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| Mayor Yob serves the people literally |
Yob believes his biggest accomplishment in borough government has been its police department.. He'd like to beef it up a little in his last term. But in contrast to some other boroughs, Yob made clear that the Mayor and Council should help he police department, b ut stay away from telling it how to do its job.
He's 87 years old and looks 20 years younger His mother lived until she was 102 and his father died at age 93.
Combining his years on Council and as Mayor, Yob has served Freemansburg for 48 years.
But West Easton Mayor Gerald Gross has him beat. When he retires at the end of this year, he will have spent 52 years as Mayor and Council member.
8 comments:
A good man. We could use somebody like him on NORCO Council. Instead, we have to put up with the flaming idiots we have!
You think maybe you would include his first name somewhere in your post for those of us who are unfamiliar with him.
Go Uncle Jerry !
I'm terribly sorry.I meant to include his full name at the end of my first paragraph after holding everyone in suspense, and simply forgot. I fixed that error.
Mayor Yob is a good man who cares deeply about his community. The gaming dollars have rightfully helped small, property tax challenged Freemansburg greatly improve its police force and facilities. It is amazing that this guy is nearly 90 years old! His energy is that of men much younger
Freedmansburg is an example of tiny parochial governments that no longer serve any real purpose other than ego. Time to step into the 21st century and joining Bethlehem or Bethlehem Twp.
It's always great to hear a nice story about a usually unsung hero of American grassroots democracy. I've not had the pleasure of meeting him, but he seems like a fine fellow.
Mayor Yob has done a commendable job over the years but I agree with 230pm, fold it into Bethlehem or the Township.
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