tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9299655.post5450115931315872303..comments2024-03-28T05:39:03.366-04:00Comments on Lehigh Valley Ramblings: Atiyeh Real Estate Deals Approved by Allentown City CouncilBernie O'Harehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13756311150988957401noreply@blogger.comBlogger25125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9299655.post-73103364960342642592015-08-07T14:13:02.867-04:002015-08-07T14:13:02.867-04:00I guess it's too late too get our water back?I guess it's too late too get our water back?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9299655.post-43034739406137807142015-08-03T18:19:51.454-04:002015-08-03T18:19:51.454-04:00"Where did it all go wrong ?
Great question...."Where did it all go wrong ?<br /><br />Great question. Molovinsky could probably write a thesis for us. However some social and political scientists point to two key turning points. The first (social) was the introduction of low income public housing in the city and subsequent "white flight." The other (political) would be the disastrous financial mismanagement during the Afflerbach administration."<br /><br />Fill in any other mayor's name and you have almost every major and medium size Democrat-controlled city in the country.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9299655.post-26970161715089060822015-08-03T18:15:12.605-04:002015-08-03T18:15:12.605-04:00John M, An appriasal was obtained, and i got it to...John M, An appriasal was obtained, and i got it today. I'll tell you about it tomorrow. Bernie O'Harehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13756311150988957401noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9299655.post-76164389295751738172015-08-03T18:14:04.064-04:002015-08-03T18:14:04.064-04:00Maine, Vermont, Hawaii and Alaska are four states ...Maine, Vermont, Hawaii and Alaska are four states that currently ban billboards. It sure would be nice to add Pennsylvania to that list. That would be a major step towards beautification of Pennsylvania. Instead we have people like Atiyeh taking us in the other direction. How sad.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9299655.post-6506818238278390262015-08-03T18:11:24.506-04:002015-08-03T18:11:24.506-04:00Fast Eddie Rendell finally shows up in the mess. ...Fast Eddie Rendell finally shows up in the mess. What a shocker.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9299655.post-60910829504370675652015-08-03T18:09:29.833-04:002015-08-03T18:09:29.833-04:00I could be wrong, but I thought it was a requireme...I could be wrong, but I thought it was a requirement to obtain an appraisal when a municipality purchases real estate? Seems silly if you are required to obtain bids or an RFP -request for proposal for basic supplies but you can buy a million dollars of real estate without a simple appraisal? That's not right. <br /><br />JOHN MAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9299655.post-71809812117687875402015-08-03T12:15:02.130-04:002015-08-03T12:15:02.130-04:00Yeah, it was a garden spot and cultural Mecca unti...Yeah, it was a garden spot and cultural Mecca until a few years back.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9299655.post-27567312589167725012015-08-03T11:33:37.495-04:002015-08-03T11:33:37.495-04:00Where did it all go wrong ?
Great question. Molov...Where did it all go wrong ?<br /><br />Great question. Molovinsky could probably write a thesis for us. However some social and political scientists point to two key turning points. The first (social) was the introduction of low income public housing in the city and subsequent "white flight." The other (political) would be the disastrous financial mismanagement during the Afflerbach administration. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9299655.post-47174125992352415862015-08-03T11:27:27.982-04:002015-08-03T11:27:27.982-04:00Mayor Gross and Gen Harry Trexler would turn turn ...Mayor Gross and Gen Harry Trexler would turn turn their backs on such a billboard deal. They were both visionaries for the park system, especially WPA. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9299655.post-63352751457163291292015-08-03T11:18:33.048-04:002015-08-03T11:18:33.048-04:00I was always under the impression Mr. Atiyheh want...I was always under the impression Mr. Atiyheh wanted to build his hockey arena on stilts at 3 rd. and Union because of a chronic flood zone.What does Mr. Pawloski want with this property ?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9299655.post-36305729013094623252015-08-03T10:52:55.657-04:002015-08-03T10:52:55.657-04:00Sorry, just had a nostalgia moment. When Allento...Sorry, just had a nostalgia moment. When Allentown was a city that I was proud to live of and be from<br /><br />When Allentown took pride in its appearance, and we had things that were visible signs of our progress and the people. Such as the Lehigh Valley Dairy<br /><br />A vibrant central business district that was safe to shop in, even on monday and thursday nights when the stores were open until 9pm. <br /><br />A school district that produced graduates that went on to college and made their marks on the world.<br /><br />West Park, the Rose Garden, Lehigh Parkway, Cedar Beach, Trexler Memorial Park that you could drive though.<br /><br />Where did it all go wrong ?Jamie Keltonnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9299655.post-87357671992091270012015-08-03T10:48:25.370-04:002015-08-03T10:48:25.370-04:00Allentown city government never used to be like th...Allentown city government never used to be like this before Ed.<br /><br />Today it reminds me more of Chicago.<br /><br />Thanks Ed.Jamie Keltonnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9299655.post-52177470762907812842015-08-03T10:48:19.985-04:002015-08-03T10:48:19.985-04:00Gotta chuckle over Mickey Thompson's comments ...Gotta chuckle over Mickey Thompson's comments in the post. Wonder if he's changed his tune, too? Remember, he wants to be your next County Council member...Not on my short list.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9299655.post-25432604922105116392015-08-03T10:30:00.519-04:002015-08-03T10:30:00.519-04:00Doughtery is Ed's link to philly machine, and ...Doughtery is Ed's link to philly machine, and philly union coffers, he keeps an eye on things in atown for phillyAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9299655.post-9136531697026704232015-08-03T10:12:34.012-04:002015-08-03T10:12:34.012-04:00What a freaking snake pit!What a freaking snake pit!