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Editor's note: Wright Township Roadmaster Dan Frascella said the township
is in the process of getting the lights fixed. He said the whole system will
be redone. The lights there are 25 years old and need to be upgraded. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
 I have put in a lot of calls about honorable Jarolin, Tom Makowski,
Kanjorski, which were never printed. Who is protecting them? &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Editor's note: Calls sometimes get lost in the transcribing process. SAYSO
is not in the protecting business. Please call again. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
 Mayor McGroarty, this is addressed to you. You say the crime rate is down
in Wilkes-Barre? Then, how come the robberies are up in Wilkes-Barre, but yet,
for some unknown reason, they don't appear in the newspapers. Like for
instance, a couple of weeks ago, there was a house burglarized on Wyoming
Street. There was nothing in the paper about it, and yet there was a police
report made of it. Also, down on Chapel Street, right before Christmas, a home
was burglarized, and once again, the police were called and nothing appeared
in the newspaper. Why don't you ask the Police Department why they don't put
this in the paper so that the people that live in North End and East End can
know what is going on in this city. The crime rate is not down, Mayor
McGroarty. Your police department just does not want to put the reports in the
paper to let the people of Wilkes-Barre know how bad the crime rate is in this
area. Why don't you check these two incidents and find out. I know what I'm
talking about, because somebody else I know, both people I know, were the
victims of this. Come on, Mayor McGroarty, let the people of the city of
Wilkes-Barre, East End and North End, know what is going on here. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
 Editor's note: Police Chief William Barrett said he will search for reports
of burglaries in the areas the caller mentioned. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
 "We realize the importance of people being aware of what is going on in
their neighborhood and we feel it is important to release this information in
as timely a manner as possible." &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
 But a couple of times a month, reports are deliberately withheld for fear
of compromising an investigation, Barrett said. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
 I'm calling from the Mike Lombardo camp. Yes the solicitors are all male
only because one of the chief supporters of his campaign, attorney Rose
Randazzo, was unable to accept the job. She was the first offered the job. She
is one of Michael's most trustworthy friends. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
 I'm calling about your sports section. You cover most sports very well,
with the exception of high school wrestling. I've yet to see the team
standings or weekly schedule like you have in the past. What's the deal? &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
 Editor's note: We print a daily calendar on Page 4 of the sports section
with events for the next two days listed. We don't print weekly schedules for
any sport. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
 I'm calling from Pulaski Street in Kingston, where parking is hard enough
to begin with. I've placed numerous phone calls to the municipal building in
Kingston, trying to find out why for over two weeks now there's been a
40-cubic-yard trash Dumpster parked on Pulaski Street. Nothing has been done,
no renovations are going on anywhere. It takes up valuable parking space, it
projects out in the middle of the roadway and here we are with a big snowstorm
forecast and a snowplow isn't going to be able to get down through here
because of this 40-cubic-yard trash Dumpster. Like I said, I've called the
municipal building, they haven't returned my phone calls. I can't get an
answer. I'm a taxpayer, and I can't park. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
 Editor's note: On Dec. 18, the town issued a permit allowing Northeast Home
Improvement to put a trash container on the road for construction work on a
residence. The company was given an extension to work through Jan. 11 because
of the recent snow. The trash container company is EIO Hauling in Wyoming. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
 I'm a senior citizen, I live here in town for 80 years. I was very much
surprised after paying my taxes yesterday. I went over on first floor to go
into the mayor's office, but, I guess I'll have to take my crutches and the
senior citizens will have to take their wheelchairs all the way to fourth
floor now to see the mayor and the girls in the office. I thought Mayor
McGroarty would like to talk to us senior citizens, but I guess he moved on
the fourth floor to get away from some of us. Is that right? &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
 Editor's note: Mayor Tom McGroarty moved his office to the fourth floor,
where former Mayor Lee Namey worked, to be closer to other top city managers.
The Mayor's Helpline staff plans to move into his former first-floor offices.
City Hall is equipped with an elevator. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
 I'd like to know why Jim Siracuse of the Luzerne County EMA has to drive a
$36,000 Ford Explorer as his county car? What's wrong with a $24,000 Jeep or
Blazer? They aren't impressive enough for him? &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
 I'm calling to add something to that caller's call about Mayor Tom
McGroarty getting a big salary and getting a big salary increase when all the
workers contracts are settled for the City of Wilkes-Barre. I wonder if the
public knows too, that the mayor of Wilkes-Barre makes a higher salary than
the mayor of Scranton, than Jimmy Connors in Scranton? And Scranton's a
second-class city, where Wilkes-Barre is only a third-class city. Mayor
McGroarty, quit picking on the police officers; take a look at yourself and
the big money you're making. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
 Editor's note: McGroarty does make more than Scranton's mayor. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
 Connors will be paid $50,000 this year, according to the payroll office in
Scranton City Hall. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
 Shannon McNulty, McGroarty's spokeswoman, said the mayor's pay has not
changed since the 1996 budget. It lists a $63,100 salary. City regulations say
the mayor can not receive an increase while union contracts are unsettled. The
police and Public Works unions are without contracts. Once those agreements
are signed, the 1998 budget calls for McGroarty's salary to jump to $66,943. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
 I'm calling from West Wyoming, which is a fairly nice little borough to
live in, but my current West Wyoming sewer bill has been raised six dollars
without an explanation. Is this for improvements to the town? I'd like to know
where. Also, why at the main corners of our town, that's Shoemaker Avenue and
Eighth Street, is there a used car lot? This is such an eyesore. Put this
business out of sight. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
 Editor's note: Administrator Tom Loftus said the bill increased $2 a month,
or $6 per quarter, to finance maintenance and upkeep of the sewer system. This
is the first increase since the system installed in 1990. The used car lot is
legal. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
 The mayor is complaining about the amount of overtime the police are
working. I guess if he's that concerned about it, he should hire some more
cops. I understand the police are down to less than 80 men and the Fire
Department's up around 90-some. I guess he thinks you have a better chance of
catching on fire than getting robbed if you go to Wilkes-Barre. Better check
his priorities. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
 Editor's note: The recent resignation of an officer leaves the police force
with 81 officers. Mayor Tom McGroarty has frequently said he plans to hire a
few more officers. There are 88 firefighters. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
 Used greeting cards can be sent to St. Jude's Ranch for Children, PO Box
60100, Boulder City, Nev. 89006-0100. The youngsters use the cards for making
projects. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
 I see by the legal pages that the arena setter is starting a sewer hookup
and the cost is in excess of $100,000. And it also states that its taxpayer
paid. What's this wi

Sayso I Would Like To Know, Are The Wright Township (supervisors) Too Cheap To Put The Lights On The Park Road In Wright Township?