LOL but Lussssss aren't they all doooobies they deserve it ...right?? lol lol

The super-majority has turned into a super-cluster you know what and a huge failure ..... because they have allowed themselves to be co-opted by the likes of Davey boy, the spawn of Davey Boy and the goons instead of just doing what is right and makes sense for the city....  Chris Kelly nailed it again in this op-ed piece.

City council's "Us versus Them" brings isolation, not change, to Scranton

I think this thread should be in the  open forum...I think it is worthy of discussion...:) just my 2 cents.

-- Edited by IHavehadenoughofhaters on Monday 2nd of August 2010 11:01:07 AM

Now there is a thread on DD that discusses outsourcing the Inspections office ... and cutting the workforce of the DPW by 20 workers.

The kids across the hall think that Privatizing the DPW is the way to go ... and factual Marie says that they did it in Northern VA so we can do it here.

Top of the Mountain Posts: 28 Date: Aug 23 1:38 PM, 2010	Printer Friendly Outsourcing will cost the tax payers even more money.  It doesn't work out cost wise, in that it will be more expensive by doing so.  The state PennDot office just last week stated that, it is cheaper to have the employees do the work on the roads than outsourcing. There you go, Scranton is 20 years behind along with being a day late and a $ short.
Marie Schumacher Posts: 71 Date: Aug 23 3:35 PM, 2010	Printer Friendly Top of the Mountain: That is not necessarily true. When I lived in Northern Virginia we had private trash pick up. I payed less than the Scranton fee and had trash pickup twice a week and all (paper and cans/glass/etc.)recyclables picked up weekly.

Ok factual Marie ...   Who will clean up fallen trees from the roads?  Who will repair potholes?  Who will help with disaster relief when it is needed?  Privatize and who will make necessary repairs to Police and Fire Equipment?  Hmmmmm .... Who will plow and salt your roads in snow and ice storms?... who will do a lot of the things that you have left off of your list?  Sure you can get someone to come out and pick up your garbage and your recycling ... and it probably will end up costing less than your fee ... if that were all your fee were paying for.

All of these services cost money Sweet Factual Marie ... so tell me how do you propose the city of Scranton pay for all of the other things that the DPW does?  I want to know .... really I do.

-- Edited by LusOnlyVoice on Monday 23rd of August 2010 04:42:27 PM

Oh and Factual Marie ... that fee is for plowing no salt!

A slight peep of protest here.

1.  Any sort of privatization would be done under a blanket contract.  If a private company offers to perform the same services as the DPW in toto, the numbers should be compared for the possibility of further action.  But the devil is always in the details.

2.  Ken Smith is an elected official.  "Joe and Edith" are not.

GC

Glenn you couldn't get a company to commit to everything that the DPW does. I would imagine that a private company would not only have the city of Scranton as a Client ... and for the square miles of the city you won't find these services lumped together for a low low price. If you can get a company that is capable of doing it all.

And Joe and Edith have taken so many to task for not paying their taxes ... that when they are guilty of what the accuse other of it should be pointed out ... this is PILCHESKY DECEIT afterall ... silly me ... he makes people think he does not rip off old people ... oh well he doesn't it's his wife ... although she accuses others of this also ... and they are always calling people on the carpet for not paying taxes .... and I don't recall mentioning Ken Smiths name. There were some other names on there but I left them alone because they are not public servants and people who claim to be the saviors of the city of Scranton. Don't like that I put that up ... I say sorry ... to you ... but not to them they deserve to have it put up.

Oh Ok ... Sorry Glenn ... but I still think that Pilchesky put he and his wife in the spotlight ... and they call out anyone that they think may be a "Crony" ... even if they aren't ... so what is that old saying .... "Don't dish it out if you can't take it"