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9299655.post-22331445189163928722015-08-03T10:00:47.561-04:002015-08-03T10:00:47.561-04:00Probably getting advice to sell the billboard cont...Probably getting advice to sell the billboard contract or company to DigiErase the conflict away, percieved or otherwise. Smart to get the Mcall on contract as now they have a vested interest. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9299655.post-69382481490066856872015-08-03T08:45:32.407-04:002015-08-03T08:45:32.407-04:00Dougherty may be gay but he is a tough fella just ...Dougherty may be gay but he is a tough fella just the same. He was the one after all who was in charge of unleashing the code department thugs on resistant citizens who needed a little lesson in political compliance.<br /><br />Dougherty tried to leave the Miricle That is Allentown once, but things didn't work out too well for him at the Philadelphia School Dist., a political defeat and legal draw for Fran, all a matter of public record.<br /><br />He's not happy with Fleck or Edwin and he is a character worth watching as this thing plays out.<br />Fran is an unhappy camper ready to leave the reservation when it serves his legal interests.<br />He does not want to face indictment, let alone conviction, to save anybody.<br /><br />This guy is no fool and he's very unhappy.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9299655.post-73284635021894772762015-08-03T08:45:10.062-04:002015-08-03T08:45:10.062-04:00Anonymous Troll at 2:06, Actually, I referenced th...Anonymous Troll at 2:06, Actually, I referenced the minutes of City Council and credited Rich Fegley for finding the link and being at the meeting. He is part of Allentown's solution. Trolls like you are part of the problem. Bernie O'Harehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13756311150988957401noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9299655.post-70720634489875886852015-08-03T08:21:36.425-04:002015-08-03T08:21:36.425-04:00If the City ever wants a state or federal contract...If the City ever wants a state or federal contract ever again post Pawlowski:<br /><br />No current City Council member is going to be mayor. <br /><br />Nobody who took money from Ed's PAC is going to be mayor either.<br /><br />For some it's guilt by association. Others it's guilt by complicity.<br /><br />Don't think for a minute that the governor and the state Democratic party is going to exert considerable pressure to bleach the house of this mess. <br /><br />As for the land sales, the only time you don't get appraisals for a sale is when you deliberately go out of your way not to get them and that alone is a red flag two stories tall.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9299655.post-51486152878899304472015-08-03T07:43:23.565-04:002015-08-03T07:43:23.565-04:00The confluence between politics and business has j...The confluence between politics and business has just hit a patch of treacherous water, but don't worry about the cities managing director.<br />His family has already opened up a back channel line of communication with the Feds in Philadelphia. They have been down this road more then once.<br />.....and that is a fact, Jack!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9299655.post-74598134863317148042015-08-03T07:29:49.740-04:002015-08-03T07:29:49.740-04:00Troll on my Anonymous friend @2:06 AM.
My family ...Troll on my Anonymous friend @2:06 AM.<br /><br />My family has worked hard to survive downtown Allentown and Mayor Pawlowski.<br /><br />I thought the FBI was holding up the show when it's the sad bunch of people who run City Hall who can't get documents organized and submitted to the FBI.<br /><br />Troll on if you must.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16689614615334224597noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9299655.post-62935024416356389072015-08-03T07:20:27.332-04:002015-08-03T07:20:27.332-04:00@ 2:06 AM.
Do you think bashing the Fegley family ...@ 2:06 AM.<br />Do you think bashing the Fegley family will help the Team Niz gang at sentencing time?<br />The Miracle that is Allentown is looking a bit like a used car lot after the end of the month tent sale has gone bust.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9299655.post-67910718457753192742015-08-03T07:06:22.653-04:002015-08-03T07:06:22.653-04:00Fran made the trains run on time for Fed Ed, who w...Fran made the trains run on time for Fed Ed, who was most often distracted by political ambition. Naturally Fran understood that in his job politics trumped good management even though he was a competent manager.<br />Politics and blind loyalty always in hires, no exceptions. <br />Fran won't be falling on his sword for Fed Ed however, it's way not his style.<br />It's every man for himselfnon the Good Ship Allentown as she starts to go down.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9299655.post-43334663220270158742015-08-03T02:06:05.659-04:002015-08-03T02:06:05.659-04:00Oh boy, another reaching for straws story. First, ...Oh boy, another reaching for straws story. First, nothing illegal is even alleged in your story about land sales. Second, you reference Rich Fegley as a source of misused funds. The irony of that is that the brewworks is completely under the control of the NIZ outside of the 4th floor which is still KOZ land. The 4th floor which was/is occupied by Traffic Planning and Design, Inc. and Shane Patrick. TPD remains, but Shane Patrick and co-owner Derick Davis wisely bolted to the new Trifecta Building, which is NIZ. I guess the biggest irony is that Rich, Dick, Peg and Jeff Fegley are all sitting on a gold mine at the Brewworks but some how Rich bitches and complains about the development of downtown one way or another... Man does he sound like a bitch known as Diane. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9299655.post-91670253207264967232015-08-03T00:38:39.915-04:002015-08-03T00:38:39.915-04:00Dougherty, keep your eyes on this guy. He will pro...Dougherty, keep your eyes on this guy. He will prove to be the link between Philadelphia corruption and the local rot.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com