Message to Kutztown Borough

Messages to Kuztown Borough 4-13-09 Gennaro A. Marino P.E.
Kutztown Mayor Green
Kutztown Borough Council
Kutztown Borough Manager\Treasurer Khalife
Kutztown Borough Secretary Bray
Hometown Utilicom Director Caruso
Dear Borough Officials,
I requested a copy of the Blonder Tongue Laboratories Purchase Order from the Office of Open Records and have received a reply that they will look into my inquiry.
I have also written to Attorney General Corbett and asked him to investigate the non existing Blonder Purchase Order incident as to how Blonder could have produced a bid quote about one month before the bid documents were made public. I stated that you are all conspiring and lying about the purchase order fiasco and Blonder denies issuing a purchase order. Being Blonder is in New Jersey this also could be a Federal Case.
I have also checked the Borough website and do not see the Audit of the 2008 Budget and I have not seen it published in a local newspaper as the Borough Code states 90 days after the end of the fiscal year which was April 1, 2009.
I have also noticed on the Borough website that the minutes of the February Borough Council Meeting still have not been published.
These actions or lack of actions confirms my opinion that the Borough is withholding all information about Borough finances and legislation. It can’t be from a lack of talent when Borough Manager\Treasurer Khalife (salary over $100,000), ITD Caruso (salary over $84,000), Borough Secretary Bray (salary over $57,000), Assistant Treasure Samilo (salary over $57,000) and Assistant Borough Secretary Wiand (salary over $41,000) are paid such salaries. Along with the salaries you all brag that Hometown Utilicom has the most advanced technology available and yet you can not publish information on time and as required by law. And after spending $225,000 on New World Systems you intend to spend another $185,000 with Professional Computer Systems to automate utility billing.
I also noticed at the Committee Meeting I attended ITD Caruso requested the committee to ask the Borough Council for $100,000 to up date the Borough’s Cable TV operation. When he finished his presentation they all agreed and no one had any questions. No one asked how many TV customers would be served with this $100,000.
I think it is about time that you all mend your ways and start spending Borough funds wisely and realize it is not your money but the resident’s money. Will one of you please tell the public how the Borough will ever repay the $14 million debt with HU losing about $1,000,000 a year.
Sincerely,

Gennaro A. Marino P.E.