Empty boasts

Posted 8/21/12

In Shohola, we have telling contrasts in the race for township supervisor. On the one hand, there is incumbent George Fluhr Jr., who is often confused with his father, George Sr., who chaired the …

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In Shohola, we have telling contrasts in the race for township supervisor. On the one hand, there is incumbent George Fluhr Jr., who is often confused with his father, George Sr., who chaired the township board of supervisors for years. On the other, we have Shirley Masuo who is running as a write-in candidate, and who, unlike her opponent, offers a solid platform of actionable plans.

In his mailing to voters before the May primary, Mr. Fluhr proclaimed numerous achievements during his tenure for which he alone is responsible. He claims to have “maintained our roads throughout the year with financial constraints.” No, that would be the great work of our road master, Bob Myers and his team. Fluhr claims to have “obtained $350,000 in grants for infrastructure.” No, that achievement was the sole work of township secretary/treasurer Diana Blume. He says he “started Town Cleanup Day.” No, that was the park committee, which he also claimed sole responsibility for appointing. Only the board has the power to make appointments.

Fluhr also boasts that he “restored trust and integrity to Shohola Township government” and “created an atmosphere of transparency.” Integrity and transparency are not the words that come to mind when one considers his very public history of violating both the Sunshine Act and the Right to Know Law. In his campaign materials, he also rails against his opponent claiming that she wants to raise taxes. Really? That one is out of thin air. One look at her platform shows someone determined to put in place a budget with real focus and control. I urge Shohola voters to visit Ms. Masuo’s website (shirleyma suo.wix.com/shirleymasuo) to review her common-sense platform and compare it with, well, I don’t know what you can compare it with since Mr. Fluhr provides nothing but empty boasts.

Glyn Eisenhauer

Shohola, PA

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