The city of Allentown is getting a 20million dollar grant that the Mayor claims will be used for quality of life issues. The plan is called "Allentown Works." Allentown works?? Since when?
The unemployment rate for Allentown, Bethlehem, and Easton is 4.5% combined. However, this number seems way off unless when I drive center city during the day, all the people I see sitting outside work night shift.
Mayor Tuerk says this will "change the city" and improve lives. Cmon. Is this a joke? They wasted 57million of the ARPA money and what is there to show for it?
This money is supposed to help people get jobs in the city. My question is where? What businesses in town are hiring that can be considered a good job and keep one above the poverty rate? I'll wait???
With 21.6% of people living under the poverty rate in Allentown, maybe it's me, but I dont understand how 20 million dollars is going to get people good jobs and out of this statistic.
Tuerk claims "all eyes are on us." Not sure whose eyes he is referring too.
Somehow this money is going to help people find full time work. What if they arent qualified, then what? Or they just dont want to work? How do you plan on helping them then? Is this going to educate people or teach them a trade so they are more desirable to an employer. And if they are qualifed why havent they gotten these "so called good jobs" already?
Of course the money will go towards non-profit programs. I mean who else gets money in Allentown? We all know how successful the non-profits are.
Tuerk says "the idea is that we can create a model that can trancend Allentown. It can be applicable in the Lehigh County and across the country." Is he serious? Across the country? I hope I am wrong, but damn this guy dreams big.
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So 20 million to get jobs for 650 people? So thats $31,000 per person to help them get a job. This is stupidity. No one is getting a fucking job. The non profits are going to suck the money up for themselves.
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