tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-951782330457966647.post2019025384516878264..comments2024-03-29T09:51:42.121-04:00Comments on MOLOVINSKY ON ALLENTOWN: Will Trexler Trust Honor General's Memory?michael molovinskyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12581039755319742687noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-951782330457966647.post-65873525858893526542015-11-22T03:58:15.141-05:002015-11-22T03:58:15.141-05:00ted@3:28, your service would be premature at trex...ted@3:28, your service would be premature at trexler park, because everything claimed so far seems to correspond to facts on the ground. there appears to be a sinkhole, which apparently did empty the smaller pond. furthermore, the budget for engineering is reasonable, at about $2,800. however, your offer, and my suspicions were left over from the wehr dam fight in south whitehall. there, the park director is the son of a wildlands conservancy director. the wildlands went ahead and spent $259,000 on a study, using a pennsylvania grant, to try and convince the south whitehall commissioners to demolish the dam, when the previous DEP report (2012) said that it was in good shape. nobody was an honest broker, and that money could have been spent to repair and preserve that dam forever. fyi, use the search engine on the sidebar here, under wehr's dam.michael molovinskyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12581039755319742687noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-951782330457966647.post-47539417959869304182015-11-22T03:28:26.619-05:002015-11-22T03:28:26.619-05:00Something has to be rotten in damark here Mike, If...Something has to be rotten in damark here Mike, If you want help I'll be glad to help, and the first place to start is with the cash flow of the Conservancy, and the Parks Department. The ecological effects are minimal at best. I want to see who is related to who, and how the cash is flowing, grants or direct taxes have to be involved here, so I want to know, who knows who and how the cash is meandering. More than happy to do an audit of this project, and past ones. Just point me in the right direction. <br /><br />Ted YostAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-951782330457966647.post-34670119900658389912015-11-21T06:35:55.254-05:002015-11-21T06:35:55.254-05:00$750,000 to plant a native species wet land. All i...$750,000 to plant a native species wet land. All is needed is to make a low area that is wet and the native species will do it without any help. I would love to get a contract like that. If only I knew the right people. Ray Nemeth Srhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08408009881636716591noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-951782330457966647.post-72221677908791995662015-11-20T11:01:37.612-05:002015-11-20T11:01:37.612-05:00The information about possibly removing the dam (a...The information about possibly removing the dam (and therefore the pond) in Trexler Park is buried in the article. Obviously, the consultant is going to recommend removing the dam, because that's what consultants do nowadays. I could save the park's department the thousands of dollars. Regardless, the beauty of the park, in and of itself, is worth preserving. It is a shame these thousands of dollars aren't being put towards the repair, instead of a sham study with forgone conclusions. The trust should not be using its funds to destroy parks systematically. <br /><br />I will personally write the Trexler Trust - I ask fellow readers to do the same. Tell the Trust how you feel!<br />Harry C. Trexler Trust<br />33 S 7th St #205<br />Allentown, PA 18101<br /><br />Trustees:<br />Daniel G. Gambet, O.S.F.S.<br />Malcolm J. Gross<br />Barnet H. Fraenkel<br />Jamie P. Musselman<br />L. Charles Marcon<br /><br />Website: http://trexlertrust.org/Monkey Mommanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-951782330457966647.post-9426996612529510462015-11-20T05:24:26.057-05:002015-11-20T05:24:26.057-05:00I hope they read your post. Can you contact the tr...I hope they read your post. Can you contact the trust and have them save the pond? The city has been spending money to control plant growth in the pond why the about face now. This is terrible no good reason to take this out. The General must be turning in his grave.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com