Thursday, January 5, 2012
Saturday, December 10, 2011
Patriot Editor 12-10-11
December 10, 2011
The Patriot Editor fax no. 610-369-0233
Dear Editor,
Thank you for the very informative article about the Kutztown Borough 2012 Budget in the December 1, 2011 edition of The Patriot. The Borough informed you that the water rate will be increased 40%, the sewer rate 30%, the electric rate 4% and the trash rate 25%.
The article also stated that the Borough would fund the Water Dept. with a $6 million loan and the Sewer Dept. with a $6 million loan through bond issues. This will increase the Borough Debt to more than $25 million and the loan payment (debt service) will be more than $2 million annually. That is $400 per year per resident.
These utility rate increases were inevitable because the Borough has been illegally funding the Telecommunications Department with utility funds. The independent Auditor Long & Barrell, Borough Solicitor Mooney and the Court of Common Pleas Judge Jeffrey L. Schmehl are all aware of this Borough procedure. The Borough has never and has no plan to publish a financial report on Telecommunications.
With a Budget of $32 million and a population of 5,000, the Borough spends about $6,400 per resident. Reading Pennsylvania, a distressed city and also the United States’ poorest city, spends $912 per resident with a population of 80,000 and a budget of $73 million.
A debt of $25 million means the Borough borrowed $5,000 per resident. This situation is beyond reality and common sense and can not be sustained.
Gennaro A. Marino P.E.
409 West Main Street
Kutztown, Pa 19530
610-683-7977
www.marinoreport.com
The Patriot Editor fax no. 610-369-0233
Dear Editor,
Thank you for the very informative article about the Kutztown Borough 2012 Budget in the December 1, 2011 edition of The Patriot. The Borough informed you that the water rate will be increased 40%, the sewer rate 30%, the electric rate 4% and the trash rate 25%.
The article also stated that the Borough would fund the Water Dept. with a $6 million loan and the Sewer Dept. with a $6 million loan through bond issues. This will increase the Borough Debt to more than $25 million and the loan payment (debt service) will be more than $2 million annually. That is $400 per year per resident.
These utility rate increases were inevitable because the Borough has been illegally funding the Telecommunications Department with utility funds. The independent Auditor Long & Barrell, Borough Solicitor Mooney and the Court of Common Pleas Judge Jeffrey L. Schmehl are all aware of this Borough procedure. The Borough has never and has no plan to publish a financial report on Telecommunications.
With a Budget of $32 million and a population of 5,000, the Borough spends about $6,400 per resident. Reading Pennsylvania, a distressed city and also the United States’ poorest city, spends $912 per resident with a population of 80,000 and a budget of $73 million.
A debt of $25 million means the Borough borrowed $5,000 per resident. This situation is beyond reality and common sense and can not be sustained.
Gennaro A. Marino P.E.
409 West Main Street
Kutztown, Pa 19530
610-683-7977
www.marinoreport.com
Friday, November 4, 2011
VOTE ANDY ARNOLD FOR bOROUGH cOUNCIL
VOTE ANDY ARNOLD FOR BOROUGH COUNCIL
I received a card from Councilman Edwin “Ed” Seyler,
He states he is a Financing Conservative, yet we have a Debt of more than $20 million and a Budget of more than $18 million in expenditures and $17 million of revenue.
He states he is Community involved and Accountable, yet we have never received a financial report on Telecommunications, which loses about $1 million a year.
The annual payment on the debt is more than the Police Dept. budget.
We have had enough of “Ed” Seyler
VOTE ANDY ARNOLD FOR BOROUGH COUNCIL
Gennaro “Jerry” Marino
A Neighbor of Andy Arnold
I received a card from Councilman Edwin “Ed” Seyler,
He states he is a Financing Conservative, yet we have a Debt of more than $20 million and a Budget of more than $18 million in expenditures and $17 million of revenue.
He states he is Community involved and Accountable, yet we have never received a financial report on Telecommunications, which loses about $1 million a year.
The annual payment on the debt is more than the Police Dept. budget.
We have had enough of “Ed” Seyler
VOTE ANDY ARNOLD FOR BOROUGH COUNCIL
Gennaro “Jerry” Marino
A Neighbor of Andy Arnold
Wednesday, September 7, 2011
long & barrell 9-6-11
September 6, 2011
Gennaro A. Marino P.E.
409 West Main Street
Kutztown, Pa 19530
610-683-7977
www.marinoreport.com
Long, Barrell & Co. Ltd.
