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01/05/2004: "Borough Council Committees Announced for 2004"

Newly elected Perkasie Borough Council President C. Lee Metzger announced his appointments to Borough Council committees at tonight's Council meeting, as follows:

Public Works Committee: Jim Liebenow, Chair, with Harry McGonigal, Joan Handy, and one to be appointed later.

Public Utility Committee: Jim Boyer, Chair, with Rich Hendricks, Bill Hettel, and one to be appointed later.

Finance Committee: Bill Hettel, Chair, with Lee Metzger, Jim Liebenow, and Eadie Burke.

Personnel and Policy Committee: Lee Metzger, Chair, with Bill Hettel, Jim Boyer, and Harry McGonigal.

Economic Development: Harry McGonigal, Chair, with Lee Metzger, Rich Hendricks, and Jim Boyer.

Environmental Committee: Joan Handy, Chair, with Rich Hendricks, Eadie Burke, and Jim Liebenow.

Cable/Broadband Committee: Rich Hendricks, Chair, with Eadie Burke, Jim Liebenow, and one to be appointed later.

Borough Council Liaisons:
Perkasie Borough Authority: Bill Hettel
Zoning Hearing Board: Joan Handy
Planning Commission: Rich Hendricks
Park and Recreation Board: Jim Boyer
Perkasie Olde Towne Association: Lee Metzger
Pennridge Area Coordinating Committee: To be named later

The failure to name Rich Hendricks to a major committee chair was a gross oversight, in my opinion -- Rich would have been the obvious choice for Public Works, or even Personnel and Policy or Finance. Bill Hettel should be happy with his favorite position, Chair of the Finance Committee, but that's also where he's most dangerous and will need a close watch to keep him from foolishly spending Borough funds as he's so prone to do. Harry McGonigal as chair of Economic Development could also be a problem since he's been so hostile to other business owners in the borough in the past and has little credibility in the business community outside his close circle of friends. Jim Boyer was an obvious choice for Public Utility chair, a position he has served well the past four years.