khalife reply 8-30-10

September 10, 2010
Gennaro A. Marino P.E.
409 West Main Street
Kutztown, Pa 19530
Website www.marinoreport.com
Kutztown Borough Manager Gabriel Khalife
45 Railroad Street
Kutztown, Pa 19530
Dear Sir:
Using the “Service Mark” in your reply to my Right to Know Request is a ploy by you, Kutztown Mayor Green, the Kutztown Borough Council, Kutztown Borough Solicitor Keith Mooney and Kutztown Borough Auditor Long & Barrell to conceal the financial status of the Telecommunications Department from the citizens of Kutztown. Your reply is a disgrace and embarrassment to the citizens of the Borough.
There is a “Hometown Utilicom Annual Report dated August 1, 2003” by Kutztown Borough Manager Jaymes Vettraino which states and I quote from the first paragraph: Three reasons for issuing this report are;
1) It is our belief that the public should be provided with updates on major government projects on a timely basis and in a concise format.
2) It is appropriate to measure the progress of the project against presentations and projections that were previously made.
3) FTTH is a government venture whereby its financial information should be reported to the citizens of the Borough.
Borough Manager Vettraino also states in paragraph four and I quote; it is the responsibility of the elected and appointed officials, with constant input from the community, to guide the future of this project to provide the utmost benefit to the Borough of Kutztown.
According to the above mentioned HU Annual Report all the information I had requested should have been made public periodically and demonstrates to the citizens of Kutztown and I that you and the above named elected and appointed officials have conspired to withhold the Telecommunications from the public which could be a criminal act. This is clearly dishonesty.
I demand this information be made public by the Borough immediately because it does not have to be requested under the Right to Know Law and as per this Hometown Utilicom Report this information should have already been published. Thank you.

Sincerely,


Gennaro A. Marino P.E.