tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9299655.post5776296889502801187..comments2024-03-29T05:58:13.155-04:00Comments on Lehigh Valley Ramblings: Dolan's NonProfit Status Revoked For Failure to File Tax ReturnsBernie O'Harehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13756311150988957401noreply@blogger.comBlogger122125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9299655.post-33137922097010711252014-04-10T21:07:25.909-04:002014-04-10T21:07:25.909-04:00The RTKs have been filed, not by me, but by others...The RTKs have been filed, not by me, but by others interested in what happened. Bernie O'Harehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13756311150988957401noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9299655.post-83603387683996388822014-04-10T20:16:56.198-04:002014-04-10T20:16:56.198-04:00Bernie,
You are correct. They are misleading and...Bernie,<br /><br />You are correct. They are misleading and not telling the truth. All you or one of the papers needs to do is file a RTK request and 4:33 will be shown to be a liar.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9299655.post-49790999954360918232014-04-10T19:43:33.260-04:002014-04-10T19:43:33.260-04:00Tony Hanna has been out of that loop a long time, ...Tony Hanna has been out of that loop a long time, if he was ever in it at all. The person most prominently in that loop is Karen Dolan. Bernie O'Harehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13756311150988957401noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9299655.post-30509569311221093342014-04-10T19:22:58.472-04:002014-04-10T19:22:58.472-04:00You want answers? Ask your buddy Tony Hanna. That...You want answers? Ask your buddy Tony Hanna. That is if you are serious about the truth.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9299655.post-34160490902450015632014-04-10T17:36:29.688-04:002014-04-10T17:36:29.688-04:00My information in this point is strictly anecdotal...My information in this point is strictly anecdotal, based on what I've learned from people dealing with the nonprofit. I have filed no RTKs, but several others have done so.Bernie O'Harehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13756311150988957401noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9299655.post-83538931388314988002014-04-10T17:29:55.470-04:002014-04-10T17:29:55.470-04:00•Who is the grants administrator for
Bethlehem...•Who is the grants administrator for <br />Bethlehem's Parks Dept.?<br /><br />•Has the city given out funds in excess of $100,000.00 to other 501-C3's before the grant funding has been secured?<br /><br />Someone has some serious explaining to do.<br />This calls for some accountability on both ends of the $$$$$<br />This is highly irregular.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9299655.post-9442534340036497042014-04-10T17:23:54.637-04:002014-04-10T17:23:54.637-04:00I believe 4:33 is misleading, and is obviously try...I believe 4:33 is misleading, and is obviously trying to downplay what happened. It extended over a number of years, so records may be "missing." Or not. The City fronted the costs of various improvements at the Mill, and Dolan assumed responsibility for making sure they were reimbursed out of grants dedicated to that purpose. Instead of using that money to reimburse, she would instead spend it elsewhere bc she simply is pretty bad at handling money. The deficit grew over time. My guess is the City just decided to write it off. In effect, taxpayers subsidized $127k in improvements, and may have used borrowed money to do it, bc I understand these payments came from the nonutility capital projects account. So in reality, when interest i=on loans is considered, taxpayers may be paying double that amount. Bernie O'Harehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13756311150988957401noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9299655.post-75584348326992894872014-04-10T16:39:12.452-04:002014-04-10T16:39:12.452-04:00What responsible not-for-profit or their board spe...What responsible not-for-profit or their board spends grant money before it has been approved? You got to be kidding me?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9299655.post-91300834297466255602014-04-10T16:33:54.419-04:002014-04-10T16:33:54.419-04:00Anon 11:21, Nope. Not true. Lots of invoices over ...Anon 11:21, Nope. Not true. Lots of invoices over the years, but no outstanding invoices. Remember, these aren't loans; the city gave no cash to Karen Dolan or to the mill restoration, and the city did not charge for in-kind help because the city owned the building and wanted this project to get done. No cash here. No loans. All the pass through funds and projects were based on grants raised by the non-profit: tracked in an account called "Illick's Mill." And sometimes grant money comes through as expected and some time it doesn't, especially government grants. The auditors suggested writing it off because there wasn't money due. Grant funds weren't still coming, the restoration was over, and no records of anything outstanding. By the time of the audit, Dolan hadn't gotten an invoice for three years. Not too controversial. Sorry. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9299655.post-49664847473876448522014-04-10T16:13:21.125-04:002014-04-10T16:13:21.125-04:00100% board turnover isn't unusual as most boar...100% board turnover isn't unusual as most boards have term limits so after 7 or 8 years, within a 3-year period everyone on a board is new.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9299655.post-54312217033090269232014-04-10T07:07:06.834-04:002014-04-10T07:07:06.834-04:00Four of seven members are in their first term. Four of seven members are in their first term. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9299655.post-47850865653282677102014-04-10T02:14:55.608-04:002014-04-10T02:14:55.608-04:00I wish there would be a 100% turnover on Bethlehem...I wish there would be a 100% turnover on Bethlehem city council!<br /><br />That is just a dream as this is Bedlum and the sheeple vote the way they vote in this berg.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9299655.post-38753050025447501792014-04-09T23:21:39.818-04:002014-04-09T23:21:39.818-04:00Yes, she received multiple invoices from the City,...Yes, she received multiple invoices from the City, told the City she would pay but never did.