tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9299655.post4889894556478821555..comments2024-03-29T02:46:58.624-04:00Comments on Lehigh Valley Ramblings: Last Night's Martin Tower HearingBernie O'Harehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13756311150988957401noreply@blogger.comBlogger15125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9299655.post-36677857322930992642015-12-09T21:10:27.530-05:002015-12-09T21:10:27.530-05:00From John Blankstein - How was the game?
(The ga...From John Blankstein - How was the game? <br /><br />(The game was good). Bernie O'Harehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13756311150988957401noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9299655.post-73481140724940768042015-12-09T21:05:20.395-05:002015-12-09T21:05:20.395-05:009:34,
True, but that does not take away from the ...9:34,<br /><br />True, but that does not take away from the deceit of this administration. <br /><br />POSTED ANONYMOUSLY AT 10:52 AMAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9299655.post-82865759611516146732015-12-09T21:02:02.680-05:002015-12-09T21:02:02.680-05:00You don't have to worry about Donchez getting ...You don't have to worry about Donchez getting in trouble with the FBI when his good friend John Morganelli is the DA in Northampton County. Who do you think helps him run the city. God knows Donchez can't think alone. The council was sold a bill of goods from this mayor. Council was put down for not working with him and then when they do work with him, you see the results. They weren't told the truth either. <br /><br />POSTED ANONYMOUSLY AT 10:31 AMAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9299655.post-20344751796036769122015-12-09T20:59:13.243-05:002015-12-09T20:59:13.243-05:00Bernie-
Try as I might, I can find nothing on Mr....Bernie-<br /><br />Try as I might, I can find nothing on Mr. Ronca. Is he related to a Lew Ronca who was a contractor some time ago? The elder Ronca would be in his eighties or nineties, so this must be another. What is his background and what makes him a developer? Does he even have a track record?<br /><br />I have been saying for more that five years that the tower is in the wrong hands. What I mean is that I have heard nothing about the plan for the building/land. <br /><br />Here we have arguably the biggest piece of the Beth Steel puzzle remaining for redevelopment and it appears as though it is in the hands of a mysterious fellow who may or may not be backed financially by an equally mysterious money man from Florida. <br /><br />Over the years since he acquired the property he has done NOTHING with it. The tower should be demolished only after every honest effort has been made to reuse it in some fashion. Can anyone say with any certainty that he has an actual hones plan to do anything other than demolish the building?<br /><br /><br />VOR <br /><br />POSTED ANONYMOUSLY AT 11:20 AMAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9299655.post-81164545778022839402015-12-09T20:57:39.389-05:002015-12-09T20:57:39.389-05:0010:31,
don't forget the state senator puppet m...<br />10:31,<br />don't forget the state senator puppet master. This is how u got karner <br /><br />POSTED ANONYMOUSLY AT 11:26 AMAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9299655.post-16432699614813214052015-12-09T20:55:22.162-05:002015-12-09T20:55:22.162-05:00How is what Karner and Heller doing in Bethlehem a...How is what Karner and Heller doing in Bethlehem any different from what Allentown's community development and planning offices were doing with Ramzi Haddad in Allentown?<br /><br />There is a concerted effort to coach and protect developers through the process who have contributed large sums of money to the mayor and council.<br /><br />I don't think the average Joe can walk into City Hall and get that level of service nor text the Community Development director. <br /><br />POSTED ANONYMOUSLY AT 12:18 PMAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9299655.post-55634881222443296852015-12-09T20:54:21.675-05:002015-12-09T20:54:21.675-05:00Mayor to downtown merchants: Go pound sand!
