Derrick Mace, Open letter to

Derrick Mace Councilman, an open letter to Gennaro A. Marino P.E.
February 1, 2010 409 West Main Street
Kutztown, Pa 19530
610-683-7977
Website www.marinoreport.com
e-mail kmayor@ptd.net
Councilman Derrick Mace
Kutztown Borough Hall
45 Railroad Street
Kutztown, Pa 19530
Councilman Mace,
Congratulations and best wishes on your being elected Councilman of the Borough of Kutztown.
This is a wonderful Town to live in, but the spending by Mayor Green and the Borough Council is out of hand. I would like to familiarize you with what is happening in the Borough that you will be part of.
In the January 20, 2010 Morning Call there was an article about electricity rates available in the PPL serving area. They were per KWH:
PPL Electric Utilities 10.45 cents
Gateway Energy 9.35 cents
Dominion 9.40 cents
MXenergy 9.93 cents
Direct Energy 9.49 cents
ConEdison Solutions 9.95 cents

My rate for Nov. was 18.19 cents
My rate for Dec. was 16.61 cents and in the summer time when I use less Electricity my rate is 20 cents per KWH. Being the Borough owns our electric company residents are compelled to purchase their electricity from the Borough, therefore the Borough can charge as much as they please.
There are many reasons for the Borough charging such a high rate and the following are a few:
1) To finance Hometown Utilicom, a business venture, which loses about $1 million a year
2) To repay the Borough Debt which is about $14 million
3) To pay Borough Manager Khalife’s salary of more than $100,000 plus benefits
4) To pay HU Director Caruso’s salary of more than $80,000 plus benefits
5) To replace funds transferred illegally from Water and Sewer Funds to Hometown Utilicom
6) To pay for illegal contracts
7) To pay for the financial fiasco with the Apex Housing Project
The Borough according to the Borough Code may use funds from the Electric Fund for Borough use, but the Borough lumps funds from the Electric Fund, the General Fund and HU to hide the financial status of HU. There has never been a complete financial report on HU which has been existence since 2002.
For your information in the past I have accused the Borough of falsifying the budget, publishing fraudulent reports, awarding illegal contracts and altering foremen’s reports and I have never received a reply. The Borough Solicitors and Auditors are aware of my letters and accusations.
Please familiarize yourself with the legislation before you vote on it And again I wish you luck.

Sincerely,


Gennaro A. Marino P.E.