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9299655.post-74569923715559026902014-04-09T20:46:13.641-04:002014-04-09T20:46:13.641-04:00Did Council vote to cover the costs of the utiliti...Did Council vote to cover the costs of the utilities. If not who made that decision. In and of itself it doesn't sound unreasonably.<br /><br />100% board turnover?<br />That unusual,no?<br /><br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9299655.post-57481563425441885232014-04-09T20:13:40.997-04:002014-04-09T20:13:40.997-04:00None of the board members were there when all this...None of the board members were there when all this was going down.Bernie O'Harehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13756311150988957401noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9299655.post-77756740729958127692014-04-09T20:02:14.249-04:002014-04-09T20:02:14.249-04:00Naturally she's lawyered up, wouldn't you ...Naturally she's lawyered up, wouldn't you be?<br /> She's got the machine together rallying around her. The board members might not be that lucky, they may have to pay for their own legal representation.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9299655.post-31887621308876291032014-04-09T19:25:27.926-04:002014-04-09T19:25:27.926-04:00There might be a Solicitorship in it for the bald-...There might be a Solicitorship in it for the bald-headed attorney afraid to sign his name. After all, Dolan wants to be Mayor. Bernie O'Harehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13756311150988957401noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9299655.post-73245429701283603052014-04-09T19:21:16.545-04:002014-04-09T19:21:16.545-04:00The the Flack Catchers are working overtime. Do yo...The the Flack Catchers are working overtime. Do you think they are on the clock, or is it pro bono?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9299655.post-65839124907938635242014-04-09T18:27:28.250-04:002014-04-09T18:27:28.250-04:00It is time for Karen Dolan to go. 3 yrs of unfiled...It is time for Karen Dolan to go. 3 yrs of unfiled 990s. A revoked 501c3, Misleading me. Misleading story with the ET. $127 in debt to the city that suddenly goes away. Free heating oil. No rent. An attempt to bring more booze into the parks. A hand-picked board. She has to go.<br /><br />Incidentally, the only utility I mentioned in my report is heating oil. You have to learn how to read before you criticize how someone reports. Bernie O'Harehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13756311150988957401noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9299655.post-2703193741976074012014-04-09T18:20:49.292-04:002014-04-09T18:20:49.292-04:00One last glaring ommission that Bernie knows but i...One last glaring ommission that Bernie knows but isn't "reporting." Dolan's non-profit paid for all utilities throughout the 10-year restoration process, including -- for the first year -- lights and electricity for Monocacy Park. The city decided to pick up the costs to heats ITS OWN building, once the non-profit opened the Nature Center to families, schools, scouts, park-goers, etc. for free. To afford these free services, the non-profit rents the upstairs, just like Historic Bethlehem and the Sun Inn do with their properties. The difference is HBI and the Sun Inn charge money to see their exhibits. I guess the Fox could pay the city to heat a city-owned building, and just close the building to the public, charge money for people to get in. That would be totally legal. Would that make everybody feel better? Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9299655.post-57427593746853016662014-04-09T18:12:16.884-04:002014-04-09T18:12:16.884-04:00It is time for Karen Dolan to go. 3 yrs of unfiled...It is time for Karen Dolan to go. 3 yrs of unfiled 990s. A revoked 501c3, Misleading me. Misleading story with the ET. $127 in debt to the city that suddenly goes away. Free heating oil. No rent. An attempt to bring more booze into the parks. A hand-picked board. She has to go. Bernie O'Harehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13756311150988957401noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9299655.post-10746458074196712102014-04-09T18:02:41.332-04:002014-04-09T18:02:41.332-04:00Yeah, there must be a whole lot of people who want...Yeah, there must be a whole lot of people who want to make $24,000 in a full-time job, especially with paper assholes like you just waiting to pounce. Just one other fact you conveniently leave out of your armchair "investigative work:" This $127,000 was grant funding raised by Dolan that the city funneled for major repairs to the mill. Maybe the money was spent, and the grant didn't come through. Who knows? Did the city ever invoice Dolan? Is there a trail of unpaid bills? You'd know the answer if you stopped by City Hall and asked, but I know you haven't done that, Bernie. No, you'd rather mislead and whine than actually do real investigative work. And, of course, I'm anonymous. Everyone is except you, because you are a hateful person who enjoys hurting people, even the ones who are essentially good, so why on earth would anyone want to expose themself to your creepy bile? Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9299655.post-33558870568463590832014-04-09T17:38:17.446-04:002014-04-09T17:38:17.446-04:00It is time for Karen Dolan to go. 3 yrs of unfiled...It is time for Karen Dolan to go. 3 yrs of unfiled 990s. A revoked 501c3, Misleading me. Misleading story with the ET. $127 in debt to the city that suddenly goes away. Free heating oil. No rent. An attempt to bring more booze into the parks. A hand-picked board. She has to go. <br />Bernie O'Harehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13756311150988957401noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9299655.post-49579837018621807822014-04-09T17:29:22.213-04:002014-04-09T17:29:22.213-04:00This is great reporting Bernie. Keep it up.This is great reporting Bernie. Keep it up.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9299655.post-37886421301438656892014-04-09T17:27:21.179-04:002014-04-09T17:27:21.179-04:00The changes in the parks law weren't even Dola...The changes in the parks law weren't even Dolan's idea; the Parks Department requested them. Of course, you weren't at the meeting, so how would you know what happened? And perhaps a certain "controlling" gossip might actually do his job and research the so-called missing money instead of hanging around everybody's desk waiting for something to leak.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com