The Luzerne County Commissioners got an unexpected question from a Hanover Township resident during a recent commissioner’s meeting. After being grilled for Commissioner Maryanne “I-Me-My” Petrilla’s decision to mail property tax bills out without the homestead exemption, several angry taxpayers made their opinions heard including Constance Hartman.
Connie used to run Hartman’s Restaurant, a popular eating spot amongst the locals, but not the politicians. Unlike Tony’s Diner in Kingston, Hartman’s wasn’t the place to walk in at lunchtime and see the counter full of elected officials patting each other on the back and accepting praise from their cronies. When Hartman’s was still serving up roast beef and mashed potatoes for $7.99, Connie would often poke fun at the politicians in her restaurant’s ads in the local papers. So it was like old times as Constance walked up to the podium and asked the three stooges the long anticipated question, “What department do I go to in order to get the seeds?”
Maryanne, Steve and Tommy were befuddled.
Seeds?
Connie, help us out…. what seeds are you looking for?
“The seeds for the money tree that you think we have to plant in our backyard because my money tree is empty.”
While the financial situation in Luzerne County is dire, residents are left scrambling looking for money to pay for taxes that are going up due to years of financial mismanagement. Taxpayers now have to worry about where they’re going to come up with the extra scratch without losing their homes, for the past years they find themselves constantly asking for a tax extension.
Connie may not have to look very far, some guy named Conan is looking for her……