When you're being beaten up or whipped, are you suppose to give your abuser a tip? Taxpayers in Northampton County opposed to the sale of Gracedale just tipped the whipper. Morning Call reporter Jenna Portnoy today outlines how the law firm hired by Northampton Executive Stoffa was paid over ten thousand dollars for research used by Bernie O'Hare in his unsuccessful suit against the petitions. Stoffa claims was the research was done by the firm Eckert Seamans in case he decided to challenge the petitions. O'Hare claims that he did all his own research. Records indicate at least one phone conversation between O'Hare and the law firm, and language used by O'Hare mirrors that included in the firm's invoice. It appears to me that Stoffa's credibility has been stretched very thin by this whole Gracedale issue. First he has reneged on statements made to the Save Gracedale group about accepting their petition, and at the very least material used in the O'Hare/Angle appeal was supported by a law firm at taxpayer expense.
UPDATE: One thing about Bernie O'Hare, he's predictable. Ask too good of a question, and he usually responds that you're attacking his integrity. Such is the case currently. Responding to today's Morning Call article, he accuses John Cusick of such an attack. Bernie ignores the fact that the Eckert Seamans bill for over 80 hours, or close to $11,000, scrutinizing the petition signatures, was only used by him and Angle, and not the county. Also ignored is a question in the comment section of this post. May the taxpayers expect to be billed for any more hours involving your most recent appeal brief? My questions are asked here, because they are barred from O'Hare's blog, and this blog has been removed from his sidebar blogroll.
if that doesn't beat the band .... i wonder if there is some way we could get them to return taxpayer dollars ? people like ohare , angle and stoffa are whats wrong with politics today , they have completely tainted the system, i for one have zero confidence in government in northampton county.
ReplyDelete$10,000.00 to review petitions? These people are out of control.
ReplyDeleteo'hare has written The firm was engaged "to facilitate and expedite all issues that will result in the alternate ownership (sale/lease) of Gracedale." The Gracedale Initiative, designed to defeat a sale or lease, is necessarily one of those issues. may we therefore assume that some additional time by the firm may have contributed to bernie's latest appeal brief? bernie's reply welcome
ReplyDeleteWow. That is incredible. Just reinforces how much BS O' Hare is entrenched in. Someone once said "Man always returns to his original nature." Evident here.
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