Boards & Authorities

Ever wonder who’s gets appointed to the City Boards and Authorities and why. 

• What are their functions? 

Well we did, and what we found is that most boards are comprised of The King’s minions, Not much of a surprise, unless the members were appointed prior to the King’s rise to power that is, much like most of the members of our financially responsible, and only profitable division, The Wilkes Barre City Parking Authority.

• Click here for list of City Boards & Authorities, and their members

If you’re interested in attending any of the meetings for City Boards & Authorities, you can find most of their meeting times posted on the Taxpayers Calendar linked below.

• Wilkes Barre City Taxpayers Calendar of Events

As we have been reporting, one of the City Boards, Hawkeye Security Solutions doesn't work properly, or as expected.

Hawkeye Board:

• Frank Majikes – Chair
• Greg Barrouk – Vice Chair / Treasurer (City Economic Development)
• Lou Lau (City IT Director)
• Joe Coyne (Retired City of Wilkes-Barre Police)
• Gus Genetti
• Tom Kupetz (City Police)
• Mike Merritt (City Councilman)

From a distance Hawkeye looks to have launched a vast network of 360 degree cameras throughout the city, in order to monitor public activity, and be a watchful eye in the event of a crime. This tool has the potential to serve as an eye witness for police,

• If it worked that is: Hawkeye or Blindeye

The City Taxpayers Association has requested several videos from Hawkeye in an attempt to prove the existence of such monitoring ability. With every request, Haykeye responded with “That the security camera video footage is no longer in existence and didn’t exist at the time of request.”

• No Hawkeye Videos 

Other than looting millions of dollars from various other city departments, boards, or authorities, and spending it on No-Bid Contracts for Campaign Contributors, can anyone tell me what exactly Hawkeyes function is?

It should also be noted that our City Parking Authority has been waiting over a year for repairs, to a broken Hawkeye camera in a city garage, located near Movies 14. The board has requested, repair, replacement, of said camera to, The Hawkeye Board, City IT Director Lou Lau, and The King Directly when he attended their November 2012 meeting.  

To date NO repairs have commenced, yet the Parking Authority has NOT missed ONE payment to Hawkeye.

Wake Up Wilkes Barre

Source:

November 2012 Parking Authority Clip

• City Boards & Authorities
• Wilkes Barre City Taxpayers Calendar of Events
• Hawkeye Security Solutions

Hawkeye or Blindeye

For some time now folks have been wondering why, with all the high priced security cameras in operation throughout Wilkes Barre, are we seeing so many crimes, and so little arrests.

Most recently Hawkeye comes under fire regarding the lack of surveillance in the Dec. 21 hit-and-run death of 5-year-old Kevin Miller.

Miller was struck by a car on North Street near the North Franklin Street intersection, in VIEW of a Hawkeye Camera, and yet the only photos released, came from cameras at Kings Collage, and a second photo from businessman Thom Greco’s bridal store.

As reported by Wake Up Wilkes Barre back in July Hawkeye cameras are supplied via NO-BID contract by TAC now Schneider Electric (Mayor Leighton’s campaign contributors) at a cost of $10,483.87 EACH, and yet they are seemingly worthless.

Please watch the video by Anthony Antonello of The Wilkes Barre Independent Gazette.

Anthony takes an in depth look at the path the hit and run driver took that evening, and outlines all of the Hawkeye Cameras the vehicle passed under as it fled the scene.  

• How can we justify Hawkeye?

Wake Up Wilkes Barre

Source: 

• Authorities examine suspected hit-and-run car
• Police working all leads in Kevin Miller’s hit and run death
• Person of interest identified in 5-year-old's hit-and-run death
• Family of 5-year-old hit-and-run victim pleads for closure
• Hit-and-runs claimed 6 people in county 2012
• Camera’s do you want them?
• Hawkeye Security Solutions