chaos II at the borough

Chaos II at Borough Hall April 13. 2008
Gennaro A. Marino P.E.
409 W. Main St.
Kutztown, Pa 19530
Website www.marinoreport.com
e-mail kmayor@ptd.net 610-683-7977
Mayor Sandy Green and
The Kutztown Borough Council
Dear Elected Borough Officials,
In my letter to you titled “Chaos at Borough Hall” dated April 9, 2008 I criticized you for appointing an interim Borough Manager from an outside firm rather than from our Borough Employees. The Reading Eagle article by Michelle Park dated April 11, 2008 validates my statement. There is no doubt that there was some controversy surrounding the resignation of Mr. Woglom from the Borough of Quakertown. When Keith Hill, remember him, resigned Borough Secretary Bonnie Bray filled in satisfactorily as Interim Borough Manager and it was a lot cheaper. I repeat you do not have the ability or courage to make positive and responsible decisions for the future of the Borough and you put the borough’s future in the hands of outside firms. You did not thoroughly research or investigate the qualifications and character of the candidate and when you found out about the controversy you did not have the courage to admit your mistake and reject Mr. Woglom. The Eagle article states that on Thursday several of you said they knew Monday that there had been controversy in Quakertown, but they defended their choice. Council President Eidle’s quote, “We feel this is a good man, and we’re going to hire him” simply sums up and explains away all the controversy.
Your actions in this case are just another step by you toward the complete bankrupting and destruction of the Borough. You are concealing our finances, falsifying the Budget, publishing fraudulent reports and not reporting any finances or statistics of HU. In the past 2 years you have more than doubled our Real Estate Taxes. You also raised our electric rates to 80% more than our surrounding areas. You have raised rates and fees on services and permits and created new taxes and fees. You have also depleted all of the Borough’s reserve funds. You are also moving and transferring funds illegally into and out of different Borough Departments.
With all the confusion at the Borough Hall I think it is time for you to explain and demonstrate to our residents the details of our finances and the direction the Borough will take to solve these problems. We are all looking for your wisdom, experience and knowledge to solve the Borough’s financial problems and debt. Thank you.

Sincerely,


Gennaro A. Marino P.E.