Editor The Reading Eagle

March 4, 2011
Gennaro A. Marino
409 West Main Street
Kutztown, Pa 19530
610-683-7977
Editor
The Reading Eagle
Dear Editor,
Thank you for the informative Article by Mary Young about the Court Hearing of Marino vs. The Borough of Kutztown February 27, 2011. The hearing February 8, was for the enforcement of a “Final Determination” of the Pennsylvania Office Open Records which ordered the Borough to turn over to me certain financial records of the Telecommunications business venture after investigating my request. The fact is Judge Jeffrey L. Schmehl overturned the decision of the Pennsylvania Office of Open Records even though the Borough presented the same argument they gave to the Office of Open Records. Judge Jeffrey ruled the Borough gave me what they have which was the Borough Audit of the Borough General Fund. This proves that the Borough has never published a financial report on Telecommunications since its inception in 2002, 8 years ago which I stated in Court. Judge J.L. Schmehl did not have grounds to overturn the “Final Determination” of the Office of Open Records which is a duly legislated Agency of the Commonwealth. I intend to appeal this decision to the Commonwealth Court.
Fax 610-371-5098
Faxed March 4, 2011 Gennaro A. Marino