tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7888510041198780859.post6859772020628983259..comments2023-04-25T22:37:27.911-04:00Comments on Karen Johns - Life in Phoenixville: Phoenixville Public Library - Emergency operating funds?Karenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11057911658878963451noreply@blogger.comBlogger39125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7888510041198780859.post-1452115171313561432010-03-01T14:36:46.619-05:002010-03-01T14:36:46.619-05:00The teacher's union is a bunch of Obama bootli...The teacher's union is a bunch of Obama bootlickers. They will never say no to whatever gets handed to them.<br /><br />Can't say I blame them. Greed is greed.<br /><br />I think people really get mad when they lose their houses to support a teacher's union that has Obama in their back pocket.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7888510041198780859.post-43146295820037569582010-03-01T11:06:42.206-05:002010-03-01T11:06:42.206-05:00I'd like to know when the last time was that t...I'd like to know when the last time was that the state increased the library funding. With costs for the library increasing every year, they need to offset those costs somehow. That could be why they ask for an increase from the school. As for cutting back their salaries, why don't we also ask the teachers to cut back theirs. They seem to make an awful lot of money for only working 9 months. And every year they get raises. Maybe they could at least do away with raises until the economy turns.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7888510041198780859.post-55374233021708809232010-03-01T09:42:18.988-05:002010-03-01T09:42:18.988-05:00The Library asks the School District for more mone...The Library asks the School District for more money every year, whether the State cuts their budget or not. How about learning to live within your means like everyone else has to. Or if they are so desparate for money, they should increase their user fees and stop making those that don't use the Library, continue to pay more and more towards it.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7888510041198780859.post-90714745085276934192010-03-01T09:24:52.421-05:002010-03-01T09:24:52.421-05:00Anyone see the article in the paper over the weeke...Anyone see the article in the paper over the weekend about PCHF giving the library $25,000 grant for emergency funds and a $10,000 option if they can match it thru a donor. <br /><br />I am not anti library but don't these people see what this economy is like or do they just bury their head in the sand.<br /><br />Why not cut back on salaries for maybe one year and take a second look at the situation.<br /><br />This is why operating cost should be made public but this school board just doesn't want to press the issue.Weneedachangenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7888510041198780859.post-64024167503175397142010-03-01T08:10:32.103-05:002010-03-01T08:10:32.103-05:00I think the best solution is for eveyone to write ...I think the best solution is for eveyone to write and call all the state government officials to tell them how important it is that the library funding not be cut. This way they wouldn't need to go to the school district and ask for more taxpayer money to operate. Although one thing that no one seems to understand is that non profit organizations rely on govt./taxpayer money to operate. It's not just a library thing.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7888510041198780859.post-19166675007727669682010-02-27T12:54:41.662-05:002010-02-27T12:54:41.662-05:00It's hard to push a pig away from the (public)...It's hard to push a pig away from the (public) trough while it's still feeding.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7888510041198780859.post-34731481143566089472010-02-27T09:16:45.852-05:002010-02-27T09:16:45.852-05:00This is getting off topic.
Did anyone see the sch...This is getting off topic.<br /><br />Did anyone see the school board meeting on tv? The library asked for the maximum budget increase of 2.9% from the school board. <br /><br />With all that's going on, couldn't they have shown some brains and asked for 2.8% or less? Just to humor us?<br /><br />Cut back the salaries according to the decrease in hours that the library is open and there's less expenses and therefore no increase in funding needed. Come on Josh.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7888510041198780859.post-60774936224577136322010-02-26T18:06:58.300-05:002010-02-26T18:06:58.300-05:00The mere fact that the 7 Democratic council member...The mere fact that the 7 Democratic council members that voted for the no-pay to save on an increase in taxes is tantamount to the favoritism that went on during that time. To vote in as Boro Manager a buddy who was the least qualified is the type of politics that all goverment should be rid of.<br /><br />OH yeah, how did that ZERO BUDGET that the manager tried to implement work out ?<br /><br />He followed his buddy Ed Rendell and took out the 3% cpi increase in the budget and that is why the Boro had to raise water / sewer rate 27 % last year.<br /><br />So that means your taxes really went up two fold. You just don't here about the things that are buried unless you follow the whole budet process.<br /><br />Besides , the Boro was reimbursed for the lawsuit thru insurance.<br /><br />Ask Ken how much of his own money he spent to do the right thing.I would rather have a politician do the right thing from my hometown than the all the us vs. them mentality that goes on now.Weneedachangenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7888510041198780859.post-71851127984944366312010-02-25T16:13:22.822-05:002010-02-25T16:13:22.822-05:00I'm not advocating any side/position. Just tr...I'm not advocating any side/position. Just trying to point out the fact that all politicians lie and Ken is no exception. I'm not saying he is wrong for doing what he did at all.