Where's Girard headed under current leadership?

Where's Girard headed under current leadership?
EDITOR:
It is time for the people of Girard to cut their losses and find some new leadership to operate this city. Girard has been on a downhill spiral for the past five years, with no leadership in sight to turn it around.
The mayor's latest venture in wasteful spending is the remodeling of City Hall. Mr. Melfi somehow found $67,000 in the Water Department. That $67,000 could have put two people back to work for a year or one person for two years. Please don't let the politicians tell you they don't have the money for employee benefits. City council in the past has given a benefit package to one of the mayor's political appointees and they did not have a problem with finding the funds.
It would have been nice to see the mayor bring back a laid off city employee or two in time for Christmas and bring some hope of a better future to families. As for the remodeling, a little scrubbing, cleaning and fresh paint would have solved that problem.
There are and have been too many negatives in this city and very little positives. The lack of a positive interest in the Girard lakes and draining of lakes this past summer have been a great disappointment to all. One cannot help but wonder if there is a major home builder waiting for a deal to be made with this virgin land.
Among other negatives is the lack of a working relationship between the administration and city employees. People have been laid off, jobs have been eliminated or changed and workers have been forced to cross crafts in violation of union contracts.
In the meantime other employees are making tremendous amounts of overtime to cover the loss of laid off workers. But yet Girard has three elected or appointed politicians running this city costing the taxpayers some $250,000 in wages and benefits when only one position is needed.
Add to this the loss of adequate police and fire protection and the city owned ambulance service. The lack of street lighting after millions of dollars were spent to improve State Street in the city remains a mystery. It is like buying a new car and not getting tires when it is delivered.
The list could go on but I'll add just one more. The countless lawsuits filed against the mayor for a variety of reasons.
The only positive in this city is the rich history and that a great many people over the years have given their time and effort to build this city into what it was. I strongly urge the citizens of this city to take an active part in its government. One person or group of people cannot decide your future without your input.
Think about it.
ANTHONY ROSACE
Girard
One theft leads to another
EDITOR:
Regarding "Car break-ins probed" in the Dec. 26 Vindicator: Someone tried to steal the CD player from my Toyota Camry early Wednesday morning, not early Thursday morning, when the other robbery took place.
When I called the Girard police that morning, it was suggested that I just make the report over the phone rather than have the police come out to my house, stating that, "There's nothing we can do for you." My husband followed the footprints in the freshly fallen snow, from my car, to other cars along our street. The footprints ended at a house up the street.
To our knowledge, the police never investigated the attempt to steal my CD player, which possibly could have prevented the successful theft on Thursday morning. Although the thief didn't get my CD player, about $100 in CDs were taken and both my dashboard and CD player were damaged. The will have to be replaced at an additional cost of $450.
CATHERINE R. HILSTON
Girard