Al Bundy, Borat, Rosie O'Donnell, Beyonce, AOC and Oprah all supported the 134 million dollar bond that in my opinion will put the city in the worst financial position it has ever been in. Well to be fair Eddie Hoffa voted yes but gave a good fight against all of the mayors puppets.
The city already has an 11-15 million dollar deficit going into budget time but Ms. Patel conviently couldnt provide that number. Nor could she answer Zucal's question about will taxes go up because of this bond. Of Course they will!!! Lets add 9-14 million more a year for the next 30 years. Also, Zucal stated we owe for all the people hired under the ARPA money since that runs out, along with the 12 fireman hired under a grant that runs out. How brilliant is Ms. Patel or is she so scared of Tuerk possibly firing her that she will say this is a good idea knowing it isnt?
Then Ms. PATEL says the city owes 90 million in bonds. I almost shit my pants. What is going on here!! This isnt a game. Its real money. This is totally insane.
How about Ms. GERLACH can we add to the bond money for the homeless?? Lets float a bond for the homeless!!! I puked. Are you serious?
Mr. HENDRICK aka Borat says he wont turn his back on public safety yet has complained about the location of the police station being built at 4th St and has voted continuously against the fire department. But supports this.
Who was the financial guy who claims this wont hurt the city because the loan is less than 10% of the current city budget. Of course it wont, he wants the commission from selling the bond. Joke. And I think he does the financials for Scranton the city that is pretty much bankrupt.
Then Bundy comes in and tries to rationalize buying a house and living under a roof with your family to buying a new firehouse. What a great analogy. He has no clue about finances. Stick to selling womans clothes.
Mr. SHODDA who has no reason to speak claims the city did study's on traffic and the roads. Oh really, so build a firestation next to Central Catholic high school. Ever see traffic on 4TH ST when school lets out? Good luck getting a fire truck thru.
A fireman says what happens if a hurricane comes and knocks down the wall into Hall St. Lmao. First flash floods whipe out the homeless now a hurricane destroys the firestation. Hey you forgot the tsunami coming and the earthquake that could split open 7th st and kill hundreds. Nice mustache too. That style went out in the 1940s. The guy also claims when they go to the "firetruck store," is that next to the Matchbox store, to buy a firetruck then have to buy a smaller one to fit inside the garage doors. Are you serious? Hi, we need a firetruck 20 inches smaller than normal.
Its odd tho that the firestation is so bad, but yet the firefighters still work there? Remember how the 10th St. Police station was so bad and Ms. Dr. Online degree Mota said the walls were coming down yet the police are still there.
Council members create fake panics to get people to support their decisions. They fool the public non stop and people buy into their shit.
I have never seen so many bought power hungry city workers in my life Sucking at the teets of the mayor. It goes to show how people really dont care about anyone but themselves.
I may have supported this Bill if the following conditions/benefits would occur from it.
1. The money used from the Bill would help generate money to the city. The fire station, police station and health bureau will not generate any money for the city. How can you ask for so much money, yet none of it will be used to make money??? I mean $4,750,000 for a bridge in canal park. Why so out of staters can enjoy it and wreck it. Or lets put a $400,000 roof on Central Fire Station only to build a new station. Genius.
2. The interest rate wasn't so high? 7.15% rate!!! Almost 220 million in INTEREST!
I wonder if the mayor owes Chief Roca, Freddy Agosto, and Vicki Kistler a favor? They are all getting new buildings.
I can see Act 47 happening in the near future. For those that do not know what Act 47 is-google it. Basically means the city is bankrupt and the state takes over. Then pensions are screwed up and all sorts of trouble.
TAXES ARE GOING UP and Im putting my house up for sale.
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What a joke. No common sense. Spend spend spend. Easy when it isnt your money. My disgust for the stupidity of city officials has hit an all time high. Abe its time for me to move out of this dump.
Get out at your earliest opportunity.
It is time for Bina Patel to be given a pink slip and stop the embarrassment. She continues to tap dance around questions and not provide any answers. How is she running the entire City of Allentown Finance Department? Her presentation last evening could be boiled down to “I don’t know and I don’t have the answers”…”read the presentation from the financial report”. She is a joke. Is she even a Finance professional or does she rely on her outside contracted advisor to look like she has a clue?
I do hope that each of the buildings has a plaque with the names of all these dumb decision-makers and it is posted in each building. That way their failure can be forever enshrined in each of these facilities.
Thank goodness we already gave Hendricks his pink slip. Napoli should be next. He loves to roll around in the dirt with these people too much. Mota should be queuing also.
The police should sell Gertrude Hawk candy bars if they need a new station that badly. Or maybe stop raping, stealing, and assaulting people who live in the city and getting sued for it.
Get it right! Dr. INTERNET Mota.
Im sorry but the title Dr. Should only be used for medical doctors. That prestigious. Not because you have a doctrine degree.
She is about as qualified as a doctor as Dr Pepper. She cant put a sentence together in either language.
Careful, Dr. Moto is on track to be the All American Cities next mayor.
Dumb as a rock.
Thank Ed Zucal for being the sole view of reason on city council. Occasionally the voters of Allentown elect someone who isn't a nitwit, self serving, or corrupt. Ed is that exception.
Ironic how the city took years to replace their (400,000 dollar?) roof at the Central fire station and now whines they need a new building... no mention of the plans for the old building. My money says a good chunk of this bond money will be diverted to many other uses... NGOs maybe???
Ed asked all the right questions and obviously the city had no answers. Mayor tells Patel not to ever answer, so people forget to ask again. Slimy, dirty, corrupt. I hope Ed wins and fires them all. Its not even a swamp. Its a cesspool.
But he still voted for it right? Doesn’t anyone find that odd? He is taking a verbal stance against the mayor, but his actions spoke differently. I don’t like that type of facade. It’s the definition of being hypocritical. And don’t read into this because I wouldn’t vote for either of them. Just pointing out the inconsistency.
The Great Allentown Hospital Circus Carnival sideshows no longer play the back midway itZ in council chambers weekly!)$? The main midway plays out daily in every city street and especially the back allies off main street not a cop in site as allentowns ngo's finance itZ!)$?
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