With all votes in, David Due has defeated incumbent Judy Henckel in Upper Mount Bethel Township's Democratic primary, 163-150. Henckel, an ardent environmentalist, was criticized for ignoring all other aspects of township government, and for a complete lack of transparency. As Chairperson of the Board of Supervisors, she was completely unable to control meetings. Morale among Township employees disintegrated, and one of them was recently charged with embezzling over $900 from the recreation fund. Henckel tried to keep this under wraps as well until this blog broke the story.
This race is significant for another reason. Henckel was one of Ron Angle's loudest critics. It appear that in his home town, the Northampton County Bulldog still has a bite.
Today's one-liner: "The shortest way to the distinguishing excellence of any writer is through his hostile critics." Richard LeGallienne
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Wednesday, May 22, 2013
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It is a blessing in disguise for Judy.
ReplyDeleteRon Angle was maybe the loudest critic but there were many others voicing concerns about the direction in which Upper Mount Bethel was going.
ReplyDeleteThere is not much about Henckel that you can say was good. At the cost of everything else, her environmental agenda trump'd all. 90% of office paperwork was all environmental issues.
The entire board of supervisors, except Hallet, went along with her endless BS. Hallet exposed scandal after scandal, Henckel tried to cover them up, Bernie O'Hare blew the lid off of this cesspool. The town manager didn't want to report the embezzlement even although it was a unanimous decision from the board. The local rag-sheet, called the Express-Times, took little note of it despite numerous calls.