Sound Off--05/15/13
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“Ain’t nobody worried whether that part-time Royalton officer has his job – we got our own business to deal with.”
“I hope Lower Swatara Twp. files charges against those brainiacs that left weapons in unlocked vehicles. Could that be considered negligent? There has to be some type of legal violation to be considered.”
“Hello. I just wish that Mike Bowman, who is running for mayor … ”
“Yeah, why do we, your customers, have to pay for all those other papers … ”
“I see your friend Bear got published again in your paper … ”
“The following is an article that was printed in the Patriot-News … ”
“Keep our assets! No to selling our town’s moneymakers! Save the water, sewer and electric departments. Tell them how you feel at the polls. Vote these cronies out. Vote for new and break up this band of corruption.”
“I went to the powwow in Middletown. It was so nice to see that event. Thanks to whoever sponsored it, and thanks to all the people who were there. Makes me proud of the town.”
“I hope the high school is going to get an athletic director soon.”
“I think the borough should have a second opinion on the state of our finances. I would not take the word of just one doctor if I were given a terminal diagnosis. I certainly don’t trust, and do not want to take as gospel, what Mr. Morgan reports.”
“How can getting some concessions from the remaining borough employees make up for the million-plus deficit? Why is it only the union employees that must give concessions –those in the administration office make more than the union employees and have just as good or better benefits.”
“This stuff the borough is doing is nothing more than union busting, plain and simple. If you’re not disgusted by that, then shame on you. Come to think of it, shame on me, because I didn’t vote in the last election when these people came into office. I won’t make that mistake again.”
“Maybe Mr. Morgan should do a little more research and check out the salaries of several nearby municipalities. They are higher than Middletown!”
“How does it make sense to sell something that makes money? The water and sewer department along with the electric department make money for the town. So you sell the water and sewer for a nice amount of money, then council spends it frivolously on consultant and legal fees or redecorating offices, and then what? We’re in even deeper water then. But that is why this council made sure they have control over the water authority.”
“Mr. Handley recently quit the Middletown Borough Authority. I guess something didn’t go his way. He didn’t like the truth being uncovered at the council meeting on May 6 so he shot off his mouth and stormed out of the meeting. We don’t need this type of loose cannon on Borough Council.”
“Pin down these jokers when they flippantly quote statistics about income, wages and other things. I’ll bet dollars to doughnuts the numbers they’re saying are older than the hills. Am I wrong? Then prove it, you smarty pants.”
“It’s sad that these people who had the chance on previous councils to really make a difference and clean things up feel so threatened and jealous of their competitors’ success that they will sink to the dark pits of hell to sabotage them. A former council president is on Facebook, causing problems, twisting the truth and only sharing parts of the stories! She uses people as pacifiers, someone to gratify her insatiable need for adulation. If a person meets her needs, she will keep that person around; if not, she’ll throw that person away like a used paper towel. She views the truth as whatever she needs it to be. What you see is not what you get. What you see is the role she plays to impress, conquer and control. She feels threatened by anyone or anything that reminds her of her failures. Yes, she has created her own reputation in this town and wants to pull people down with her. She needs to take her negative energy to another town.”
“Mrs. Seibert, I heard you speak at the town hall meeting, and most of the time you seemed to be focused on yourself, your husband, your properties, your business, etc. I wasn’t there to hear about your personal stories! I was there to hear what you could do for the town. When you finally got to that part, your salvation for a town that is over a million dollars in debt is to charge people a fee to have a yard sale, and fine them if they don’t take down their yard sale signs. Are you serious? First of all, who do you think is going to enforce the permit for a yard sale? The police? I certainly don’t want the police wasting their time with such trivial matters. Code enforcement is already almost non-existent, so I don’t think they have the time or manpower to enforce it. How many tens of thousands of dollars do you think yard sale permits are going to generate? Quite frankly, a middle school civics class could come up with a better idea.”
“Has anyone noticed that there’s no street sweeping schedule? Does anyone care? I do.”
“I would raise holy hell before I would let Middletown schools merge with Steelton-Highspire. Steelton is just an extension of Harrisburg – and they just want to merge because we’re building a new school. Sorry. If you can’t afford our electric rate and property taxes, you can’t have the good without the bad.”
“When? When is this town going to say NO to landlords who care nothing for the aesthetics of our town? From the looks of things, never. Sad. So very sad.”
“The borough is a joke. I don’t even bother calling them anymore. Things I used to call the communication center about, I no longer bother. I don’t try to call the finance department about my bill, because the last time I did either the voice mail is full, or it takes a day or so to get a call back. Not faulting the employee. I’m sure she’s doing the best she can. There’s no street sweeping schedule, and you can’t get in the building if you need the police, or for any other reason. I’m surprised they haven’t yet put in metal detectors and armed guards. What they really need is a padded room, and it should be called council chambers.”
“Givler might have been a former police officer, but he didn’t set the policy. Officer Givler was the only officer that treated you like a human being.”