The LuLac Edition #2639, April 21st, 2014
LAWTON CHANGE OF STATUS RECOMMENDED BUT
FALLS SHORT
Luzerne County Manager Robert Lawton. (Photo: Citizen's Voice)
Tonight Luzerne County Manager Robert Lawton had a motion made against his continuance as Manager. The motion by Edd Brominski took the Council by surprise. The motion was a recommendation for Lawton to resign. The reaction was swift and furious but there were five votes recommending Lawton’s stepping aside.
Taxpayer advocate Brian Shiner let the council have it and advised they were at fault when they never reprimanded Lawton. Shiner told the council to look in the mirror.
Another citizen George Race said Lawton parachuted in to a lot of problems and that he should be given a chance.
The motion was also called a joke by other people during the public comment session. Frank Sorick said that he had an interaction with Lawton and was contacted quickly by the manager. Even though many taxpayer advocates were critical of Lawton on some counts, all agreed the motion did not speak well for how the Council conducts its business.
The motion to request Lawton's resignation went through a roll call vote.
The vote was:
Sorokus. Yes.
Urban Junior Yes.
Urban Senior Yes.
Bromiski Yes.
Dobash Yes.
Williams No.
Bobeck No.
McGunley No.
Morelli No.
Hauck No.
Hass No.
The motion to ask Robert Lawton to resign failed 6 to 5.
posted by David Yonki @ 9:35 PM
5 comments
5 Comments:
Please. Who cares? Luzerne County's government is beyond dysfunctional and despite the best efforts of some of the good (read: sane) people on Council, Home Rule itself is an abject failure. Should the county go back to a commissioner system? Who knows, who cares? The voters are the problem. They oppose anything that requires spending money and they're surprised when things go awry and they get a poor return on their lack of an investment. You get what you pay for, people.
Luzerne County is a flyover county in a flyover area in a flyover state, and I have zero f***s to give about it.
I should have left this area when I was young. My advice to the young people: Get out while you can. This place is a tar pit. It's easy to get sucked into it, but hard to leave once you do. When you have your chance, GO. Go and don't look back.
IN RESPONSE
11:44 AM
SAD TO SAY BUT AS I GET OLDER THERE ARE MORE AND MORE DAYS THAT I TEND TO AGREE WITH YOU.
Yonk, interesting that you posted this before 10pm. Loks like you beat all the other media on this one. Kudos to you.
IN RESPONSE
Kudos to you.
KUDOS TO ME? KUDOS TO SCOTT CANNON FOR TAPING THE THING AND PUTTING IT ON TV. I'M SITTING AT THE COMPUTER WORKING ON A PROJECT, NOT EVEN THINKING OF POSTING ON LULAC AND ALL OF A SUDDEN I HEAR BROMO WITH HIS RESOLUTION. THEN I HEAR BOBECK GOING BALLISTIC AND WELL THEN THAT WAS MST SEE TV FOR ME.
The County Manager is dysfunctional and we were better off with Tom Pribula. He knew government and finances. Robert Lawton and Rick Moronelli are the ones that should be TOLD to leave. I applaud EDD for his intestinal fortitude in calling for Lawtons Resignation just disappointed that he also didn't include Rick Morelli in the Motion.
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