Once again, the Borough shoots itself in the foot and then is busy congratulating itself on a job well done. Not only are they going to be out of compliance with Federal Law. They are setting themselves up for a major class action lawsuit. By choosing to only penalize the Van Tran users and not equally and fairly penalizing the non-handicapped users with passes, the Borough is kicking the crutches out from under the handicapped that are trying to be independent and self reliant. By all means, let’s weed out the shirkers using Van Tran. Put them away out of sight somewhere so they don’t have to be out in public, using the same type of monthly pass as all the other folks. Why should they get to pay the same price as everyone else for a monthly pass? Make them pay every time they get on a van, and by all means, don’t let them transfer without charging them again. Make it impossible for them to earn a living and be independent. But why stop here, it is only the first step in a concerted effort to disenfranchise the handicapped. These folks have already complied with the requirements for a lifetime disability pass, yet the Borough is going to require each person to be re-examined to make sure no one is shirking? I really don’t know how a person fakes a disability. Will the driver yank an oxygen container away from a person using oxygen, to see whether they turn blue and pass out. Or will the driver knock the crutches out from under someone using them, to see if that person can manage to catch themselves before getting hurt? Oh, maybe the driver can tip over the person using a wheelchair and see if they can get up by themselves? That should be good for a few more brownie points. For your information, there is not less taxes, just a raise in assesssments and a corresponding lowering of mil rate to make it look good. Thanks, Rosalyn
Posted on May 11 at 7:52 p.m. (Suggest removal)
Once again, the Borough shoots itself in the foot and then is busy congratulating itself on a job well done. Not only are they going to be out of compliance with Federal Law. They are setting themselves up for a major class action lawsuit. By choosing to only penalize the Van Tran users and not equally and fairly penalizing the non-handicapped users with passes, the Borough is kicking the crutches out from under the handicapped that are trying to be independent and self reliant.
By all means, let’s weed out the shirkers using Van Tran. Put them away out of sight somewhere so they don’t have to be out in public, using the same type of monthly pass as all the other folks. Why should they get to pay the same price as everyone else for a monthly pass? Make them pay every time they get on a van, and by all means, don’t let them transfer without charging them again. Make it impossible for them to earn a living and be independent. But why stop here, it is only the first step in a concerted effort to disenfranchise the handicapped.
These folks have already complied with the requirements for a lifetime disability pass, yet the Borough is going to require each person to be re-examined to make sure no one is shirking? I really don’t know how a person fakes a disability. Will the driver yank an oxygen container away from a person using oxygen, to see whether they turn blue and pass out. Or will the driver knock the crutches out from under someone using them, to see if that person can manage to catch themselves before getting hurt? Oh, maybe the driver can tip over the person using a wheelchair and see if they can get up by themselves? That should be good for a few more brownie points.
For your information, there is not less taxes, just a raise in assesssments and a corresponding lowering of mil rate to make it look good.
Thanks, Rosalyn
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