After the owner, Al Roman, of the Huber Breaker in Ashley threatened to sell the place as scrap metal the Bond Brothers went into panic pass mode and decided to take the property by eminent domain. The Commissioners have since backed off from that but Mr. Roman smelled the bucks and now is suing.Huber Breaker owner suing county for $1.7M
No. 1 Contracting Corp., owner of the historic Huber Breaker, is seeking nearly $1.7 million from Luzerne County in a lawsuit filed last Friday. No. 1 is suing the county for abuse of process, malicious prosecution of civil proceedings and negligent interference with a contract. The company claims it is now obligated to remove steel from the site at a cost of almost $200,000 - instead of getting nearly $1.5 million - because of county decisions.
It would take at least $10 million to restore the site and make it into some sort of tourist attraction that very few people will ever visit. We don't need another White Elephant like Steamtown.
In other Luzerne County news the $9 million budget gap will filled by borrowing $18 million. It must be an example of the new math.
First you endorse Republican Baker as a future Governor; now you want to tear down the Huber breaker; one of the few remaining edifices of our coal mining heritage. I think it is far more important to put money into preserving an important piece of history as opposed to investing in entertainment venues such as the arena (which you support) and sports complexes, etc. etc. I thought you were a history buff???
ReplyDeleteI agree that the breaker is an important part of our heritage. However, our grandfathers didn't toil in the mines to erect some monument, they did it to give us better lives. Tear it down and create something that will create jobs.
ReplyDeleteLET THE GUY EAT THE DAM THING LIKE YOUR GRANDFATHERS HAD TO EAT THE DUST
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