Northampton County's nine-member county council is its legislative branch. Five of these are elected at-large throughout the county. These are the seats currently held by Council VP Wayne Grube, Peg Ferraro, John Cusick, Charles Dertinger and Diane Neiper. Their terms expire next year.Wayne Grube is ready to step down after a long and distinguished career. Every other at-large incumbent will seek re-election. This means Charles Dertinger will answer to voters for his abrasive behavior.
Aside from the incumbents, who else is running?
The names I'm hearing so far are Democrats Bill Hall (an independent thinker) and John Maher, who waged a smear campaign against Ron Angle last year. Allentown official Ismael Arcelay is reported to be interested as well.
Any Republicans? Mark Schwartz, who lost last year by a scant 91 votes, has already declared he's running again next year.
8 comments:
"Wayne Grube is ready to step down after a long and distinguished career."
Be serious. The guy is an embarrassment who should give back all the taxpayer money he's sponged over the years for doing nothing but rubber stamping the party line.
I still want to perform remodeling at the Grube house, run up the cost with no oversight, and have Wayne just pay up if it's nice. I want to take advantage of him the way he let us taxpayers be taken advantage of. You give the guy one, small job (i.e. oversight) and he fails miserably.
Long? Indeed. Distinguished? Yep, and for all the wrong reasons.
He's what's wrong with local politics. Nice.
I hear he is running again
This guy is a Stoffa plant. I heard he is backed by Angle
"This guy is a Stoffa plant. I heard he is backed by Angle"
You're half right. He's a plant - like the potted kind that sit there and do nothing but require upkeep lest they die. Wayne is a do-nothing who's long been there for the paycheck.
Grube is a good kinda cranky guy. He has served his Court masters very well over the years. But all in all, he is a decent man with a good heart.
decent guys don't fail in their responsibilities and continue to cash the paycheck. A decent guy would resign already.
Wayne Grube has been a hard working member of Council -- he used his extensive and highly rated teaching career and his skills in dealing with young adults on the football field wisely when having to put up with comments like those posted here by individuals that poke and run but never run for any elected position themselves. Stay the course Wayne.
Wayne Grube has often been angry at me, sometimes for months at a time. Then he gets over it. He's a guy who really cares and who has always worked his heart out for the county. He may not be polished and will tell you himself he is no genius, but has a big heart. The county will miss him when he is gone.
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