MOON LAKE MOVES ON
Luzerne County no longer owns Moon Lake Park. The County Council last night voted 6 to 5 to give it away to the State Department of Conservation and Natural Resources. The good news is that the state, which got it for FREE has agreed to continue monitoring for vandalism and dumping. It will also allow hiking, biking, rustic camping, boating and fishing on the premises.
What slays me is this, the County spent about 100,000 a few years back on a “Study” to see what can be done with the park. I want to get a job “studying” stuff and charge $100,000 a year.
At the meeting Tuesday night, Councilman Edd Brominski brought up a lot of suggestions in order to keep the park. But the majority said no.
You have to think that in the upcoming 2015 County Council elections, this might become an issue. It is something people can understand and even though they might not have seen the park in decades, the words “giving it away” are red herrings, right or wrong.
So we hand it over to the state and get nothing. Well wait, we do get something in terms of recreation but one must wonder how that will work out with the state being in such fragile shape. Stay tuned.
de BLASIO COUNTER PUNCHES
New York Mayor Bill de Blasio. (Photo: The Nation).
New York Mayor Bill de Blasio has been getting a lot of heat for his efforts to remake the New York Police Department since he became Mayor earlier this year. But things have come to a head with the recent killing of two policeman and the Eric Garner incident. Any Mayor will always have differences with his Police Department. But for the department to turn their backs on the Mayor is just plain senseless. No Mayor in any city hates and wishes harm on their police department. It would be politically stupid. To hear the union heads tell it, de Blasio was responsible for a nine time loser who shot his girlfriend and then killed two police officers. Speculation is that he was enraged at how his fellow man was treated by police. Particularly white police. But the dumb ass shot two minorities. My feeling is this chump wanted to end his pathetic life and go out in a blaze of glory. He had no prospects, he had nowhere to go. Plus if he had the opportunity to stop in Philadelphia, Allentown or even Wilkes Barre, that’s where he would commit his crime. Then of course de Blasio is dealing with the likes of Al Sharpton who cited “freedom of speech” in response to de Blasio’s call for a “hold” on demonstrations during the deceased officers funerals. de Blasio has been getting it on all sides but the other day he turned his thoughts to the media. Look at this:
Then there are noises coming from for Mayor Rudolph Giuliani. His strident comments are not happening by accident. You’ll see him make a move politically in the future using this issue. Bet on it!