Elaine Shaeffer Can’t Blame Herself For Delco Fiscal Crisis — A massive — 23 percent estimate — tax hike looms for Delaware County, Pa. and Delco Council meets tonight, Dec. 4, at 6 p.m. when a hearing for the budget is scheduled.
At the Nov. 20 meeting, Councilwoman Elaine Paul Schaeffer, a wealthy Main Line, Radnor lass, explained — see council comments — that the reason for this was that the previous — Republican — councils had not raised taxes for 12 consecutive years.
Um, that’s the not reason why Delco’s in debt, Elaine.
Delco is now spending $13 million more for incarcerating no-good-niks since it took over George W. Hill Prison from GEO Group in 2022. This is despite having 66 percent fewer no-good-niks incarcerated. By the way, the no-good-niks are treated far worse as are those tasked to watch them.
Delco is also now spending $19 million on the very unnecessary, by all reasonable metrics, health department it started. Hey, but it comes with neato electric vehicles and drug-vending machines.
The county has incurred $35 million in debt with the goal of no-longer using the Covanta trash-to-steam energy plant in Chester. The idea is to landfill the waste.
And let’s not forget that Delco has involved itself in expensive and unnecessary legal spending that competent leaders would have easily avoided.
Of course, if the goal is to shovel money to political pals it wouldn’t be incompetent. Evil, yes, but not incompetent.
It’s time for a change, Delco.
UPDATE: Kudos to Media GOP Chairman Michael Straw who was featured on Fox 29 giving it Delco’s councilmembers for their crude capriciousness and lack of caring.
Elaine Shaeffer Can’t Blame Herself For Delco Fiscal Crisis
Socialism, because its easy to spend other peoples money.
Filthy communist scum have infiltrated our county government and MUST be removed in next years election. Period.