Media Residents and Business, We Can Do Better!

Better Representation , Better Transparency,

The political games and antics displayed at last Thursday's Borough Council over the Third Street Bridge were a total embarrassment and costly.  I'll get into it more next week, but essentially, Brian Hall has jeopardized the whole project by allowing and accepting a one-lane design for the Third Street Bridge.  The placating and favoritism he, Davidson and Robinson have shown to the group (Friends of Glen Providence) park, has not only revealed a political agenda, but a compromise of integrity and trust.  Can we assume Councilman Davidson will be seeding and supplying websites to other groups that align with his political interests towards the Super Wawa?  After this fiasco, I'd say it's a fair question.

Council President Hall never once explained the potential financial risks of going against the court order other than that he had a viable interpretation of "Re-establish" which was the language used in the settlement.  Seems the county and BLCC disagree and have been begun legal discussions.  That's very bad news.  But I think that's what this council wanted all along, which is to lose the funding.  I'll explain that later.

At September's Council Workshop, President Hall stated that the funding was not in jeopardy.  Ironically, he just jeopardized it.  Media Borough Council made a irresponsible bet on a dangerous dam, against a judge issued court order and two stakeholders who have different assertions.

And for what?  To appease a group of 10 people who demand a walkway/one-way at the expense of a multimillion dollar project that'll affect the rest of the town?  With the two-way design, Borough Council could have accepted it and moved forward. Show me another community that's given a fully funded Infrastructure project to address a serious safety concern, only to have its elected officials snub it.

These are the exact political games that have menaced this town for years.  At last week's meeting no one said anything in support of a one-way design, while most of the room spoke up and brought petitions supporting a two-way.  It's apparent, Media Borough Council is broken.

Residents have had enough and nothing has illustrated that more than this story!  I'm quite honored to be working with Democrats, Republicans and Independents who are cooperatively working to address this situation and the conduct of Media Borough Council.  Whether it be signs, petitions or raising awareness, it's refreshing to see TRUE  bi-partisan action at work.

Tedman