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7888510041198780859.post-6743586579884350602010-02-25T13:12:50.579-05:002010-02-25T13:12:50.579-05:00To: February 25, 2010 9:38:00 AM EST.....oh, get o...To: February 25, 2010 9:38:00 AM EST.....oh, get over it already. Your side/position lost by doing something illegal. I would hope a citizen somehow, somewhere sues every political entity when they try to do something illegal. Obey the laws and they'll be no law suits of a similar nature. Poor losers will most likely never learn the intended lesson.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7888510041198780859.post-20967461359130978552010-02-25T09:38:58.137-05:002010-02-25T09:38:58.137-05:00You say that Ken doesn't lie, but on his site ...You say that Ken doesn't lie, but on his site he states: "Probably one of the most satisfying aspects of being a Borough Councilman, and what I see if elected as a State Representative, is being in a position to effectively help people and our Community." Does he believe it helps his community to bring an expensive lawsuit against it, or is he just lying. In either case, it is idiotic to think that forcing "our community" to pony up $ for a lawsuit actually helps it, or he does in fact lie. Your choice.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7888510041198780859.post-6865330423682610532010-02-24T07:27:07.826-05:002010-02-24T07:27:07.826-05:00I would prefer to see Reeves park buried in snow t...I would prefer to see Reeves park buried in snow than getting trashed by the Dogwood Festival. The dogwood festival has nothing but a negative impact on the integrity of the park and has become a really trashy event.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7888510041198780859.post-5980768861812072792010-02-23T17:38:31.481-05:002010-02-23T17:38:31.481-05:00Ken Buckwalter is honest. So is Jim Gerlach. How a...Ken Buckwalter is honest. So is Jim Gerlach. How about Carole Rubley.<br /><br />Hope that rabbit feels good coming out of your you know what.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7888510041198780859.post-29436837113815883822010-02-23T16:17:08.895-05:002010-02-23T16:17:08.895-05:00Now there's a thought weneedachange. The libra...Now there's a thought weneedachange. The library employees are working less and receiving the same pay? They should take a paycut and apply those funds where needed. <br /><br />There is no oversite. <br /><br />If I was them, I'd wish for 6 days closed so I could earn my 80k while working one day. Awesome.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7888510041198780859.post-51896462035555141752010-02-23T09:45:18.501-05:002010-02-23T09:45:18.501-05:00Actually, if you would have taken notice, the snow...Actually, if you would have taken notice, the snow wasn't plowed anywhere on 2nd Ave. a week after the snowstorm, they finally decided to close off the street and bring heavy machines in to take it away. And it doesn't matter what politician is in office. They are all liars and thieves. Show me one honest politician and I will pull a rabbit out my you know what.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7888510041198780859.post-7187123627917936872010-02-22T19:00:07.582-05:002010-02-22T19:00:07.582-05:00I must have missed it! :(
Thanks for the prompt!...I must have missed it! :(<br /><br />Thanks for the prompt!Karenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11057911658878963451noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7888510041198780859.post-47034033548730746612010-02-21T06:40:49.479-05:002010-02-21T06:40:49.479-05:00Funny how Anonymous 2/18 3:41 blames everything on...Funny how Anonymous 2/18 3:41 blames everything on the Republicans.<br /><br />Ken Buckwalter was just recommended on Sat. for a position on the ballot for State Rep. Its about time someone other than Tredyffrin Twp officials start making headway to Harrisburg.<br /><br />What is wrong with local elected officials bringing back YOUR TAX DOLLARS to your community.Nothing.<br />That is how revitalizations starts.<br /> <br />There are many communities out there who wish they were in Phoenixvilles shoes.<br /><br />As far as anonymous bashing the Republicans go take a hike.Thats all you and your Left Wing Socialist Party did for the last 8 years to Bush and CO.<br /><br />Now your President takes a little heat and you people don't like it.<br /><br />Where are the promised jobs? Why all the bonuses to bailed out corporations? Gov't. takeover of healthcare and Salliemay loans. <br /><br />From HOPE to NOPE to DOPE. That should be your motto.<br /><br />Ask fast Eddie Rendell when property taxes are going to go down. Wheres all the relief from gambling? Whatever happened to the Homestead Act for property relief? He repealed the helmet law for motorcycles and wants to have your pet in a seatbelt when in your car.<br />What a moron. <br /><br />D should stand for Dumb-o-crats.<br /><br />As far as the Library is concerned no one was ever against responsible expansion just the closing of Second Ave. Had this taken place where would all of this snow been pushed to. Reeves Park thats where.It would have been there till May when the Dogwood Festival started.<br /><br />Not only is the Director making $80,000 + a year , he's doing it at reduced hours.<br /><br />You people better wake up this country is going to hell in a handbasket faster in one year than you could blame Bush for in 8 years.<br /><br />All this pontificating and I'm an Independant. <br /><br />Good luck Ken and bring it on home.Weneedachangenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7888510041198780859.post-76738999414431243242010-02-19T13:12:23.852-05:002010-02-19T13:12:23.852-05:00The library budget is posted on the wall at the li...The library budget is posted on the wall at the library. I really don't think they are trying to hide anything, and they do pay their own utilities. That leaves PASD with some maintenance issues but not utility bills. Its clear there has not been a lot done to that building recently. It could stand some renovations.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7888510041198780859.post-27811560912705008812010-02-19T11:32:54.671-05:002010-02-19T11:32:54.671-05:00$80,000+ in salary (remember that the 990 forms ar...