Menlo Pool Party promoter gets slap on the wrist

Antwan Garfield- the infamous Menlo Pool party promoter - today received a slap on the wrist from Bucks County DA when he accepted ARD and from the docket it appears a whopping financial payment of $7.49  Copy of docket below.

Perkasie Council Member shows unprofessional bully side

Email exchange between Councilperson Matt Aigeldinger (former President) and Councilman Justin Stottlar apparently resulting from an anonymous tweet from "PerkasieWatch"

Aigeldinger:  You talking out of school, Justin? How do you ever except (sic) to earn anyone's respect?  Keep your boy in check....

Stottlar:  To be honest matt i haven't said a word about anything to anyone. Thanks for your continuance of the last 2 years.

Aigeldinger: Bullshit, man.

Stottlar: Think what you want matt. I don't have anything to hide.

Aigeldinger:  Exactly. Piece of shit.

View the email exchange below  

Constituent Outreach Committee meeting date change

from Perkasie Borough website:

Constituent Outreach Committee Meeting Date Change 

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Perkasie Borough Council's Constituent Outreach Committee's meeting scheduled for Tuesday, January 14, 2014 will now be held on Tuesday, February 11, 2013 at 7:00 PM.  This meeting will be held in the Perkasie Borough Hall meeting room, 620 W. Chestnut Street, Perkasie.  The Committee will meet with all interested residents and businesses to share ideas, questions, and potential improvements directly with Borough Council representatives.

We can assume they mean 2014.  When Perkasie First contacted the new chair Justin Stottlar, he was unaware of the date change.  Who is calling the shots in Perkasie Borough?

Meet the New Boss, same as the Old Boss?

Apparently even though Perkasie Borough has ousted former Manager Dan Olpere, is a new direction really on the horizon?

Maybe not, as suggested by the re-appointment of Jim "Chicken Little" Purcell as head of the Public Utility committee and charged with oversight of the Borough Electric scheme.

Remember when Chicken Little warned that the "sky was falling" in 2008 and that gasoline would be $8 per gallon when he urged approval of an electric contract that resulted in a 66% rate increase to borough residents?

Chicken Little was further rewarded with the position of Council Vice President.

This was the electric contract negotiated by the wet-behind-the-ears Jim Havrilla, friend of Dan Olpere after months of neglect and missing the "spring dip" in electric prices by the Perkasie Pride majority council.

Only time will tell whether new Council President Jim Ryder and new council member Chuck Brooks will mean a new direction forward, or just more of the same "Perkasie Pride" that has left such a dark cloud over Perkasie .

Perksaie Borough possible rolling blackouts 1/7/14

ATTENTION PERKASIE RESIDENTS: Due to the high load on the nation's power grid, there is a chance of rolling power outages tonight. If an outage does occur, it should last no longer than 30-60 minutes. Please help by conserving energy as much as possible. The Borough's crews are on stand-by in case there are any problems as a result of any outage. If the power does go out, you can help by turning all of your switches to the off position so that when power is restored, there is less of a burden on the Borough's system. Thank you for your patience as the nation waits for this unusually cold weather to pass through the area.

Dan Olpere Ousted from Perkasie Borough Manager Position!

Despite no notice from Borough Council at the recent meeting, there is a job posting on the borough website for a new Manager as follows:   http://www.perkasieborough.org/employment.html

Borough Manager

Perkasie Borough, Bucks County, PA, with a population of 8,511 residents and a budget of approximately $18 million seeks a seasoned Municipal Manager to oversee the daily operations and delivery of local government services including, but not limited to, an electric utility, planning, zoning & development, emergency management services, infrastructure, public works, and parks & recreation. The Manager will be at the direction of a nine (9)-member Borough Council, and as described by Pennsylvania Borough Code and Borough Ordinances. The successful candidate will have strong, proven administration skills in code enforcement & zoning, budgeting & fiscal management, personnel management, collective bargaining & labor relations. Experience with the management of an electric public utility preferred.  Must be goal-oriented and a total team leader that is able to interact effectively with a wide variety of stakeholders, including a highly-engaged citizenry and active business community.  Experience with economic development a plus. A Master’s Degree in Public Administration or related field is required; demonstrated experience may substitute for field of study. A minimum of three (3) to five (5) years comprehensive experience in municipal administration required, preferably in Pennsylvania.

For application information and a detailed job description, please see below:

Employment Application

Job Description

Qualified candidates should submit a cover letter and resume with at least three (3) professional references and salary requirements no later than January 10, 2014 to Perkasie Borough Council, Confidential: Manager Search, 620 W. Chestnut Street, P.O. Box 96, Perkasie, PA 18944 or e-mail ManagerSearch@perkasieborough.org. Perkasie Borough is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

Perkasie First has been bringing all the deficiencies of Manager Dan Olpere to light over the past few years and this decision to take Perkasie in a new direction is a result of all the resident involvement.

Perkasie Borough has endured a bungled electric contract resulting in 66% increase in rates, 2 Sunshine Law violations, questionable resignation of Police Chief, operating under budget deficit and depleted reserves and the  Menlo Pool fiasco all under Manager Olpere's watch. 

The managers contract is set to expire on Jan 1, 2014 so we can assume his last day will be Dec 31, 2013.  

Commonwealth of Penn v. Antwan Garfield

Preliminary hearing scheduled for Monday 11/25/13 at 10:45am at Perkasie District court for Pool party promoter.