Councilwoman Schaefer Promises Delco Tax Hike — Delaware County (Pa.) Councilwoman Elaine Paul Schaefer promised her constituents a tax hike, last night, Nov. 20.
“I think my colleagues and our staff . . . recognize there is a budget deficit and we share in that concern and we’ve been working very hard with laser focus on trying to address it and minimizing the amount of tax increase that we will be forced to put in to address it,” she said.
She was addressing a concern expressed by Media GOP Chairman Michael Straw.
Delco has a $54 million budget deficit due to idiocy leading to avoidable lawsuits and starting expensive projects that sound really neat but end up being money-pits whose only use is to create government jobs.
Expect that “minimizing” means really, really big tax hike.
Mom Describes Mistreatment In Delco Family Courts — Delaware County (Pa.) Council, last night, Oct. 16, heard another tale of abuse and injustice concerning its family courts.
Janet Rousse (phonetic) who fled Delco after losing a custody battle says she has not seen her children in a regular way in a year. She couldn’t afford a lawyer, unlike her husband, and represented herself. She asked council to look into ways to make things more fair.
She also said her phone calls have been monitored and that HIPAA violations occurred during her hearing.
Regardless, a parent should never lose regular access to a child unless violence is a concern.
In other matters, Linda Emery (phonetic) of Media praised Council for the 3rd Street Bridge project but asked it to address concerns about runoff into Broomall’s Lake.
Olivia Thorne, a past president of the League of Women Voters thanked Council for its satellite voting centers.
Scott Thomas of Marple praised the County’s poll worker training system and lead the room in a Hail Mary in honor of Rosary Month.
At the meeting’s start, Council Chairwoman Monica Taylor noted the crisis being caused by the closure of hospitals in Delco.
DA Says Taxpayers Saving Money On Prison Despite 24% Budget Hike — Delaware County (Pa) District Attorney, last night, Oct. 16, boasted to County Council that George W. Hill Prison has a third of the inmates as it did before the Dems took over Delco’s government.
Kimberly Brown of Colwyn, a case worker at the facility, again took issue during public comments with how the jail was being run.
She said a misleading report is being spread regarding a report of a fire at Hill. She said an inmate pulled a fire alarm causing an incident. Ms. Brown said the staffing shortage is severe and there has been no fire drill since Laura Williams took over as warden on Jan. 31, 2022.
Ms. Brown said employees are quitting.
So Jack, with 66 percent fewer prisoners and a smaller staff why are the taxpayers paying 24 percent more for the facility, and how exactly do you think they are saving money?
Ms. Brown, frighteningly, said she has been under investigation since May by authorities at Hill for speaking out at council.
She’s not the only one saying she’s getting repercussions for daring to expose problems. See Sharon Devaney’s comments in this story and see what Janet Rousse (phonetic) says in the next one.
Jack Stollsteimer
DA Says Taxpayers Saving Money On Prison Despite 24% Budget Hike
GOP Candidate Demands Delco Machines Be Quarantined And Investigated — Congressional candidate Alfe Goodwin of Drexel Hill told County Council last night, Oct. 16, that Delaware County, Pa is violating state and federal rules regarding voting machine testing.
A injunction was filed Oct. 11 to quarantine the 18 machines tested in September to protect the chain of custody. She said they must be given to the FBI for investigation.
The remaining 838 precinct machines must then be tested to see if they have the same problems, she said.
The problems are that the tested machines are not in the configuration verified by either the federal Election Assistance Commission or the Pennsylvania Department of State.
She further said that the “trusted build” performed in September was done on only 2 percent of the machines. One must be done all all 856 precinct machines for an election to be valid.
It would violate the law for these machines to be used Nov. 5.
Ms. Goodwin is the Republican nominee for Pennsylvania’s 5th Congressional District. She called for her Democrat opponent, incumbent Mary Gay Scanlon, to join her in demanding the law be followed.
The 5th District consists of all of Delaware County along with parts of Philadelphia, Montgomery and Chester counties.
The case filed to enjoin the use of the machines is CV 2024008838.
That election doubts are widespread is entirely the fault of certain government bodies including Delaware County Council.
This group fights rulings by the Pennsylvania Office of Open Records to release election documents. They refuse to give poll watchers the expected access at the central ballot counting center.
Now, they have reached the point where congressional candidates are calling foul.
There is no innocent explanation for Council’s behavior.
Also last night, Charlie Alexander of Marple said he was told by police that people have been seen dropping 10 or 15 ballots in election dropboxes. Donna Yarnell of Marple said Delco has more dropboxes than any other county in the state.
This is true.
Councilwoman Christine Reuther boasted at meeting’s start about Delco’s 36 drop boxes. This is more than either Philadelphia or Allegheny counties which are much larger and include major cities.
Kathy from Haverford said that half the solar cameras supposedly providing security on the boxes don’t work.
