A Gang Mentality

While the local police chief and county district attorney don't want to admit it, there is a gang problem in Norristown. And now it has escalated to murder. As you're driving through Norristown check out the graffiti. It's not your average kids play, even though they want to play it off as 'wannabes.' If a half dozen thugs get together and they 'wannabe' in a gang, guess what? They are. So, The Scoop wants to know....what are you going to do about it Norristown?

Where will the chips fall?

Here's the question: Does current Montgomery County Commissioner Bruce Castor have the muscle to pull running mate Jenny Brown through in November?

Here's the answer: No

Here's another question: Does Castor have enough muscle to be the top vote-getter come November?

Here's the answer: No

The chips are going to fall, and The Scoop believes Castor is thinking they're all going to fall in his lap.

The answer: No

Garage deal coming back to bite county

Who's idea was it to by One Montgomery Plaza?
Sounded pretty good at the time, didn't it?
The county would buy it because they needed more office space, and they would continue to pay the school district the property taxes.
Well, they're trying to get out of that little agreement, but that's not the worst of it.
Did they actually send someone over to inspect the building before they decided to throw our tax dollars at the money pit?
The Scoop has it on good authority that the county was actually told to not buy the building, that it needed to many repairs.
Have you ever seen more scaffolding around a building longer?
And to add insult to injury, the county is now being sued by the contractors working on the building because they're not getting paid.

Who really wants Route 422 tolled?

What's the real Scoop here? No one wants Route 422 tolled, except of course for a couple of politicians. Certainly the people who put them into office don't want to see it tolled. We the taxpayers already pay enough taxes to keep our roads in great shape, and expanded when needed. The problem is, the money is diverted to other pet projects. So why is this being pushed through? According to state Sen. John Rafferty there isn't a bill in either the House or the Senate to do so, and he should know since he chairs the Senate Transportation Committee.