Tenges Gaming Authority Appointment Smells Fishy

Timm (that's mm, damn it!) Tenges is the Lower Nazareth Township manager who, under the name FULibs, said this: "Any half baked liberal can sit on the sidelines, write half truths on websites and spread doom and gloom from left wing intelectually [sic] dishonest scientists." He was angry at the time with another bottom feeding blogger.

You can't blame Tiny Timm (that's mm, damn it) for hating bloggers. We make reporters look good! But you sure can question his judgment in going on a fishing trip with Bethlehem Mayor John Callahan and developer Lou Pektor, especially since Tenges shepherded zoning changes for a 320-home Lou Pektor development in Lower Nazareth. Although Tenges claims he paid his own way, this should have been a career-ending escapade.

Instead, Tenges is going to be doling out gaming grants. Last night, Northampton County Council appointed him to the Gaming Authority. Before that happened, Republican Council members received an email giving them their marching orders from the local committee.

Ann McHale tried to table the appointment because there was no letter from the Nazareth COG, endorsing Tenges. But County Executive John Stoffa produced the letter, which he had just received. And the vote was 8-1 in Tenges' favor, with McHale casting the sole No vote. In fact, Angle called Tenges a "man of distinction."

I agree with the stinky part.

Local parties, whether they are Democrat or Republican, really have no business telling Council members how to vote. But this is good news for Tenges. Imagine the fishing trips he can go on now!

Something Fishy About Timm Tenges, Too!

On Friday, I posted this picture from a 2005 fishing trip including developer Lou Pektor and Bethlehem Mayor John Callahan. I've filed a Right-to-Know request to see if Callahan reported the trip as a gift, and should get an answer sometime in the next five years.

The big fellow in red is Lower Nazareth Township Manager Timm (that's mm, damn it) Tenges. In 2008, he once consumed most of a supervisors' meeting lambasting a blogger. Posing as "FULibs", he continued his tirade at NewsOverCoffee. He detests bottom-feeding bloggers. Who can blame him?

But he loves developers. In fact, he just finished helping Lou Pektor ram through some pesky zoning changes that would allow for 180 townhouses and 140 single homes at Trio Farms. This development started out as an age qualified development back in 2004 and wound up getting approved last week for market rate housing. I'm sure the school district will love all the extra kiddies.

I smell another fishin' trip!

Gifts in excess of $250 must be reported on annual disclosures, but Timm's reports for 2005 and 2006 report no gifts at all.

Who knows, maybe he paid for Pektor. I've asked Tenges to explain the 2005 fishing trip, and will post any response I receive from "FULibs" here.

2005 & 2006 Ethics Statements, Timm Tenges, Lower Nazareth Township Manager

Updated 8:50 AM: Tenges Claims He Paid His Own Way. - From Tenges: "Mr. O’Hare, I can’t speak for anyone else, but I covered my own expenses."