly. Every one of those organizations is infected by the same influence peddling you see in Allentown. <br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9299655.post-57819698038668282712015-07-30T15:02:00.546-04:002015-07-30T15:02:00.546-04:00What is that old saying? All it takes for evil to ...What is that old saying? All it takes for evil to prevail is for those who are aware of it to stay silent? It was one thing to suspect it and not have proof. But to be aware and say nothing is to imply consent. There are always consequences.Chris Caseyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17785389463330442657noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9299655.post-31319941028480032542015-07-30T13:02:33.298-04:002015-07-30T13:02:33.298-04:0012:48 -
So nobody has retired over the last decad...12:48 -<br /><br />So nobody has retired over the last decade who could talk? Nobody has left City Hall for another job (on their own) and could speak up? Nobody (retired, former or active employees) could pass the information on to someone (law enforcement, the media, other) anonymously? That could all have been done before the FBI stepped in.<br /><br />Now that the FBI is involved, there is even less of an excuse to sit by and do nothing.<br /><br />Sorry, but as I said in my 12:26 pm post, the limited window they have to start talking (to the FBI, to the press, etc.) is going to quickly shut. After that, there should be a house-cleaning in City Government for anybody who kept quiet and turned their backs on city residents.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9299655.post-3299466282383451292015-07-30T12:48:07.978-04:002015-07-30T12:48:07.978-04:00@12:26
While that may be the right thing, it isn&#...@12:26<br />While that may be the right thing, it isn't so simple. You have to believe that some one in Justice will pursue it and not just file it under a pile of other paperwork. In the back of your mind will always be the nagging question of who is a part of the scheme? Someone in the DA's office? (Not saying anyone is, but with the BS having gone on for so long, it would make me wonder why the DA never took notice and conducted an investigation.) It required the FBI showing up before the local "Friends of Ed" media to question anything and there is still no real investigative journalism being conducted by the mainstream press or television news.<br />Should your name make its way to your employer as having filed a complaint, your job is gone. Everyone has realized the Whistle Blower Law doesn't have any teeth in protecting the employee.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9299655.post-17179038385936069582015-07-30T12:30:48.688-04:002015-07-30T12:30:48.688-04:00Have the encroachment requirements been met for th...Have the encroachment requirements been met for the billboard at Jordon Park? Seems like the reach of this billboard is very close the air space above the right of way of this federally funded road. Seems like PennDot rules superced Pawlowski's zoning waiver.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9299655.post-4464182775013741592015-07-30T12:26:19.558-04:002015-07-30T12:26:19.558-04:008:15 said:
"From inside City Hall:
All but t...8:15 said:<br /><br />"From inside City Hall:<br />All but the most routine tasks are being ignored, fear reigns. Long time hard-working staff is terrified they will take the fall for things they did when they were ordered."<br /><br />I have a hard time feeling sorry for them. <br /><br />The problem with Pawlowski and City Hall didn't just start on July 2nd, 2015 when the FBI raided City Hall. The silence of "hard-working staff" is why this has gone on for over a decade.<br /><br />They had a responsibility to the residents of the city to speak out about what was going on. It shouldn't take a visit by the FBI for them to do the right thing. We should be reading articles from anonymous City Hall sources talking to the press, and they should also be spilling whatever they know to the FBI.<br /><br />If they're not taking advantage of the opportunity to talk now, in the limited time they still have available, they are part of the problem and deserve whatever they get.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9299655.post-6301732109904602232015-07-30T11:20:39.005-04:002015-07-30T11:20:39.005-04:00It will be a refreshing day when we can celebrate ...It will be a refreshing day when we can celebrate Billy Joel's 1977 single "Movin Out".Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9299655.post-29712249655913999832015-07-30T10:54:59.131-04:002015-07-30T10:54:59.131-04:00@10:24 AM "...Pawlowski has transformed Alle...@10:24 AM "...Pawlowski has transformed Allentown..."<br /><br />Come on<br />Oh baby don't you wanna go<br /><br />Come on<br />Oh baby don't you wanna go<br /><br />Back to that same old place<br />Sweet home ChicagoJamie Keltonnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9299655.post-87069255324211678732015-07-30T10:53:19.294-04:002015-07-30T10:53:19.294-04:00@8:15 AM
The government that governs the least, g...@8:15 AM<br /><br />The government that governs the least, governs the best.Jamie Keltonnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9299655.post-60886492183553460642015-07-30T10:45:18.605-04:002015-07-30T10:45:18.605-04:00@10:14
all great points. make sure to bring those...@10:14<br /><br />all great points. make sure to bring those statements to ed's legal council. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9299655.post-39958763730755996162015-07-30T10:24:48.582-04:002015-07-30T10:24:48.582-04:00Pawlowski is not a crook.
Pawlowski has transform...Pawlowski is not a crook.<br /><br />Pawlowski has transformed Allentown.<br /><br />Pawlowski's campaign contributors do not receive special consideration for anything.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9299655.post-34019339550649591052015-07-30T10:02:35.019-04:002015-07-30T10:02:35.019-04:00I hope all Allentown politicians (and direct staff...I hope all Allentown politicians (and direct staffers) involved in this pay to play scheme get their day in court, are found guilty and share a jail cell with multiple diseased sex partners.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9299655.post-78516607679471864632015-07-30T09:04:18.791-04:002015-07-30T09:04:18.791-04:00Does anyone remember when Atiyeh was fighting the ...Does anyone remember when Atiyeh was fighting the NIZ Map? Then it just seem to get settled and disappear. Remember he wanted the NIZ on the campus where Building 21 is located and his Hamilton Street location. My theory is that the powers on top cut him a deal for Building 21 to have him settle his suit.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9299655.post-74596145255505625172015-07-30T08:59:34.335-04:002015-07-30T08:59:34.335-04:00The after hour, party scene and happy hour has dro...The after hour, party scene and happy hour has dropped off by about 80%. You can smell the fear in the air.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9299655.post-63117980053670380592015-07-30T08:51:50.794-04:002015-07-30T08:51:50.794-04:00One of the great things going on right now is lega...One of the great things going on right now is legal pursuit of our version of the Elite, elected officials. NY has been thoroughly entertaining watching slimeball after slimeball, from both parties, get strung up. In PA we've started the cleansing process. Other states too.<br /><br />Both necessary and the right thing to do. Here's hoping it sticks this time.<br /><br />The BankerAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9299655.post-72363257191918512462015-07-30T08:15:03.395-04:002015-07-30T08:15:03.395-04:00From inside City Hall:
All but the most routine ta...From inside City Hall:<br />All but the most routine tasks are being ignored, fear reigns. Long time hard-working staff is terrified they will take the fall for things they did when they were ordered.<br />It is a dead zoneAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9299655.post-15208782182926921042015-07-30T08:14:07.027-04:002015-07-30T08:14:07.027-04:00How did Atiyeh get the building where building 21 ...How did Atiyeh get the building where building 21 will operate? That seems suspicious, especially given the secret agreement between him and the school board.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com