When Lt. Governor and Senate President Pro Tempore Joe Scarnati insisted on a September 29th special election to fill a vacancy in the 24th Senatorial District, both Lehigh and Northampton County adopted resolutions objecting to the cost and asking that the election be scheduled to occur with November's regularly scheduled elections. Scarnati, of course, blew everyone off.
Last night, Director of Administration John Conklin told County Council that Northampton County's costs for this election, which was conducted in four counties, is $47,805. He hopes the state will reimburse this cost before the end of the year.
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Friday, November 06, 2009
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What's the BFD? Don Cunningham carries more pocket change than that.
ReplyDeleteWorth every penny, as long as it gets us one step closer to repealing Roe v. Wade! Vote Republican!
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ReplyDeletewhat's the deal?
I guess if you were to ask one of the 10% who are unemployed who would love to have a job that paid that much a year, you might get an answer.
what's the deal?
Considering the GOP stomp this November, you could explain to me why it was so important to have a special election a month before.
what's the deal?
Could you please explain what fantastic decisions new Sen. Mensch has been a part of since his swearing in on Oct 19th that are worth nearly $48k? Looking at http://www.pasenategop.com/ I don't see any.
what's the deal?
If $48k of the taxpayers' money is not a "BFD" to you, you must work in the governemnt.
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ReplyDeletetypo on "government" above.
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Democrat Anne Scheuring needs to take down her signs that are littering the valley. Election has been over for over a month.