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PHOTO INDEX: CURRENT LACKAWANNA COUNTY CONTROLLER KEN McDOWELL, THE PA. TURNPIKE SIGN, AND LUZERNE COUNTY DA JACKIE MUSTO CARROLL.
CALLING KEN!!!
The Scranton City Council has "come a calling" for Lackawanna County Controller Ken McDowell. The august body in the Electric City wants to question McDowell on his tenure as the city tax collector. Scranton City Council voted unanimously Tuesday to subpoena former Tax Collector Ken McDowell. The vote came only after the panel formally requested an investigation into Mr. McDowell's activities over the past six years, when he administered the Single Tax Office. The action also came after the majority on the panel expressed frustration with the lack of answers from Mr. McDowell about $12.2 million in undistributed tax funds found in the office earlier this year by the current tax collector. McDowell would do well to appear before Council and answer their questions. There are some who say that McDowell though well educated does not have the political or rhetorical skills to answer questions from the famously rambunctious legislative body in the land of Lac. What's worse is that Council is getting no answers from the current administration. Back in May
Marilyn Vitali-Flynn, the current tax collector went before council in May to answer questions about the Single Tax Office. However, during that meeting, Councilman Bill Courtright was told by Mrs. Vitali-Flynn it was "none of your business," when he asked about the interest earned by the account holding the $12.2 million. This Council which has been factionalized in recent years voted straight up with no opposition to get answers. Someone better provide them because right now non answers are under penalty of law.
McDOWELL AT A GLANCE: Age: 36.
Occupation: Lackawanna County Controller.
Education: Scranton Preparatory School, 1989;
bachelor’s degree, public administration, University of Scranton,1993.
Family: Single; daughter, Kelly.
PIKE SPIKE
Mixed in with the ads for Presidential candidates and cable network convention coverage will be a full scale media blitz on behalf of the Pa. Turnpike. Undeterred by the recent rebuff by the State Legislature, the private group that hopes to manage the Pennsylvania Turnpike is still committed to winning the support of politicians and the public. A multimillion-dollar public relations blitz will begin this month. It will include radio spots and a direct-mail campaign that will place 4 million to 6 million pieces of literature in mailboxes. Field teams will promote the proposal at selected fairs and festivals around the state. That's right, dress up a couple of hotties and strategically place them in state fairs around the state sand you have yourself a campaign. The Legislature must sign off on any plan to lease the turnpike, and the plan faces a fight in Harrisburg. The Abertis group has offered $12.8 billion to operate the turnpike for 75 years. The mailings will tout the benefits of that cash to the state, along with planned safety and road improvements. Meanwhile Gov. Ed Rendell has proposed leasing the turnpike to a private operator to generate more money for roads, bridges and mass transit. Radio ads are set in late July to compliment the mailings. TV spots may not be far off.
FORE!! FOR THE DA!!!
On Friday, August 8, 2008 the District Attorney Jackie Musto Carroll Invitational Golf Tournament will be held at Blue Ridge Trail Golf Course in Mountain Top, Pennsylvania. Tee time is to begin at 1:00 p.m. with a shotgun start. Registration fees are $125 per person. If you would like to attend the dinner only, the cost is $50.00 per person. Please register as soon as possible to secure your place in the event.
Sponsorship opportunities are also available.
Platinum, Gold and Silver Hole Sponsorship indicates a monetary donation from an individual or organization in support of the event in one of 3 levels:
* Platinum Level Hole Sponsorship: $500.00
* Platinum Level Hole Sponsorship: $500.00
* Gold Level Hole Sponsorship: $200.00
* Silver Level Hole Sponsorship: $100.00
If anyone is interested in helping to sponsor the event, please contact Sal Bernardi at 570-820-8459.
Golf tourneys have long been successful fundraisers for non profits, media partners trying to make their goals for the corporations that own them as well as politicos. Musto-Carroll has so far recieved high marks for her tenure in the DA's office and grateful appreciation from local TV news reporters for her ability to articulate the summary of an arrest, indictment or conviction in understandable language.
McDowell is making Johnny Boy Mellow look better and better in the rear view mirror. Never turn your back on a Mid Valley boy!!!
ReplyDeleteThat "fool" Mellow barricaded himself in his office claiming McDowell was not fit to serve! Earlier the same Mellow had a toe to toe confrontation with King Bob Cordaro and was alledgedly shoved by his lordship. The question now is, Who is the FOOL? The residents and taxpayers of the City of Scranton and Lackawanna County get poorly served again and again by a cast of characters somewhere between Damon Runyon and the Sopranos. High powered morons at best! Its no wonder we are "bitter"
ReplyDeletearound here. We should be!
Jackie Carroll Musto has proven to be a very good DA who is not afraid to share the credit and media spotlight. She reminds me of that old Merrill Lynch commercial, when she talks, people listen.
ReplyDeleteHey idiot!!!!!
ReplyDeleteIt's Fore, not FOUR! Ever been on a golf course?
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ReplyDeleteHey idiot!!!!!
It's Fore, not FOUR! Ever been on a golf course?
JUST ONCE WHEN I WAS 15. PLAYED ONE TIME WITH A NEIGHBOR WHO ENDEAVORED TO TEACH ME THE GAME. I UNDERSTAND HE WOUND UP IN MARWORTH SHORTLY AFTER. IT HAS BEEN CORRECTED AND DULY NOTED. I AM NOT AND HAVE NEVER BEEN A DUFFER.
Yonk, the name of the Dem. nominee is spelled Barack, not Barak as you have in the photo index.
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ReplyDeleteYonk, the name of the Dem. nominee is spelled Barack, not Barak as you have in the photo index.
SORRY ABOUT THAT. BETTER TO LEARN TO SPELL IT BECAUSE THE GUY IS GOING TO BE AROUND FOR AT LEAST 8YEARS!
Couldn't resist but you, Sammy and the Philly lawyer opened up the door:
ReplyDeleteIn a small town trial, the prosecuting attorney called an elderly woman to the stand and asked, "Ma'am, do you know me?"
She replied, "Yes I do. You lie, you cheat on your wife, and you think you're a big shot when you haven't the brains to realize you never will amount to anything more than a two-bit paper pusher. Yes, I know you."
The Lawyer was stunned, but asked his next question, "Do you know the defense attorney?"
"Why yes, I do. He has a drinking problem, his law practice is one of the worst in the entire state, and he cheated on his wife with five women, including your wife."
The judge ordered both lawyers to approach the bench, and quietly said, "If either of you asks her if she knows me, I'll throw you in jail for contempt."
How can you tell a lawyer's lying? When his lips are moving.
Like Morey Amsterdam used to say: "I got a million of 'em".
musto carroll WHAT A LADY!!!!!!!!!!AND SHE'S ALSO GOOD LOOKEN !!!!!!!!
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