Its only money, albeit yours!

While both the Morning Call and Express-Times focused much of their coverage regarding last night's Board of Supervisors meeting on Forks EMS, other significant business occurred as well.

1. The Stockertown Fire Department deal was approved. So much for the concept of having our Finance Manager do a comprehensive study of the ramifications of this "deal", or having the Township Solicitor study all of the potential legal pitfalls of this arrnagement.
2. Forks EMS secured approval from the Board to resume operations. While we wish them success, to say that their financial plan is optimistic would be an understatement.
3. Remember when the Board of Supervisors along with former township manager Kichline bought a $3,000 table for the foyer of Municipal Building? Boy, that sure was an outrage, or, so we thought. Sans Ms. Kichline, they are at it again! The Board of Supervisors authorized purchase of two custom tables for the meeting room costing $6,000+. Supervisor Bonnie Nicholas was the sole dissenting vote and offered a $1,700 alternative, which the boys rejected. Supervisor Ackerman, do you really think that a vote like this will do anything to help your re-election bid?

On a totally different subject, our heartfelt thanks goes out to all those who contacted us regarding our "Two Posts Pulled" post. While we continue to get many requests for more details, we will continue to withhold specific details for now. We can tell you that the matter is in the hands of the legal system and upon resolution we will provide an update in this forum. In the meantime, THANK YOU to all those who have offered their concern and well-wishes, we appreciate it more than words can properly convey.