Seat Too Hot For South Whitehall Commissioner

South Whitehall Commissioner Matt Mobilio got himself in trouble the other day about Trump. He apparently posted on facebook that people who support Trump, should be hung for treason.

Although a number of his constituents requested that he resign because of the statement, he declined. He and others feel that such statements are within his right. I also had an issue with Matt, and I posted about it last week.

During a discussion about Wehr's Dam, he wondered how the commissioners could get out from under the obligation to keep it.

That obligation is from the Wehr's Dam Referendum of 2016, when the voters decided that they wanted the township to retain the dam, even through it would cost $600,000, That figure at the time was based on an engineering estimate of possible repairs, plus a hefty increase. The referendum itself wasn't designed to save the dam, but rather condemn it, with no political consequence to the commissioners at the time. Lo and behold, the iconic dam meant so much to the residents, that they voted to keep it anyway. That vote caused the Wildlands Conservancy to go back to their scheming, and inform the Pennsylvania DEP that they know of more problems and expenses, that could be foisted upon the structure.

The current township director of public works, himself no friend of the dam, but rather the Conservancy, has in turn not defended the structure with the state. With the dam being the property of the township, and the subject of a voter's referendum, that defense should be his mandate.

Anyway, back to the troubled commissioner. Apparently, Matt Mobilio thinks that democracy is a pick and choose menu. He defends his election this past November, but not the referendum from 2016. 

above reprinted from June 4, 2020

UPDATE APRIL 5, 2021: The above post's title was changed.  In June it was S.W. Commissioner on Hot Seat.  Apparently Matt found the seat too hot, and he has resigned.  In an overly long resignation speech he blames everybody and everything except himself. In a further demonstration of self delusion, he praises his accomplishments on the board.  I welcome his departure, and wish that his mentor, Tori Morgan, joined him in resigning. 

ADDENDUM:  Brad Osborne also reacts to Mobilio's resignation on Ramblings.