Cumberland County Getting Railroaded
The Central Penn Business Journal ran the following piece in their daily e-mail:
MTP honors Miller, Jones for commitment to mass transit
Two area men were honored today by the Modern Transit Partnership, a nonprofit organization that promotes public transportation, for their service to the community and commitment to public transportation in the midstate.Dick Miller, senior vice president of Benatec Associates, a regional engineering firm, and Cliff Jones, a consultant for Commerce Bank and Harrisburg International Airport, were honored at the MTP’s annual transit breakfast fundraiser at the Hershey Lodge.
“These two men are very outstanding people in the mass-transit transportation in south-central Pa. Dick has done an outstanding job over the years and Cliff has been very effective in opening doors to get funding and things of that nature,” said John Ward, president of MTP.
Miller has served on the MTP board since its establishment in 1997. He has also been a member of the Capital Area Transit board for 21 years, holding the position of chairman for 17 years. Until his retirement from the board in December 2006, Miller helped initialize the study and establishment of a regional rail network beginning with CorridorOne.
Jones has served in many elected and appointed offices within the Pennsylvania government. He is a charter member of the MTP board and also helped initiate CorridorOne. - Ashley McAndrew
Know this much, Cliff Jones is serving as Karen Gunnison’s campaign coordinator. Also know this, the publisher of the Journal recently held a fundraiser for Gunnison. From what I heard, an advertiser was not happy about it and pulled a substantial amount of advertising money from the Journal. John Ward was the Chief Clerk, I believe, under the previous county commissioners also.
BTW, “Cliff has been very effective in opening doors to get funding” statement means that he was very effective as making Cumberland County, under the previous commissioners (who also now serve as Gunnison’s campaign chairs), the sugar daddy for Dauphin County special money interests.
All you have to do is follow the money. It is very evident what is going on. That sound that you hear my friends is the sound of a train taking tax money from Cumberland County across the river. Only if Gunnison gets the nomination though - which is nothing short of a steep hill to climb and I really don’t see her as the little engine that could.