A Blog about County & Local Government
Over 12 years of public service, I’ve supported candidates from both parties. I hold views considered right of center: limited government, local control and skepticism that the answer to every problem is throwing more money at it and expanding government. … Continue reading →
What’s proposed is a tax on certain savings and investments. Using the phrase “wealth tax” to describe it is meant to make it sound like it’s aimed only at billionaires or the ultra wealthy. That is a false. The title … Continue reading →
𝗪𝗵𝗲𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘁𝗶𝗺𝗲 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗲𝘀 𝗿𝗲𝗮𝘀𝘀𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁𝘀 𝘀𝗵𝗼𝘂𝗹𝗱 𝗯𝗲 𝗱𝗿𝗶𝘃𝗲𝗻 𝗯𝘆 𝗱𝗮𝘁𝗮, 𝗻𝗼𝘁 𝗽𝗼𝗹𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗰𝘀. My first piece of legislation for 2026 will be distributed to my colleagues in the near future for co sponsorship. 1st read at our next meeting. It’s not … Continue reading →
In what should come as no surprise if you’ve followed this space for a while, last Friday I changed my voter registration to Independent (unaffiliated). I did so in person at the Lehigh County Voter Registration Office. Not a reaction … Continue reading →
·Here is why: Today our system runs through more than 10,000 individual jurisdictions. Lehigh County is one such jurisdiction. This is NOT a flaw. It’s a safeguard. No single system to corrupt. No single office to pressure. No single chain … Continue reading →
It should be a priority at every level of government that law enforcement officers are equipped with body cameras and required to use them during all applicable interactions. Body cameras provide basic accountability protecting BOTH officers and the public. They … Continue reading →
11/25 𝗮𝘁 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗖𝗼𝘂𝗻𝘁𝘆 𝗼𝗳 𝗟𝗲𝗵𝗶𝗴𝗵 𝗖𝗼𝗺𝗺𝗶𝘀𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗲𝗿𝘀 𝘄𝗲 𝗵𝗮𝗱 𝗽𝗮𝘀𝘀𝗮𝗴𝗲 𝗼𝗳 𝗕𝗶𝗹𝗹 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟱-𝟲𝟵 𝘄𝗵𝗶𝗰𝗵 𝗜 𝘀𝗽𝗼𝗻𝘀𝗼𝗿𝗲𝗱 𝗽𝗲𝗿𝗺𝗮𝗻𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗹𝘆 𝗽𝗿𝗲𝘀𝗲𝗿𝘃𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝟳𝟵 𝗮𝗰𝗿𝗲𝘀 𝗼𝗳 𝗖𝗼𝘂𝗻𝘁𝘆 𝗼𝘄𝗻𝗲𝗱 𝗳𝗮𝗿𝗺𝗹𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗶𝗻 𝗨𝗽𝗽𝗲𝗿 𝗠𝗶𝗹𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗱. This adds to Lehighs 28,000 acres over 400+ farms. Did you know… We … Continue reading →
𝗝𝗼𝗶𝗻 𝘂𝘀 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗮 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗺𝘂𝗻𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻: 6:30 Oct. 9th Camp Olympic Barn (Upstairs) 3120 S Cedar Crest Blvd 𝗙𝗲𝗮𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗴: 𝗥𝗼𝗻 𝗕𝗲𝗶𝘁𝗹𝗲𝗿 Lehigh County Commissioner, Chair Lehigh Co. Farmland Preservation Board. 𝗕𝗿𝗶𝗮𝗻 𝗛𝗶𝗴𝗴𝗶𝗻𝘀 President, Lower Macungie Board of Commissioners 𝗪𝗲𝘀ley 𝗕𝗮𝗿𝗿𝗲𝘁𝘁 … Continue reading →
Recently, a meeting in Upper Bucks was cancelled because of threats. Obviously, last week was difficult for our Nation with a political assassination. There was the attempt on the life of The President of the United States. Melissa Hortman former … Continue reading →
This afternoon I attended the presentation of the 2026 draft County Of Lehigh budget by Executive Phil Armstrong. This is the first step in a months long budget process. The Budget now comes before the Board of Commissioners for a … Continue reading →