Kathy also questioned the pop-up satellite voter services offices put up by the county and noted that Councilman Kevin Madden has yet to address his business connections to the BlueCrest ballot sorters used by the county.
Tom Flocco of Upper Providence encouraged all to watch the documentary Big Con which featured video of suspicious actions during Delaware County elections.
Bill from Upper Darby reminded all holding an oath of office that following orders is not an excuse.
“We will have our republic back,” he said.
At the beginning of the meeting, Ms. Reuther said that the county has received 27,000 ballots so far with 20,000 coming by mail, 4,000 being left at the Courthouse and 3,550 coming from community dropboxes.
Alfe Goodwin with GOP Senate nominee Dave McCormick
GOP Candidate Demands Delco Machines Be Quarantined And Investigated
Sanctuary Claims Continue Despite Delco Denial — Executive Director Barbara O’Malley told County Council, last night, Oct. 16, that allegations that Delaware County, Pa. was a sanctuary for illegals were objectively false.
The allegations stem from at least 2016 and are based on claims that the county declined detainers for illegals sought by ICE.
Mrs. O’Malley said a thorough investigation was made with Delco’s George W. Hill Prison and with ICE . The county was in perfect compliance with ICE, she said.
The public forum, however, brought forth persuasive rebuttals.
Marple residents Charlie Alexander and Gary Ryder said that mattresses suspected to be used by illegals are most definitely on the floors of the former Don Guanella building at the county’s Delco Woods park. Ryder said Marple Police specifically told him they are ordered to stand down and free the suspects when they discover the lawbreakers are illegals.
And Sharon Devaney of Ardmore again pointed out the 2017 accident that left her crippled and nearly killed her daughter. No charges were filed against the driver of the striking car — despite her breaking several laws — solely because she was an illegal.
Sharon also said that since she has begun speaking out at council meetings, her bank account has been hacked and looted; her car payments have been tampered; and she received a notice from a debt service that she had died.
Defending Council were two women, one of whom said that illegals couldn’t be staying in the Don Guanella buildings because they would be reported if they were.
We suspect she was missing certain implications in the discussion.
More stories from last night are coming, including a public statement about voting machines by congressional candidate Alfe Goodwin.
Delco Hires Extremist Democrat To Run PR — Adrienne Marofsky’s resignation as Delaware County’s (Pa.) public relations director was announced at last night’s, Sept. 18, council meeting along with the hiring of her replacement, Ceisler Media & Issue Advocacy of Philadelphia.
Ms. Marofsky had held the post since 2018 and had a a reputation of fairness and non-partisan service.
Larry Ceisler, who heads the company, is a prominent partisan operative and noted activist for the extremist Democrat agenda.
Ms. Marofsky will head communicatins at Delaware County’s Intermediate Unit.
Taxpayers will give Ceisler’s company $10,000 per month for six months to spin things for Delco.
Alfe Goodwin Townhall Highlights Pennsylvania Educational Crisis — Alfe Goodwin, the sane, working class candidate, for Pennsylvania’s 5th Congressional District has a Town Hall, 6 p.m., Sept. 23 at the Media VFW, 11 Hilltop Road, Media, Pa. 19063.
Speakers are Sharon Devaney, a mom and children’s book author, who will describe her personal experiences with public schools in Delaware County; NeDerah Griffin, a former Philadelphia Public School Educator and mental health specialist; and Joy Schwartz, a retired public school teacher in Delaware County.
Alfe is the candidate who is a veteran and retired Philadelphia cop. She’s the one who is not married to the guy who heads one of the most powerful law firms in the country and makes unsanitary hoagies during political pandering.
You can find out more about her at www.alfeforuscongress.com or on Instagram and Facebook @alfegoodwin.
Ms. Devaney spoke at the Sept. 4 Delaware County Council meeting and gave a passionate and timely warning about the dangers of unassimilated immigrants, illegal or otherwise, and the tragic suffering she experienced at their hands.
See the video below.
The misery being inflicted on America is entirely the fault of the globalist — like Alfe’s opponent — who are now running things.
Delco Legal Spending Out of Control — Delaware County (Pa.) Council, last night, Sept. 4, was taken to task for profligerate spending in matters legal.
Cynthia Sabatoni (phonetic) of Upper Providence said spending on outside legal fees grew from $402,000 in 2019 to $4.5 million this year. Further she noted that the solictior’s budget of $3.9 million is more than twice what it was in 2020.
“The county is enhancing the hiring of lawyers in the region,” she said.
Prison Issues
Kimberly Brown of Colwyn took issue with praise Council bestowed on Laura Williams, who is warden of the county’s George HIll Prison. Ms. Brown, a caseworker at the facility, says it was undeserved.
She later took issue with how the prison’s non-security staff doesn’t get the same holidays as other employees. Ms. Brown says the policy makes little sense because case managers can only work when courts are in session and courts are closed on those holidays.
She ripped Councilman Kevin M. Madden, who is council’s liaison to the prison.
