tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9299655.post7082215902540344523..comments2024-03-19T07:31:36.361-04:00Comments on Lehigh Valley Ramblings: Tom Corbett, NIZ Deus Ex Machina?Bernie O'Harehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13756311150988957401noreply@blogger.comBlogger69125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9299655.post-13635975118092660432012-04-26T21:25:22.876-04:002012-04-26T21:25:22.876-04:00Sharks,
Watch what ya eat cause ya don't wann...Sharks, <br />Watch what ya eat cause ya don't wanna catch what some have!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9299655.post-47914121981039193752012-04-25T19:51:30.095-04:002012-04-25T19:51:30.095-04:009:11
You are right Bernie. Without knowing how m...9:11<br /><br />You are right Bernie. Without knowing how much tax money will be diverted, there is no way to know how much cash is available to service the debt, which would lead any reasonable person to believe there is no way to know how much money worth of bonds can be sold in the first place. <br /><br />I still want to know who the suckers are who are going to buy these bonds...small business dudehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16824531297802743895noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9299655.post-7760865896922008162012-04-24T21:17:16.562-04:002012-04-24T21:17:16.562-04:00"If the check comes Panto will cash it."...<em>"If the check comes Panto will cash it."</em><br /><br />Then I guess his campaign id lying and we should all believe your anonymous snark.Bernie O'Harehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13756311150988957401noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9299655.post-57601249145853562302012-04-24T21:11:21.924-04:002012-04-24T21:11:21.924-04:00I believe that is wht Pawlowski wants to float tho...I believe that is wht Pawlowski wants to float those bonds. But if he can't break down EIT until June, how can he really know his costs?Bernie O'Harehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13756311150988957401noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9299655.post-38649769883930216222012-04-24T20:57:49.462-04:002012-04-24T20:57:49.462-04:00When does A-Town start to pay back the money it go...When does A-Town start to pay back the money it got to acquire the land and dig the hole for this project??? Got to be soon?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9299655.post-1286528979275021812012-04-24T20:34:34.962-04:002012-04-24T20:34:34.962-04:00If the check comes Panto will cash it.If the check comes Panto will cash it.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9299655.post-66780655842872641012012-04-24T16:03:26.625-04:002012-04-24T16:03:26.625-04:00Damn!
MR. SNUFALUFUGUSDamn!<br /><br />MR. SNUFALUFUGUSAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9299655.post-5616513393495145982012-04-24T15:59:51.074-04:002012-04-24T15:59:51.074-04:00Imaginary friends DO NOT count, Anon 2:59.
Take a...Imaginary friends DO NOT count, Anon 2:59.<br /><br />Take a pill or something, dude.<br /><br />I HEART NIZ CHEERLEADERSAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9299655.post-2941950921547731552012-04-24T15:15:25.984-04:002012-04-24T15:15:25.984-04:00Nahna nahna nahna na hey hey hey good bye.
I hear...Nahna nahna nahna na hey hey hey good bye.<br /><br />I heard this watching the Flyers Sunday. <br /><br />It's playing in Allentown today!!!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9299655.post-2282518795237001572012-04-24T15:11:15.949-04:002012-04-24T15:11:15.949-04:00Seems the Mayor and his dream legal team has been ...Seems the Mayor and his dream legal team has been wasting their time only negotiating with Hanover & Bethlehem Townships.<br /><br />Hope they were negotiating with ... Lehigh, Plainfield, Stockertown, Whitehall, South Whitehall. Hellertown, Lower Saucon, Upper Nazareth, Lower Nazareth, Nazareth, Copley/Whitehall School District, Bushkill and soon to be Palmer, Salisbury and even the Macungie’s.<br /><br />There is blood in the water and the sharks are swarming.<br /><br />Ed, JB, Pat, Joe and others. The fat lady is singing and the tune is not favorable for the City of Allentown. Congratulations, you all created Harrisburg - the East version.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9299655.post-85190506711505557532012-04-24T15:02:07.556-04:002012-04-24T15:02:07.556-04:00Only seven?
