Torsiello to join Allentown council; Elder to begin second term in Jan. 5 reorganization
The reorganization meeting will be conducted in a virtual manner on Zoom during the ongoing coronavirus pandemic.
Municipal officials have announced that all of Allentown’s public meetings will be held virtually on Zoom during January, February and March. A full meeting schedule with links and times of meetings will be posted on the borough’s website.
The reorganization meeting marks the start of a new year’s worth of activity for the governing body. Torsiello and Elder won three-year terms in the Nov. 3 election and will serve alongside fellow council members Michael Drennan, Robert Strovinsky, Dan Payson and Martha Johnson.
ALLENTOWN – Members of the Allentown Borough Council have adopted an ordinance that creates the new position of borough administrator.
Council President Rob Strovinsky, Councilman John A. Elder III, Councilman Michael Drennan, Councilwoman Martha Johnson and Councilman Dan Payson voted “yes” on a motion to adopt the ordinance during a meeting that was conducted via Zoom on Dec. 15.
Councilwoman Angela Anthony was absent from the meeting.
During the public hearing that preceded the council’s vote to adopt the ordinance, resident John Fabiano asked municipal officials why they were creating the position.
Mayor Thomas Fritts responded, saying, “We are one of the few municipalities in New Jersey that does not have an administrator. With all of the simultaneous projects we have going on, the coordination of those projects cannot operate through (the council’s) standing committees.
My initial reaction to the Irish government s application to the EU for Protected Geographical Indication (PGI) status for Irish Grass Fed Beef was quite negative, and since seeing the recent official submission I see no reason to change my opinion
When I realised that our Government was officially seeking to endorse the 30-month BSE age restriction which continues to seriously devalue slow finishing cattle breeds once they have reached 30 months, I must admit that I was deeply shocked and disappointed.
This official endorsement of the 30-month age limit makes absolutely no sense and appears to be a highly unfortunate own-goal for Ireland. While unjustly devaluing prime beef cattle who have just exceeded this age limit, at the same time it mysteriously gives a clean bill of health to meat derived from dry cows up to the age of 10 years.