$80,000+ in salary (remember that the 990 forms are a few years old) plus very generous benefits for a small town librarian is too much by almost half.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7888510041198780859.post-46424945782991721452010-02-19T09:50:36.738-05:002010-02-19T09:50:36.738-05:00Chicken Catch. I'm glad you clarified the sala...Chicken Catch. I'm glad you clarified the salaries there. I had read somewhere about them listing them all in one sum and assumed wrongly.<br /><br />But about the Right to Know. I heard Ron Miller, pasd director of Ops say on TV they don't keep track of how much pasd money goes towards the library's utilities. <br /><br />My friend is a maintenance contractor for the library and he gets paid from pasd. Does the library have any idea how much is spent on utilities and maintenance? <br /><br />So with these thoughts in mind, why waste my time with a RTK letter when they don't have the answers? The library gets unlimited funding for their maintenance and utilities. <br /><br />Again, they're publicly funded and accountable to nobody.<br /><br />I really wouldn't care except when I hear the middle school has no after-school buses for sports or activities. What other programs are denied to support their library?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7888510041198780859.post-65969155961177253042010-02-19T09:48:17.324-05:002010-02-19T09:48:17.324-05:00To February 18, 2010 3:50:00 PM You say: "On ...To February 18, 2010 3:50:00 PM You say: "On their 990 form, they group together all the salaries. Wish I earned 80k to work at a library. Easy to hide how overpaid they are by grouping all the salaries together." If you look at the CCLS website, when they have openings for librarians, the starting salary is around 30-40k and they require a master's degree. I don't think that is overpaying staff considering a lot of people without a degree make that much money.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7888510041198780859.post-30571608097348843192010-02-18T22:50:21.494-05:002010-02-18T22:50:21.494-05:00To Anon of Feb 18 at 3:50--
You need to read the ...To Anon of Feb 18 at 3:50--<br /><br />You need to read the Library's 990 correctly.<br /><br />The salary and benefit expense was $643K for FY 08-09 (line 12 on the first page). The $83K amount is not a total of several people's pay; it is the pay of the Library's director Mr. Kelly. The rest of the people on the list are directors and are unpaid.<br /><br />If you want the details of what the library spends and what PASD spends on the library's behalf, try making a Right to Know Law request for the specific information of your concern.<br /><br />Once you get facts, then have a discussion.The Chicken Cacciatore Projecthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10139733645595202890noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7888510041198780859.post-49358353160696094382010-02-18T21:00:04.157-05:002010-02-18T21:00:04.157-05:00To: February 18, 2010 3:41:00 PM EST....there'...To: February 18, 2010 3:41:00 PM EST....there's only one thing this old timer hates about anything and that's people like you who bring NOTHING to a debate or exchange except baseless accusations that you can't back up. If it wasn't for the old timers this town would have folded up and shut down when the old army hospital and then the steel mill closed. There weren't any newcomers to help or to make it happen. Only old timers. And they stepped up to the plate. The result? Look around. We worked both directly and indirectly to revitilize and renew our community. We served in public and private organizations, all for the betterment of our community. It is what it is because of the old timers who have invested a life time here. We're not some late comer to the party who doesn't have time to give anything back to a community except their own baseless vitriol. My guess is you've never once even picked up a piece of trash from the street so the town would look better. Ageeing to anything and everything proposed doesn't make you a good citizen. Challenging planners and organizations to be the best is what works to better any community. Preserving what we beleive to be a significant asset, our neighborhoods isn't a bad thing. It is in fact why the town is as desirable as it is. You should try it instead of the agreeing with everything ever proposed, lemming type, attitude. Surely you've had a better idea than another's idea regarding how to improve our town? Or are you just good at lashing out at those who disagree with you?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7888510041198780859.post-59217042041477410352010-02-18T15:50:21.714-05:002010-02-18T15:50:21.714-05:00Libraries are great, but having a library that is ...Libraries are great, but having a library that is funded by pasd dollars when the library doesn't account for where those public dollars go is not great.<br /><br />Their utility bill is unlimited because us sucker taxpayers foot it and nobody questions it. 100k? 200k? Nobody knows.<br /><br />On their 990 form, they group together all the salaries. Wish I earned 80k to work at a library. Easy to hide how overpaid they are by grouping all the salaries together.<br /><br />Publicly funded yet accountable to nobody. What a joke.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7888510041198780859.post-50356412728906969462010-02-18T15:41:41.754-05:002010-02-18T15:41:41.754-05:00Why do you old timers hate progress? You hate the ...Why do you old timers hate progress? You hate the downtown bling. You hate the library. You hate the fact the new people are coming into town and you can win an election for dog catcher, yet alone council, you hate, hate, hate!<br /><br />Why? The Library is something to be proud of not bash because YOU can't afford to pay your bills! <br /><br />I'm done with you Phoenixville Republicans! Nothing but haters and crybabies who can win an election. <br /><br />Here's to your boy Kenny "secret blogger" Buckwalter getting about 10% in the primary!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com