135 North Prospect Street
Reading, Pa 19606-1407
Attention Mr. Long and Mr. Barrell
Dear Sirs;
Enclosed please find a letter to me from the Pennsylvania Department of Community and Economic Development dated July 15, 2011 which states that your Kutztown Borough Audit for 2010 is a public record. Your letter attached to the Audit dated March 25, 2011 states “This report is intended solely for the information and use of the governing body and management of the Borough of Kutztown, Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, and for filing with the Pennsylvania Department of Community and Economic Development and the Berks County Clerk of Courts and is not intended to be and should not be used by anyone other than these specified parties”. I paid $4.75 for a copy of the Audit on April 4, 2011 and was told by the Borough Finance Director Samilo this was the only Audit available and there would be a later Audit for the Borough Council. The Audit is also available on the Borough Website. The DCED Letter also states “You may need to consult the CPA as to the reference of the Documents disclosure”. So I am now consulting you.
Please explain the following;
1) Explain to the Borough Residents why the Borough makes the Audit available at the Borough Hall and on its website when your letter states it is only for certain parties.
2) Explain to the residents why the Total Expenditures exceed the Total Revenues by more than $1million.
3) Explain to the residents why the Kutztonion states the Debt Service is $582,065 when it actually is $1,210,065.
In my letter dated June 1, 2011 to the Borough Mayor and Borough Council I state they are withholding and falsifying Borough Financial Records with your approval. I have not received a reply to this letter.
I think these omissions and discrepancies are deliberate to conceal the fact that the Borough is illegally funding the Telecommunications Department, which loses about $1 million a year, with funds from other Borough Departments, all again with your approval.
Sincerely,
Gennaro A. Marino P.E.
Gennaro A. Marino P.E.
409 West Main Street
Kutztown, Pa 19530
610-683-7977
www.marinoreport.com
Long, Barrell & Co. Ltd.
135 North Prospect Street
Reading, Pa 19606-1407
Attention Mr. Long and Mr. Barrell
Dear Sirs;
Enclosed please find a letter to me from the Pennsylvania Department of Community and Economic Development dated July 15, 2011 which states that your Kutztown Borough Audit for 2010 is a public record. Your letter attached to the Audit dated March 25, 2011 states “This report is intended solely for the information and use of the governing body and management of the Borough of Kutztown, Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, and for filing with the Pennsylvania Department of Community and Economic Development and the Berks County Clerk of Courts and is not intended to be and should not be used by anyone other than these specified parties”. I paid $4.75 for a copy of the Audit on April 4, 2011 and was told by the Borough Finance Director Samilo this was the only Audit available and there would be a later Audit for the Borough Council. The Audit is also available on the Borough Website. The DCED Letter also states “You may need to consult the CPA as to the reference of the Documents disclosure”. So I am now consulting you.
Please explain the following;
1) Explain to the Borough Residents why the Borough makes the Audit available at the Borough Hall and on its website when your letter states it is only for certain parties.
2) Explain to the residents why the Total Expenditures exceed the Total Revenues by more than $1million.
3) Explain to the residents why the Kutztonion states the Debt Service is $582,065 when it actually is $1,210,065.
In my letter dated June 1, 2011 to the Borough Mayor and Borough Council I state they are withholding and falsifying Borough Financial Records with your approval. I have not received a reply to this letter.
I think these omissions and discrepancies are deliberate to conceal the fact that the Borough is illegally funding the Telecommunications Department, which loses about $1 million a year, with funds from other Borough Departments, all again with your approval.
Sincerely,
Gennaro A. Marino P.E.
Thursday, August 25, 2011
Reading Eagle Editor 8-24-11
August 24, 2011
Gennaro A. Marino P.E.
409 West Main Street
Kutztown, Pa 19530
e-mail kmayor@ptd.net
website www.marinoreport.com
The Reading Eagle Editor
Fax 610-371-5098
Dear Editor,
Thank you for your article about the Borough of Kutztown saving $334,000 over 10 years by refinancing a bond. Council President Mac Eidle stated it is a good time to refinance. He didn’t say the Borough is in the process of borrowing $8.5 million to increase the Borough Debt to more than $20 million and the debt annual payment will be about $1.8 million a year.
According to the Annual 2010 Audit Expenditures were about $18 million and Revenues were about $17 million.
Thank you Council President Eidle for your refinancing of the Bond to save the Borough $33,400 a year which will go a long way in repaying the Borough Debt payment of $1.8 million a year and raising about $1 million to balance the Borough Budget.
President Eidle should also explain how a Borough of 5,000 residents can support such a massive financial obligation. Thank you.
Gennaro A. Marino
Resident
Gennaro A. Marino P.E.
409 West Main Street
Kutztown, Pa 19530
e-mail kmayor@ptd.net
website www.marinoreport.com
The Reading Eagle Editor
Fax 610-371-5098
Dear Editor,
Thank you for your article about the Borough of Kutztown saving $334,000 over 10 years by refinancing a bond. Council President Mac Eidle stated it is a good time to refinance. He didn’t say the Borough is in the process of borrowing $8.5 million to increase the Borough Debt to more than $20 million and the debt annual payment will be about $1.8 million a year.
