Canvass slightly widens Democratic lead for Fisher, Greenlaw, Lutfy, Pike, Schor

Three Democratic ballots were counted for the first time at Friday’s canvass of the votes, widening the Democratic leads for Jack Fisher, Bill Greenlaw, Pam Lutfy, Chuck Pike and Sue Schor.

Two provisional ballots were accepted by the Board of Elections and counted on Friday. One provisional ballot was in Delaware Township 2 and one was in Dingman Township 1. Fisher, Lutfy, Greenlaw and Schor’s Democratic totals increased by two votes, and Pike’s by one.

An error in tallying absentee ballots at Matamoras Borough 2 resulted in one more Democratic vote for Fisher, Greenlaw, Pike, Schor and Ed Silverstone. The error was made because the original counters did not realize the school board races appeared on the back of the paper absentee ballot.

The certified totals are:

4 Year Term (D)

Pam Lutfy*	600
Susan Schor*	560
Jack Fisher*	497
Bill Greenlaw*	479
Ed Silverstone	337
Benny Marasa	243 (unchanged)

4 Year Term (R) – ALL UNCHANGED

Pam Lutfy*	739
Susan Schor*	712
Robert Goldsack*	674
Jack Fisher*	638
Ed Silverstone*	638
Bill Greenlaw	630
Benny Marasa	593

2 Year Term (D)

Charles Pike*	510
Patty Wright	268 (UNCHANGED)

2 Year Term (R) – BOTH UNCHANGED

Charles Pike*	732
Patty Wright	545

The canvass started at 9 a.m., and by 3:30 p.m. officials had only counted votes for the precincts in the Delaware Valley School District. Six people assisted in the canvass of the votes, including Taxpayers United supporter DeAnna Margiore, who was one of two people recording votes in books.

Candidates present for part of the canvass were Greenlaw, Lutfy, Schor and Silverstone. Fisher said in an email he was not able to attend because of a personal obligation. Also present for part of the canvass were school board solicitor Mike Weinstein, members of the Support Professionals union and reporters from the Pike County Courier and Pike County Dispatch.

Board of Elections head Yolanda Goldsack and the county commissioners were not present for the canvass.

All of the information in this report is from firsthand observation or according to officials at the canvass of the votes on Friday.

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UPDATE: Who said one vote doesn’t count? (Pike County Courier)

Mystery surrounds transportation meeting

Some board members are unsure of the agenda and the scheduling of a transportation committee meeting planned for 1 p.m. on Tuesday, Feb. 10 at the administrative offices.

According to an e-mail from a board member, board president Bob Goldsack had originally planned a private meeting with Tim Krise, Krise's attorneys and board solicitor Mike Weinstein for Tuesday afternoon to go over a detailed written report created by Krise Bus. Goldsack notified a few of the board members by e-mail of this non-public meeting, according to an e-mail from board member Sue Casey.

Weinstein and superintendent Candis Finan were unaware of Goldsack's originally planned meeting, according to Casey's e-mail. An e-mail was then sent to the entire board letting them know the meeting Tuesday afternoon would be public, according to Casey's e-mail.

The meeting was announced Thursday, just three business days before it is scheduled to happen. The district e-mailed the press and posted details of the meeting on the administrative office door Thursday, and did not post the date on the district Web site until sometime in the past 20 hours.

E-mails asking for details about the meeting, sent to the district and to transportation committee chair Diane French, have not yet been returned.

How to contact your board members

After a question came up at Thursday's board meeting about contacting board members, the board indicated a list of their addresses, phone numbers and e-mail addresses is available at the DV Administrative Offices.

RB for DV has obtained a copy of this list and scanned it in for your reference.

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SUSAN CASEY (07-11)
P.O. BOX 665
MILFORD. PA 18337-0665
HOME TELEPHONE: 570-686-1239
WORK TELEPHONE: 845-556-5311.439
FAX: 845-856-7710
CELL 845-820-5155
EMAIL: scasey54@ptd.net
DVSD VOICE MAIL: 7076

BOB GOLDSACK, PRESIDENT (05-09)
3237 SUNRISE LAKE
MILFORD, PA 18337
HOME TELEPHONE: 570-686-4177
WORK TELEPHONE: 800-987-4177
FAX: 570-688-3240
CELL PHONE: 973-903-1888
EMAIL: goldsack@ptd.net
DVSD VOICE MAIL: 7120

