Happy to see that the SSA project is underway, but the hike in fees is an outrage. The SSA is so over-bloated with crony fat it's painful to look over the employee list. This is the project where I sued to stop the SSA from awarding the project to the highest bidder. A Lackawanna county judge agreed with me that the lowest bidder was going to do the exact same work and stopped the SSA from procee...ding with the project using the highest bidder. Not a good day for the highest bidder, but it was a good day for the taxpayers. The legal action I filed saved $2.6 million right off the top. This is what happens when a single taxpayer holds their feet to the fire of justice by dragging them into court to explain what is going on. It's the only place to get the truth out of them, actually.See More
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Fay Franus Scanton Sewer Authority otherwise referred to as THIEVES--every time I send them a check I write "THIEVES!!" in my memo part of check--
Stephanie Tarapchak How many people out there would go to bat for a cause just because it is the right thing to do?- Stephanie Tarapchak It cost Joe money to help NOT cost others money. The world needs more "JOES," but, there is none like my "JOE."
Joe Pilchesky The point here is that "one" person can do this. As a ratepayer I had standing to challenge that the award was given to the highest bidder instead of the lowest bidder. Each of the contractors became what is known as an indispensable party, so they were a party to the action, although law provides that none of them could have initiated the action. Once I initiated it, the lowest bidder was allowed to take the stand and prove he provided an apples-for-apples bid, but didn't get the project. I was paid nothing for my efforts and asked for nothing. It took four days of my time in court spread over six months. I did get a call from a few SSA board members who voted against giving the award to the highest bidder, who thanked me. Had I, as a ratepayer, not initiated it, the highest bidder would be on site today and we'd have spent $2.6 million more. That stuff goes on all the time in municipal authorities everywhere. No one watches them!!- Mark as SpamStephanie Tarapchak YOU, my love are the "PERSON" who can, YOU are the "peron" who has..........
- Mark as SpamJoe Pilchesky Get out and vote. That's what I'd ask for if I were going to ask for anything. It's the people who don't vote who are keeping the numbers so low any snake in the grass can win with the political support behind him/her. If another 2,000 people showed up every election there would like be a different result.
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