The Following is a Press Release Submitted to LevittownNow.com by Bristol Township
Township Manager Bill McCauley announced today that Armour and Sons Electric has agreed to credit Bristol Township $1,250 and write the cost of repairs to the Delaware Valley Vietnam Veterans building off as a donation to DV3.
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“I spoke to Ray Armour today and he was extremely cooperative in helping us forge a resolution”, he said. “It turned out that Ray Armour is a Vietnam veteran himself and was only too happy to help out DV3 and Bristol Township taxpayers”, he said.
Council President Bob Lewis applauded the resolution and the Township Manager’s initiative to solve the problem. “Mr. McCauley understands that his job is first and foremost to protect the taxpayers of Bristol Township”, he said. “He and the Council are in office today because our taxpayers have taken a back seat to special interests and politicians”, he noted. “Bill stepped up and got a $1,250 donation to the DV3”, he said. Lewis also thanked Armour and Sons Electric for their generosity.
Lewis noted that it is a new day politically and financially in Bristol Township. “The Township has $91 Million in unfunded liabilities and raised real estate taxes 64% between 2006 and 2011”, he stated. “We are fighting for the financial future of the Township, and bankruptcy is now a real solution for municipalities”, he said. “We cannot afford to do business like we have in the past”, he said.
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The Council President noted that the same people criticizing McCauley for being insensitive to the DV3 are the same ones that led Bristol Township to the verge of bankruptcy. “It is more than a little ironic that the politicians finding fault are the decision-makers from the past here in the Township”, he said. “Fortunately, Mr. McCauley embraces solutions and solves problems instead of just giving us lip service”, said Lewis.
