Instead of writing a long essay on the matter, attached is supporting documentation as to how two of the three sitting commissioners have behaved toward the Susquehanna County Railroad Authority. While it seems that the third commissioner, Jeffrey Loomis has agreed to cosign the necessary paperwork in order for the Susquehanna County Railroad Authority to guarantee a loan to leverage State money to build a transload facility in the New Milford area, the other two commissioners, Kelly and Warren refuse to respond to the Authority’s request after receiving three separate correspondences from the Authority and their attorney over a six months period.
While this in itself is entirely disgraceful, it gets worse. Due to the lack of financial support, SOME Authority members are currently having to dig into their own pockets to provide funds for Directors and Officers insurance, postage, legal advertising, etc.
When you see commissioners Kelly and Warren, ask them why they won’t respond to a government agency, either in the affirmative or the negative - AFTER MORE THAN SIX MONTHS.
Commissioner Loomis has indicated, in writing, he would cosign a loan for the Railroad Authority. This guarantee is very common throughout the commonwealth for startup authorites and has been required by three banks as of 10-29-2007.
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And Commissioners Kelly and Warren want to be reelected for four more years?? Just who is kidding whom? If this is a joke, someone better get the punchline out and very soon. Otherwise, the taxpayers of Susquehanna County will be suffering for 4 more years, with no real sense of direction, just more of the same.
There has been no response from Commissioners Kelly and Warren toward the Susquehanna County Railroad Authority, the only real chance at real economic development in Susquehanna County. This translates into NO RESPECT for the citizens, business owners and like minded people who are only interested in seeing positive things happen in Susquehanna County, not more politics as usual. Outsourcing economic development because you can’t be bothered. You should be ashamed of yourselves.