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Questioning a lease agreement
Harry Walker, the city manager placed on paid administrative leave, reportedly approved a lease agreement for a property without City Council’s approval, officials said at a recent meeting.
Interim City Manager Kirby Hudson informed council last Monday night that Walker approved a lease with Leonard Smoker to farm the Conti property, 64 acres in the northwest corner of routes 82 and 340 in neighboring West Brandywine. Coatesville acquired it several years ago as part of a failed plan to develop a municipal golf course and training complex.
“So Mr. Walker took it upon himself to lease the property?” asked City Council President Ed Simpson.
What do you think about Walker approving this agreement without City Council's approval?
Interim City Manager Kirby Hudson informed council last Monday night that Walker approved a lease with Leonard Smoker to farm the Conti property, 64 acres in the northwest corner of routes 82 and 340 in neighboring West Brandywine. Coatesville acquired it several years ago as part of a failed plan to develop a municipal golf course and training complex.
“So Mr. Walker took it upon himself to lease the property?” asked City Council President Ed Simpson.
What do you think about Walker approving this agreement without City Council's approval?
posted by Danielle Lynch at
9:51 AM
14 Comments:
Did Harry simply pocket the $ on this ? Is this enough to cut his contract ? Either way, I'm sure this is just one of many more things to come to light
I think it’s not at all about paying out Harry G’s contract or not. If he did like you say, “simply pocket the $ on this “, it’s about Harry going to prison for 5 to 10 on a corrupt public official charge. I believe the FBI is checking it out.
How was this discovered and how long has the lease been in effect? Probably one of many acts of theft....the poor people of Coatesville are continuing to endure the fact their hard earned money is being used to pay for what appears to be corruption in its finest. Cut Walker loose from the purses of the Coatesville taxpayers! Pay him his worth....a big fat zero.
I pray that not onlny is he CUT, but that he does time and has to make restitution to the city, as should Matthews since they BOTH breeched their contracts!
AS a former resident of Coatesville and been generally happy with the city as a child I am just disappointed that nothing positive has happened in years. It is time that the leaders, government and civic, come together and develop a plan that works and stop spending money on things that don't. It was a great place to grow up and can return to this with a strong effort by all.
I think the recent history of Coatesville is fairly simple:
1989-1990s Ernie Campos, Richard Legree and others were in Coatesville’s government. The Young Guns” terrorized Coatesville and drug dealers controlled the streets.
By 1995 Janssen Administration dried up the drug business and made it impossible for a major dealer to live within the Coatesville City limits.
1996- Ernie Campos, Richard Legree and others “elected” the “Bloc of Four”. Within 6 months the drug business was better than ever; gunshots were almost a daily occurrence and the city was overrun with arson. More than 100 police officers and police officials made a surprise visit to a City Council meeting to protest Coatesville’s PD nearly being cut in half and Lt. Matt Gordon, Coatesville’s chief narcotics officer, put on “administrative leave”.
2010-Richard Legree is deceased and Ernie Campos is out of government. We have a new Coatesville City Council of intelligent thoughtful people. I believe Campos and many others are a part of the FBI investigation. I think the people who have ruined Coatesville for years may finally be put away. It may take a while but Coatesville is on an upward curve.
Jim,
You forgot to mention that Paul Jannssen robbed the city of MILLIONS of dollars. Why wasn't he ever investigated??
Janssen was also in bed with the fire union, which continues to rape the city with it's carpetbagger members. They called him "their political ally" ! Janssen needs to be wearing an orange jumpsuit that reads, Dept of Corrections along with some of his cronies!!
Maybe the Volunteer Fire companies are part of the FBI investigation in Coatesville. The arsons did not happen in a vacuum. I think the investigation has been going on about 5 years now.
Municipalities with IAFF locals have a much higher occurance of arsons than municipalities that dont.....FACT!
Walker is a novice at deception. I think he should have gone years ago. But Janssen is the master who made our trust fund go....poof and then left to try again in Norristown.
Or did 32 questionable and possibly frivolous lawsuits that I feel most of which should not have been accepted by the courts and all of which the City of Coatesville won make the trust fund go?
It’s “We the People” not I the property owner. We fought a war of independence against a big time property owner named King George.
Janssen is a hero.
Janssen didn't rob the city blind.
The Fire Union isn't raping the city, controlling their own contracts, and plundering the citizens
The volunteers are arsonists
City council is full of "intellegent people" who have come to "save the day" (Obama-Dem. campaign-ish much?)
Yeah, pretty strong facts you have there.
Typical political nit-wit, got nothing else to say so i'll throw in some good ol U S of A history qoutes.
There are no "property owners" in the USA. We all rent from the school districts, counties and municipalities. If we don't pay our rent, they will seize our property and sell it to get their rent.
It's a lousy system.
Many senior citizens, who have paid off their mortgate to the bank, are finding they don't have enough income to continue to pay rent to the school districts and municipalities.
Again, it's a lousy system.
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