Scott Ott In a news release yesterday, Lehigh County Commissioner Scott Ott stated the Board would consider repealing referendum questions approved by the Board last year. One wold place term limits on Commissioners while increasing the term limit curr... »
The Lehigh County Board of Commissioners on Wednesday turned down a highway safety grant after commissioners declared it non-essential and lacking in provable results. The $96,000 pass-through grant, which would have been administered by Lehigh Valley ... »
Lehigh County Commissioner Vic Mazziotti was named this week as Luzerne County's interim budget and finance chief. Before his election to the board of commissioners, Mazziotti was director of fiscal affairs for Northampton County until 2011. "I am exci... »
Pennsylvania Democrats ... ... are stepping up their pressure on House Speaker Sam Smith to call a special election to fill six vacant House seats, including one in the Lehigh Valley. On Friday, Philadelphia Mayor Mike Nutter, Lehigh County Executive... »
The movie was "Dumb and Dumber," but this past week Lehigh County residents were unfortunately treated to to a sequel in the real world, "The Dumbest!" starring Lehigh County Commissioner Scott Ott in the title role. Mr Ott ran for office decrying a ... »
Lehigh County Executive Don Cunningham said he felt like he was at the plate in the bottom of the ninth with two outs and eight runs behind. Like most who find themselves in that situation, Cunningham struck out in his attempt to dissuade Commissioners... »
Lehigh County Exec Don Cunningham today vetoed a unanimous decision by the Board of Commissioners to move ahead with reassessment. His message appears, in its entirety, in The Morning Call, and can be distilled to this single sentence. "I am vetoing th... »
Arguing it would do more harm than good, the Salisbury Township Board of Commissioners voted Thursday against joining the lawsuit against Allentown's neighborhood improvement zone and its plan to withold the township's earned income tax. Four of the fi... »