ED SILVERSTONE (05-09)
P.O. BOX 116
MILFORD, PA 18337
HOME TELEPHONE: 570-296-8130
ALTERNATE TELEPHONE: 212-724-2619
CELL PHONE: 917-208-0596
EMAIL: slverstne@yahoo.com
DVSD VOICE MAIL: 7114


SUPERINTENDENT
CANDIS M, FINAN, ED.D
235 ROUTE 6 & 209
MILFORD, PA 18337
TELEPHONE: 570-296-1804
FAX: 570-296-3172
EMAIL: cfinan@dvsd.org

DEB DUCHARME, VICE PRESIDENT (05-09)
157 INDIAN TRAILS
MILFORD, PA 18337
HOME TELEPHONE: 570-686-2822
WORK TELEPHONE: 570-409-9999 Ext. 112
HOME FAX: 5700-409-8888
WORK FAX: 570-686-2822
EMAIL: dducharm@ptd.net
DVSD VOICE MAIL: 7061

JOHN KUPILLAS (07-11)
3573 SUNRISE LAKE
MILFORD, PA 18337
HOME TELEPHONE: 570-686-9211
EMAIL: janandellen@yahoo.com
DVSD VOICE MAIL: 7285

SUSAN SCHOR (08-09)
156 CHOKEBERRY DRIVE
MILFORD, PA 18337
HOME TELEPHONE: 570-296-4295
CELL PHONE: 570-228-1466
EMAIL: sdschor@ptd.net
DVSD VOICE MAIL: 7240

SCHOOL BOARD SOLICITOR
MICHAEL WEINSTEIN, ATTORNEY
104 WEST HIGH STREET
MILFORD, PA 18337
OFFICE: 570-296-6471
FAX: 570-296-2653
EMAIL: weinstein@wskllawfirm.com
GENERAL EMAIL: wskl@ptd.net

DIANE FRENCH (07-11)
3728 SUNRISE LAKE
MILFORD, PA 18337
HOME TELEPHONE: 570-686-2914
EMAIL: gogiants@ptd.net
DVSD VOICE MAIL: 7091

PAM LUTFY (05-09)
476 ROUTE 6 & 209 ATTN: P. LUTFY
MILFORD, PA 18337
HOME TELEPHONE: 570-296-6329
SUNSHINE STATION: 570-296-7241
DINGMANS: 570-828-6168
FAX: 570-296-4169
EMAIL: longdog51@hotmail.com
DVSD VOICE MAIL: 7356

JOHN WROBLEWSKI (07-11)
199 HAWTHORNE DRIVE
MILFORD, PA 18337
HOME TELEPHONE: 570-296-6298
WORK TELEPHONE: 570-296-7956
FAX: 570-296-5498
EMAIL: johnwrob@ptd.net
DVSD VOICE MAIL: 7107

SECRETARY, NON-MEMBER
WILLIAM HESSLING, SECRETARY
236 ROUTE 6 & 209
MILFORD, PA 18337-9454
WORK TELEPHONE: 570-296-1806
FAX: 570-296-3172
EMAIL: bhessling@dvsd.org

Judge to appoint new board member by noon tomorrow

Judge Greg Chelak announced the court will appoint a new school board member by noon Thursday (tomorrow), after listening to candidates at today's 1 p.m. court hearing, according to multiple candidates and sources who attended the hearing. The hearing was ordered after the board failed to fill the Sept. 18 vacancy of John Wladar within 30 days and a petition was submitted by former board member and vacancy candidate Jack Fisher.

Board solicitor Mike Weinstein had earlier advised the board not to worry about appointing within 30 days.

Candidates present at the meeting were Denise Fey, Jack Fisher, Mary Gordon, Bill Greenlaw and Sue Schor. Not present were Taxpayers United favorite Bernard Marasa, who is in Florida, and I, who could not make travel accommodations on such short notice.

In Marasa's absence, current board members Deb DuCharme, Bob Goldsack and John Kupillas spoke on his behalf and presented his resume. Current board members Sue Casey and John Wroblewski endorsed Schor, and Pam Lutfy endorsed Gordon. In my absence, a letter and my resume, which I faxed to the court administrator's office early this morning, were examined at the hearing.

Current board members absent from the hearing were Diane French, who wrote a scathing letter to the editor in this week's Pike County Dispatch to be posted on the blog later this evening, and Ed Silverstone, who arrived at the end of the hearing.

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