According to the Annual 2010 Audit Expenditures were about $18 million and Revenues were about $17 million.
Thank you Council President Eidle for your refinancing of the Bond to save the Borough $33,400 a year which will go a long way in repaying the Borough Debt payment of $1.8 million a year and raising about $1 million to balance the Borough Budget.
President Eidle should also explain how a Borough of 5,000 residents can support such a massive financial obligation. Thank you.
Gennaro A. Marino
Resident
Wednesday, July 13, 2011
Attorney General Linda L. Kelly 7-1-11
July 1, 2011
Gennaro A. Marino P.E.
409 West Main Street
Kutztown, Pa 19530
610-683-7977
Office of Attorney General
Attorney General Linda L. Kelly
16th Floor
Strawberry Square
Harrisburg, Pa 17120
Madam Attorney General Linda L. Kelly
I am a resident of Kutztown Pennsylvania and would like to question the Borough’s mandatory 2011 Annual Audit which was submitted to the Pennsylvania Department of Community and Economic Development. Under the Right to Know Law I purchased a copy of the Audit from the Borough and found it lacking vital facts and statistics. I questioned this with the Borough’s Financial Officer Samilo and he stated that was all he had which was a copy of the Audit sent to the DCED and that there will be another audit for the Borough Council. My question is should there be two 2010 Audits?
The Audit does not include an annual Debt Service total, all it states is Debt Service Interest. The Borough’s Newsletter, The Kutztonion, (attached) lists the Debt Service as $582,065 which is the amount of Debt Service interest in the Audit the DCED received (attached). The total Debt Service for the Borough is more than $1.1 million.
The Borough has never been very forthcoming with financial reports or budgets. There are no separate annual budgets or audits for the Electric, Water, Sewer and Telecommunications Departments. The mandatory Annual Audit sent to the DCED suffices that one audit fits all. How can the Borough Electric, Water, Sewer and Telecommunications rates be determined by the Borough Officials without an Audit or Budget?
My attached letter to the Borough Elected Officials dated June 1, 2011, details the above statements and further questions the Audit that was submitted to the DCED. I have never received a reply to my letter from any Borough Elected Officer or Borough Official. My letter also points out that the Audit sent to the DCED is not to be made public and should only be issued to specific agencies. The Audit was sold to me, is on the Borough website and is available at the Borough Hall.
I feel these issues I raise should be investigated by your Office and the Audit submitted to the DCED should be scrutinized by your Office. Thank you.
Sincerely,
Gennaro A. Marino P.E.
Gennaro A. Marino P.E.
409 West Main Street
Kutztown, Pa 19530
610-683-7977
Office of Attorney General
Attorney General Linda L. Kelly
16th Floor
Strawberry Square
Harrisburg, Pa 17120
Madam Attorney General Linda L. Kelly
I am a resident of Kutztown Pennsylvania and would like to question the Borough’s mandatory 2011 Annual Audit which was submitted to the Pennsylvania Department of Community and Economic Development. Under the Right to Know Law I purchased a copy of the Audit from the Borough and found it lacking vital facts and statistics. I questioned this with the Borough’s Financial Officer Samilo and he stated that was all he had which was a copy of the Audit sent to the DCED and that there will be another audit for the Borough Council. My question is should there be two 2010 Audits?
The Audit does not include an annual Debt Service total, all it states is Debt Service Interest. The Borough’s Newsletter, The Kutztonion, (attached) lists the Debt Service as $582,065 which is the amount of Debt Service interest in the Audit the DCED received (attached). The total Debt Service for the Borough is more than $1.1 million.
The Borough has never been very forthcoming with financial reports or budgets. There are no separate annual budgets or audits for the Electric, Water, Sewer and Telecommunications Departments. The mandatory Annual Audit sent to the DCED suffices that one audit fits all. How can the Borough Electric, Water, Sewer and Telecommunications rates be determined by the Borough Officials without an Audit or Budget?
My attached letter to the Borough Elected Officials dated June 1, 2011, details the above statements and further questions the Audit that was submitted to the DCED. I have never received a reply to my letter from any Borough Elected Officer or Borough Official. My letter also points out that the Audit sent to the DCED is not to be made public and should only be issued to specific agencies. The Audit was sold to me, is on the Borough website and is available at the Borough Hall.
I feel these issues I raise should be investigated by your Office and the Audit submitted to the DCED should be scrutinized by your Office. Thank you.
Sincerely,
Gennaro A. Marino P.E.
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