POST...Mayor to downtown merchants: Go pound sand! <br /><br />POSTED ANONYMOUSLY AT 12:19 PMAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9299655.post-76504820595251166102015-12-09T20:49:42.647-05:002015-12-09T20:49:42.647-05:00BOH, you and I don't agree on much, and believ...BOH, you and I don't agree on much, and believe or not, that's why I like this site , but nothing is more true than this statement you made.<br /><br />"I was at my grandson's basketball game. I won't be missing those. I've learned that children grow up very quickly, and every second you miss is a second you'll never get back".<br /><br />Excellent and oh so very true. I long for the days when I could spend those special times with mine as well. <br /><br />Thanks for keeping it real and putting the important things ahead of these dirt bag politicians. <br /><br />Posted 4:17 and accidentally deleted.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9299655.post-57674656323125268442015-12-09T18:58:00.623-05:002015-12-09T18:58:00.623-05:00I'll get the rest up. Thought I was deleting s...I'll get the rest up. Thought I was deleting spam and I deleted comments instead. My apologies.Bernie O'Harehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13756311150988957401noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9299655.post-63573308530082838092015-12-09T18:56:28.608-05:002015-12-09T18:56:28.608-05:00Anonymous comment: How is what Karner and Heller d...Anonymous comment: How is what Karner and Heller doing in Bethlehem any different from what Allentown's community development and planning offices were doing with Ramzi Haddad in Allentown?<br /><br />There is a concerted effort to coach and protect developers through the process who have contributed large sums of money to the mayor and council.<br /><br />I don't think the average Joe can walk into City Hall and get that level of service nor text the Community Development director. <br />Bernie O'Harehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13756311150988957401noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9299655.post-74356027597295341562015-12-09T18:54:12.656-05:002015-12-09T18:54:12.656-05:00Anonymous comment: here's what Norton Herrick ...Anonymous comment: here's what Norton Herrick thinks about the tower and this is five years ago:<br /><br />http://www.theherrickcompany.com/article.php?article=44<br />Bernie O'Harehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13756311150988957401noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9299655.post-31149708427881077382015-12-09T18:49:49.923-05:002015-12-09T18:49:49.923-05:00Kevin Bellew: I respectfully disagee about the may...Kevin Bellew: I respectfully disagee about the mayor and council having the right motives. What is happening is haste to pass a very, very bad rezoning before the new council takes over. If council members'intentions were honorable, sending the whole thing back to committee would lose nothing, except the chance to get things right.<br /><br />There is a wall sitting forlorn at the intersection of the Hill to Hill and Main Street. I think that wall was the impetus to stop savaging Bethlehem's physical history and begin to conserve what is left of the 18th century industrial buildings. Has anyone seen how many parking lots there are on the plant site, having replaced the reusable brick factory buildings? How many more will the city allow Adelson to tear down when the casino's new plan is revealed?<br /><br />In recent years I've noticed that we have a tourist economy all year now, given the foot traffic on Main Street. Jeopardizing that makes no sense, nor does tearing down the national historic landmark Martin Tower.<br /><br />The wrong developers, bad ideas and forgetting the past are the ingredients for a very bad outcome. Bernie O'Harehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13756311150988957401noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9299655.post-47874249165551694962015-12-09T18:48:38.167-05:002015-12-09T18:48:38.167-05:006:26, I accidentally deleted a shitload of comment...6:26, I accidentally deleted a shitload of comments from my phone. I will try to restore tonight when I get home.Bernie O'Harehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13756311150988957401noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9299655.post-47409897246347957512015-12-09T18:40:57.249-05:002015-12-09T18:40:57.249-05:00I wish you had gone. I understand your desire to ...I wish you had gone. I understand your desire to see your Grandson, and you absolutely made the right choice. But there are more people out there than you probably realize who read, and appreciate, the play-by-play details you provide. Hope this doesn't get my comment deleted, but Bryan Callahan is dumber than a box of rocks, and anything he utters usually confirms that diagnosis. I for one like to read his actual exchange with Mr Fegley(?). The other council members were smart enough to keep their mouths shut (a public disservice, but what could they say other than lie?) but not Callahan . . . Anyway, keep up the good work, thanks for the public service you provide. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9299655.post-60628089536075095982015-12-09T18:26:26.206-05:002015-12-09T18:26:26.206-05:00why were all the comments deleted?why were all the comments deleted?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com