Jennings: Allentown Must Sell Its Water & Sewer Systems

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At a Town Hall lecture last night, I asked CACLV Executive Director Alan Jennings whether he supported Allentown Mayor Ed Pawlowski's privatization of the City's water and sewer. In his speech, he had mentioned a poll in which most Americans believe that government should work on behalf of those "who want to drink clean water."

But not in Allentown. Jennings is perfectly willing to privatize one of the Queen City's most precious assets - its water. Reason? "Allentown's solvency is the #1 priority," he explains, calling the privatization issue a "Faustian choice."

Jennings suggested that the rest of Lehigh County should ensure that the Lehigh County Authority has the means to make the purchase. He then went on to complain that the Lehigh Valley has 41 water and waste water systems in two counties, when only a handful are needed.