No Respect For Voters

 

Lehigh Valley Controller Mark Pinsley has demonstrated over and over again little to no respect for the voters.  When just elected as a South Whitehall Commissioner, he announced his candidacy for state senator.  When that attempt failed, he began his campaign for county controller.

When a drug fueled Dorney Park patron was shot and killed on Hamilton Blvd. by a South Whitehall police officer, Pinsley, although a township commissioner, stood with the protestors.  Although entitled to his personal sentiments,  he knew that there would be litigation against the township.

Pinsley has a paid facebook promotion criticizing  two commissioners (Kelly and Wolk), while endorsing two others for re-election (Morgan and Setton).  He writes... Commissioners Kelly and Wolk have both fought to rebuild the Weirs (sic) Dam, costing South Whitehall taxpayers $600,000-$1,000,000*. The cost for taking it down? $0. That amount of money, especially for a municipality, is incredibly substantial: COVID relief, tax credits, roads and bridges, infrastructure. All of these crucial programs could have been thoroughly paid for by this new funding, and yet it's wasted on a needless damn (sic) in an underfunded park.  Pinsley totally ignores the fact that voters chose by referendum to keep the dam.  He thinks that votes for him and his political minions are valid, but for other things that he doesn't want or like, the votes don't count. 

* The cost of the dam repair has been greatly inflated by those trying to circumvent the intent of the referendum. When the township decides to finally respect the voters' wishes, the actual repair will cost a faction thereof.