Bernie you're slacking again.Only seven?<br /><br />Bernie you're slacking again.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9299655.post-53059995775766882292012-04-24T14:59:08.020-04:002012-04-24T14:59:08.020-04:00I have seven unnamed sources that have told me Mr....I have seven unnamed sources that have told me Mr. O'Hare is a lunatic. Seven, damn it!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9299655.post-90275967931644054792012-04-24T14:48:10.315-04:002012-04-24T14:48:10.315-04:00Bernie -
Good luck to Allentown with claiming the...Bernie -<br /><br />Good luck to Allentown with claiming the two year rule.<br /><br />You have City Council members on record stating they don't know what's in the NIZ legislation, and the Mayor and his Administration have been unable to come up with timely answers to the most basic of questions.<br /><br />If they don't understand it and know about it, there's no way a judge will hold a private citizen to that standard.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9299655.post-9676374765093568172012-04-24T14:01:07.037-04:002012-04-24T14:01:07.037-04:00WELL SAID DOC ROCKWELL SAID DOC ROCKzoidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12636280218711361021noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9299655.post-49855334057708354472012-04-24T12:36:45.925-04:002012-04-24T12:36:45.925-04:00The NIZ legislation creates a "closed class&q...The NIZ legislation creates a "closed class" with only one member - Allentown. This is because the legislation specifies that membership in the class is a city of the third class based on a population of between 106,000 and 107,000 according to the 2000 US Decennial Census. No other city can ever "join" this class.<br /><br />Previous legislation has created classes with only one current member (Philadelphia, for example), but the "class" was not closed to the possibility of other cities eventually qualifying.<br /><br />So, if the NIZ legislation said something like, "Cities of the third class with a population of at least 106,000," that would be constitutional. Bethlehem, Harrisburg and Scranton, for example, could eventually qualify for membership. They cannot qualify the way Reilly , oh, I mean Browne's wife, oh, I mean Browne wrote the legislation.Doc Rockhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17040918921881197906noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9299655.post-59634625224550104452012-04-24T12:26:26.620-04:002012-04-24T12:26:26.620-04:00I think Someone needs to pressure the Governor'...I think Someone needs to pressure the Governor's office for a statement. He is in a very bad spot on this and I think the taxpayers deserve to know what the gov is thinking exactly. BTW, dumb question, What exactly is unconstitutional about the NIZ?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9299655.post-63177604820644748402012-04-24T12:23:33.683-04:002012-04-24T12:23:33.683-04:00The ironic part of this whole mess is Senator Brow...The ironic part of this whole mess is Senator Browne trying an end around to eliminate the unconstitutionality of the legislation.<br /><br />Start calling his office and lobbying against anything but repeal. His office number is (610) 821-8468 and email is pbrowne@pasen.gov. <br /><br />Put democracy to work!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9299655.post-41993370844152519532012-04-24T12:23:26.726-04:002012-04-24T12:23:26.726-04:00Shouldn't the 6 rubber stampers get a chance t...Shouldn't the 6 rubber stampers get a chance to bob their heads on the decision to file a lawsuit which will incur legal expenses? Were the 6 rubber stampers even notified or do they find out in the newspaper?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9299655.post-32811780624401758322012-04-24T12:18:57.256-04:002012-04-24T12:18:57.256-04:00In the world of craZy, I think this gets cancelled...In the world of craZy, I think this gets cancelled out? Anything Corbett speaks out against, one should embrace. Anything Pawlowski promotes, one should run from it. It is a double negative when Corbett condemns the Pawlowski'd embraced NIZ. It is kind of like a worm hole in space. You end up in Williams Twsp.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9299655.post-42624353513177227132012-04-24T11:53:43.690-04:002012-04-24T11:53:43.690-04:00Ed Pawlowski has never said a nice thing about Pan...Ed Pawlowski has never said a nice thing about Panto. Remember Panto beet Pawlowski's advisor Mike Fleck a few years ago for Mayor. Mike Fleck an advisor....that explains this whole mess. Now Ed is Panto's friend. Something tells me that Panto isn't that stupid. I will say this.....Panto is the only one who has made any positive sence about the NIZ. Maybe allentown should hire him to do their PR. Instead all you get is "what's good for allentown is good for the lehigh valley". huh?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9299655.post-69118177086517102592012-04-24T11:44:05.142-04:002012-04-24T11:44:05.142-04:00You are smoking dope. With a big hole in the grou...You are smoking dope. With a big hole in the ground and a failed project......They will be throwing him out of office. "Chicago Style" political machine? Are you freak'n nutz. I would hardly call Mike Fleck a political machine. If this project fails....so does Allentown. That's what Ed has stated publically. So with that - Ed fails as well. No?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9299655.post-59514365994589869862012-04-24T11:17:25.415-04:002012-04-24T11:17:25.415-04:00Anon 1024am, Browne has already told people privat...Anon 1024am, Browne has already told people privately he's not running for re-election. Jen Mann has publicly announced it.<br /><br />Browne would have no chance. I'd vote for whoever was on the other side than him, and I mean that.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9299655.post-44693930389548556912012-04-24T10:40:47.462-04:002012-04-24T10:40:47.462-04:00It's game over for Ed.It's game over for Ed.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9299655.post-14077666781642757842012-04-24T10:24:23.943-04:002012-04-24T10:24:23.943-04:00"Ex-Mayor Ed is done after this no matter the..."Ex-Mayor Ed is done after this no matter the outcome." <br /><br />"I kinda feel sorry for Ed. His political career is finished. Win or lose."<br /><br /><br /><br />You posters are nuts if you believe that. Pawlowski has established such a strong "Chicago-style" politcial machine in Allentown, he could win again easily without running a campaign. Now Pat Browne is an interesting discussion item. I wonder if he can be re-elected by a larger, more informed and more diverse voting base that actually holds its candidates accountable.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9299655.post-2123126243013364112012-04-24T10:09:04.253-04:002012-04-24T10:09:04.253-04:00Hey Bernie,
Is anyone talking about the actual b...Hey Bernie, <br /><br />Is anyone talking about the actual bonds? it seems to me any investor is going to demand a high rate due to the risky nature of the bonds. The way I understand it if the revenue and EIT and other tax grab money fall short of the interest payment, the bond holder gets screwed since they are unsecured and Allentown will not be on the hook for the payment. Who would invest in these? Any investor doing his or her due diligence would certainly be concerned with this arrangement since the tax grab itself is at best questionably legal. I just wonder who the suckers are who would by the bonds. And without the bond sell there is no project. Just wondering....small business ownernoreply@blogger.com