ELECTED OFFICIALS SHOULD BE HEARD

ELECTED OFFICIALS SHOULD BE HEARD January 17, 2010
The latest news about the Maxatawny- Kutztown Sewer Treatment Plant is that they are still begging the County Commissioners to appoint a seventh member to the Authority that will oversee the Plants operation. It seems that the elected officials of the Borough and the Township are no where to be found. This time it is the Kutztown Borough Solicitor Timothy Dietrich and the Township Solicitor Jill Nagy who are doing the begging. Since when do municipal Solicitors negotiate to establish policies or decisions? Kutztown Borough Council President Malcolm Eidle, his colleagues and the Township Supervisors have been dealing with this fiasco for at least 8 years and none of them have the courage or knowledge to approach the County commissioners.
This is a very controversial project that is opposed by many residents. Some residents were told if they do not honor Township requests they would increase the costs which would be passed on to them later.
The Borough and the Township have kicked this project around for 8 years and have watched and helped the cost go from $4 million to over $9 million.
To my knowledge the Borough and Township have never agreed on anything and they know they will not agree on the plants operation, therefore they need a scapegoat to settle all the tie votes.
The Commissioners are right in not naming a seventh member and becoming involved in local politics.

Jerry