Easton City Council

Well, it seems the New Year has arrived and it is politics as usual. In the lehighvalleylive blog, Jim Deegan - managing editor of the Express Times stated the Easton City council needs to “Grow a Spine”. These sentiments we caused by the unanimous appointment of Pam Panto to the Easton City Council. My favorite part of Jim’s blog is as follows:

This really isn't about either Panto, though. It's about the new council as a whole, and avoiding the same old same old. Let's just say it's not off to a good start.


Besides Pam Panto, other new council members sworn in Wednesday night were Elinor Warner and Jeff Warren. We heard an awful lot from council wannabes last year about changes in city government and a need for fresh blood.


But when Warren, Warner and the rest of council had a chance -- minutes into their tenures -- to do something about it, they were speechless. Crickets chirped after outgoing Councilman Dan Corpora, who hit the jackpot by winning a cushy district judge seat that he'll begin serving this month, nominated Pam Panto for the vacant council seat that expires in two years.


Warner expressed reservations about Pam Panto's nomination and having a husband and wife on the same council. She called it a "tough pill to swallow." Then she and everyone else but Sal (who abstained) voted to approve the nomination.


No one even tried to float another name. No options, no debate, no grandstanding

So why are we discussing this issue in my blog. As I have stated many times, a robust Easton is critical to the future of Forks Township. I believe it is time for politics in the Lehigh Valley to change. I was hoping the Easton City Council would have set the tone for open government for the rest of the Lehigh Valley.




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