Castor protests nearly $100K expenditure
By CARL HESSLER Jr.
The Times Herald
Wednesday, March 12 2008
NORRISTOWN —Montgomery County will pay nearly $100,000 to a consultant who will be responsible for creating a strategic economic development policy for the county.
The county commissioners voted 2-1 recently to hire Econsult Corp. of Philadelphia to provide the professional consulting services at a cost of $99,950. The company will be charged with having the economic policy in the hands of the commissioners within six months.
“It certainly seems to me, even with happily recognizing the strong economic position of this county, that there are parts of this county that need revitalization and redevelopment. I think this (approval) of the consultant’s contract is a good step toward the creation of a county economic plan,” said Democratic Commissioner Joseph M. Hoeffel III, who supported the measure with Republican Commissioners’ Chairman James R. Matthews.
But Republican Commissioner Bruce L. Castor Jr. voted against the contract, believing the cost is too steep and that the county already has people with expertise sitting on a so-called economic development cabinet.
Seems like King James is giving away the whole kingdom...read more here.
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hmmmm. e consult you say? they have a contract my friend told me for something in Lower Merion? They aren't where I live, but will check to make sure.
Pork, pork, pork
Jest spendin OPM ....Other People's Money
This is all part of the Hoeffel/Damsker agenda announced last year during the campaign and attacked by Matthews/Castor. King James has simply given everything away. Painful, but what can we do? People on the inside all knew Matthews was untrustworthy, but we didn't listen. Now we are stuck with the guy.
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