“Madden you praise the prison; praise and praise but you don’t do nothing,” she said.
She said the prison is hemmoraging workers.
Facebook Censoring
Kathy from Haverford said County Council is putting misinformation on its Facebook page and preventing citizens from correcting it.
She noted that the ERIC voter registration system, used by Delco, fails at keeping the rolls clean, and the county fights public record requests.
She, too, ripped Madden regarding prison issues, which in her case were a plethora of lawsuits.
Kathy also wished wished to know how much Madden’s firm has invested in the Bluecrest sorters used in Delco’s elections.
Oaths And Sheriffs
Carris Kocher of Glen Mills said that the only oath taken by election workers is to do what the Board of Elections tells them and not uphold the Constitution.
The wording must be returned to how it onece was, she says.
She also says Delco is using the radical Partners for Justice orgnization as part of its public defenders program, and that county sheriffs have lost their ability to make arrests.
Councilman Richard R. Womack questioned her regarding the claim and said he would look into it.
Bruce of Glen Mills, part of a contingent of Quakers in attendance, praised Council for how they handle elections and said his religion doesn’t use oaths but affirmations.
He said the public should refrain from abusive comments.
Election Machine Ransomware
Barb Lewis of Radnor noted that the FBI had issued a warning about ransomware attacks on election machines and that other agencies noted malicious code cold be installed on the machines.
She called for a return to handcounting and paper ballots.
Parking Lot
Michael Straw of Media said the new county parking lot on Orange Street is unused after work hours. He noted that it would provide an excellent revenue sharing opportunity with Media Borough.
Citizens Find ‘Unlocatable’ Man In Eminent Domain Matter — Delaware County (Pa.) Council, last night, Sept. 4, unaimously passed the second reading of an ordinance expressing the intent to take via eminent domain a 200-square-foot parcel of land in Aston Township for the extension of the Chester Creek Trail.
The Council said the owner was unlocatable.
During public comment, Charlie Alexander of Marple said the owner was Robert Sutherland, 86, and that he found him on Facebook.
A woman said taxes are up-to-date and she couldn’t understand why Council couldn’t find him. She said the Aston Commissioners have been in contact with him.
Council responded by saying the ordinance was just part of the process and asked the citizens for the contact information.
It seems the process is predicated on laziness.
Citizens Find ‘Unlocatable’ Man In Eminent Domain Matter
Predicted Threat Of Illegals Coming True — Sharon Devaney of Ardmore, last night, Sept. 4, passionately told Delaware County (Pa.) Council that the concerns regrding illegals she has been expressing are coming true.
“I warned everyone this would happen 10 years ago,” she said.
She noted that despite council’s frequent denials, Delco is a sancutary county.
She described what happened to her apartment complex in Havertown as unassimilated immigrants moved in. It went from clean and pristine to dirty and scary, she said. Filth piled up and trash filled nearby Darby Creek. Children were left unattended and in danger.
Two male immigrants warned her to wear a hijab out of respect, and implied she should get rid of her dog as they don’t like animals.
Ms. Devaney was seriously injured in an accident in 2017 on Lawrence Road in Haverford Township. No charges were ever brought againt the illegal driving the strking car and she remains in the county today.
Concerns about illegals were raised by others.
Charlie Alexander of Marple read from the Declaration of Independence and said the county’s future and security are in jeopardy. He said drifters are breaking into and living in the former Don Guanella buildings on the county’s Delco Woods property.
Gary Ryder of Marple mentioned the armed Venezuelan illegals who took over an apartment complex in Aurora, Co. He demanded that the county begin complying with ICE and hence stop being a sanctuary.
Chris McGuckin (phonetic) a contractor from Newtown Square said that even the immigrants with whom he works want to know what is happening.
“I don’t want to worry about Venezuelan gangs in Delaware County,” he said.
Mia de John (phonetic) of Springfield said the county and media — namely The Philadelphia Inquirer — are blantantly gaslighting the public.
Council initially accused those expressing concerns as being conspiraccy theorists but are now calling them racists, she said.
Ms. de John also ridiculed the claims that illegals won’t vote in the November election.
“Why should we assume they can’t vote illegally if they are here illegally?” she said.
Tevin Dix of Drexel Hill noted the aggressiveness of the Venezulean gangs also citing how they instigated violence in Chicago.
“God forbid they come here and start hurting people,” he said.
Dix also rejected the council’s claims that Delco’s elections are secure.
“Our elections are not safe,” he said. “This is not conspiracy theory. This is truth.”
He demanded that county director of elections Jim Allen be arrested.
Councilwoman Elaine Paul Schaefer defended the “immigrant communty” when time came for her remarks. She ignored shouts from the crowd to include “legal” in the immigrants she was choosing to defend.
Maybe Elaine thinks she would look good in a hijab.
Delco Councilwoman Elaine Schaefer if she doesn’t find the courage to defend the values she claims to have.
