Not in My Back Yard!!!

As we all know crime is on the RISE in the City of Wilkes Barre, and now it’s hitting home for our illustrious Mayor, and the Barney Farm Elites.

The biggest crime spree to hit our city will hereafter be referred to as “Sewer Gate” Yes that’s right the theft of Sewer Grates is the lead story!

Let’s not worry about Drug Dealers, Vagrants, Home Invasions, or even the occasional Muggings that keep the good citizens of our city safely locked in their homes after dark.

As stated the City Police are Aggressively Investigating this massive injustice happing in the Barney Farm section.

Questions:

• Who is doing this?
• Why are they targeting the Barney Farms Section? Could it be that folks truly believe the streets down there are paved with GOLD?
• Why would anyone choose a section of the city we all know is protected by taxpayer purchased home Security Systems, with Security Cameras?
• Did the Cameras see anything?

The Mayor stated on the news that he believes this crime is related to drug users cashing in the Sewer Grates for cash to fuel their drug addiction. I wonder if the City allowed our Police Department to Aggressively work with our Crime Watch and/or Guardian Angels and actually targeted the drug problem like the leaders of those two Citizen Patrol Groups suggested would we now be Aggressively Investigating Sewer Gate?

Our Mayor: Never On TV about issues like

• Home Invasions:
• Muggings
• Stabbings
• Rapes
• Drug Deals
• Elderly Abuse
• Child Abuse
• Burglary

But let someone steel a Sewer Grate from Barney Farms, and we jump into action.

Thank you King Tommy I can sleep easy knowing this that our Police Department is Aggressively Investigating this Grave Injustice.

While our Mayor was on the Ten O’clock News bloviating about “Sewer Gate” Click here Wilkes-Barre Crime Watch  to see what was truly happening in our City. Thank you Crime Watch.

Wake Up Wilkes Barre

Fallout from Mayoral Fire Sale!!!

There has been so much controversy over the sale of the Parsons Number 9 Firehouse:

• Let’s start with the MONEY: 
• There is a major difference in the actual Sale Price of $42,000 from the Assessed Value of $140,000 a Difference of $98,000. 
• Let me just play devil's advocate for Tommy on this one, and say that what I have personally learned as a Realtor is that there is always a difference from the sale price VS. Our County Assessment and I believe it is because our assessors were either DAFT, or drugged. It’s the only explanation that fits, but come on folks seriously we didn’t call it a fire sale for nothing. 

• Can we please have our memorial to American veterans back?  

The mayor was quoted in the 05/15/10 edition of the Times Leader saying “Most likely the city will take control of the memorial,” Leighton said. “We will probably make it part of the park.”

• Well Mr. Mayor it’s been well over a year, and no control of the Memorial, What Gives? 
• The Memorial is now on private property. 
• So it is on behalf of The Citizens of Wilkes Barre City, Parsons Section this blogger asks Richard Lombardo the above questions: “Can we please have our memorial to American veterans back?”
• Can anyone name any other City or Mayor who sold any memorial yet alone a Memorial to American Veterans, that was bought by the citizens of that city? 

Now onto The Little League, who lost the use of their storage building / concession stand, when Our Realtor-Mayor sold it! 

• Tommy you really need to attend continuing education. Specifically Deed Reading 101: I recommend Pennsylvania Real Estate Academy

In the 03/31/11 edition of the Times Leader Mayor Tom Leighton on Wednesday said city officials did not know the building in question was utilized by the league when the property was sold in November to Rick Lombardo for $42,000.

• Really you’re the mayor, and a Realtor: 
• It was listed on the Deed! So how could you a Realtor not know? 
• Or could it be that you simply didn’t CARE?
• How much will the new building cost the taxpayers?

“Once it became aware, the city offered to provide material for the new clubhouse, which will be built with volunteer labor. The cost of the material, which was not immediately available, will be paid out of a special recreation fund, not the general fund, Leighton said.”

• If you want to make it right Tommy have The C.A. Leighton Co. donate the building, and GET our M
  emorial to American veterans back!!!

Wake Up Wilkes Barre

Click on links below for source information:

Little League problem resolved 

Old Parsons firehouse goes on block