tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-951782330457966647.post8367078782170585914..comments2024-03-28T19:07:23.178-04:00Comments on MOLOVINSKY ON ALLENTOWN: The Reading Roadmichael molovinskyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12581039755319742687noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-951782330457966647.post-16953329745752214892013-01-28T23:02:34.541-05:002013-01-28T23:02:34.541-05:00The covered bridge in the parkway is in serious ne...The covered bridge in the parkway is in serious need of maintenance. It looks like hell.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-951782330457966647.post-20638274793539544062013-01-27T10:09:43.507-05:002013-01-27T10:09:43.507-05:00Dear Mr. Molovinsky,
"Mr. Pig"
Why doe...Dear Mr. Molovinsky,<br /><br />"Mr. Pig"<br /><br />Why does being called a "pig" make me feel like some jerkweed politican spending hundreds of millions of PA taxpayer dollars on a minor league hockey rink so that all my friends who fund my political campaigns can get rich?<br /><br />And, why do I find that so offensive?<br /><br />I lodge a formally protest with the powers that be here, now.<br /><br />Where is all the precious Civility I am constantly lectured about?!<br /><br />;-)<br /><br />Sincerely,<br /><br />ROLF OELERironpigpenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11792492001296361796noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-951782330457966647.post-14996888213443504222013-01-26T20:22:09.996-05:002013-01-26T20:22:09.996-05:00Mr. Pig, there is already lobbying in harrisburg t...Mr. Pig, there is already lobbying in harrisburg to save all that has any historical value too¿ That would be the tweenty year enginering project standard of todays quality¿<br /><br /><br />REDDAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-951782330457966647.post-79424992513120702932013-01-26T11:43:42.114-05:002013-01-26T11:43:42.114-05:00"maybe stone arch bridges need a better lobby..."maybe stone arch bridges need a better lobbying group in Harrisburg"<br /><br />Oh yeah?<br /><br />Maybe the City With No (Spending?) Limits needs a new All-Star Rubber Stamp Council of Apparatchiks.<br /><br />Sincerely,<br /><br />ROLF OELER,<br />Private Citizen, People's Democratic Republic of Allentown<br /><br />PS - Again, when does MY wife get a cushy consulting job in exchange for public and overt Palace of Sport support?ironpigpenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11792492001296361796noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-951782330457966647.post-39036809188717919392013-01-25T11:16:14.330-05:002013-01-25T11:16:14.330-05:00Michael -
I believe the County's focus on br...Michael - <br /><br />I believe the County's focus on bridges has generally been a good thing, so I can't really take the Administration to task for that. But the unique characteristics of the Reading Road Bridge (oldest bridge in the County, proximity of other bridges, etc) make it a bridge that should be "spared and repaired", instead of replaced. <br /><br />I have often noted that covered bridges - which are typically 20-40 years younger than the Reading Road Bridge - are repaired and maintained almost without question, while the stone arch bridges somehow aren't considered historic. Maybe the stone arch bridges need a better lobbying group in Harrisburg :).<br /><br />In any event, I'll continue to work toward finding a solution that keeps the bridge from being replaced, and gets the Reading Road Bridge (and the pedestrian walkway) the attention it deserves. <br /><br />Thank you for continuing to keep this issue on the radar of your readers.<br /><br />Mike Schware<br />Lehigh County Commissioner, District 5Mike Schwarenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-951782330457966647.post-39659260899317747962013-01-25T06:41:30.160-05:002013-01-25T06:41:30.160-05:00the bridge story in allentown is almost criminal. ...the bridge story in allentown is almost criminal. schreibers and the reading were built in the same year, 1828. both would last forever with a little care, but both have been abused. while schreiber's is going on two hundred years, allentown let the 15th street bridge, only 60 years old, rust away. tractor trailer trucks are now smashing schreibers walls as they attempt to turn left or right on martin luther king drive. when cunningham was first elected, he identified 7 bridges in need of repair, glenn solt, project manager is now on the 15th bridge replacement. he has no appreciation of history what-so-ever, but has developed quite a relationship with a bridge engineering firm and contractors. i shudder to think about the other historic bridges that he needlessly replaced.michael molovinskyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12581039755319742687noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-951782330457966647.post-73786449942655313402013-01-25T06:27:15.025-05:002013-01-25T06:27:15.025-05:00Since you're writing about bridges checked out...Since you're writing about bridges checked out Schreiber's lately.<br />Now large chunks are on the ground.<br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com