Lynn Donches Opposes Borough Council Raises

Emmaus Borough resident and East Penn School Board member Lynn Donches addresses Borough Council at Monday night’s meeting to ask council to vote against council member pay raises.

It was a tiny three-word item near the back of Monday night’s Emmaus Borough Council meeting agenda that motivated borough resident Lynn Donches to address council Monday night – “Council Pay Increases.” Nonetheless, Donches, who is also an East Penn School Board member, had a lot to say about those three words, asking council to vote against the proposed pay raise that, if approved, will amount to a $600- per-year raise for each council member. The raises would take effect in 2014. “At a time when municipalities are struggling to balance budgets,” Donches told council during the public comment portion of the meeting, “I ask you to vote against the increase and instead apply that money to another line item that is a need, not a want.” …

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Missy Moyer-Schneck

6:14 pm on Sunday, November 25, 2012

Yes Ron, but lets not forget the commission they make on the properties they sell as commercial real estate moguls when they approve land developments that they will then sell ..... Just sayin'   more ›