All for one and none for the rest!

Those familiar with the ongoing Hollow Avenue fiasco must be as confused as I am over the recent comments of Scranton Department of Public Works Director George Parker.

Parker claimed in an article published by the Times Tribune on August 11th that the DPW can't muster the needed resources to clear the debris gathered under the Albright Avenue bridge after the last round of flooding.

"The city'’s DPW...doesn'’t have enough manpower and time to remove the remainder of the debris," said director George Parker.

Daniel Hubbard, a resident of the area, is worried about future flooding.

He told the Times Tribune: "If we were to get any type of heavy rain, the Albright Avenue bridge right now would act as a dam,"” Mr. Hubbard said. "“It's absolutely appalling that this has just gone by. Now, it's blatant disregard for the neighborhood."

Hubbard and the rest of the neighborhood have a right to be mad. Parker, according to documentation, ordered the DPW tree cutting crew to clear the Hollow Avenue right-of-way in front of the new home of the daughter of a then-democratic committeeman in August of last year.

Yet, he claims he does not have the manpower or resources to clear debris that has the potential to cause devastating flooding to the neighborhood Hubbard and his neighbors call home. How could he have the resources to do the Hollow Avenue work for one homeowner but not the Albright Avenue bridge work, where a whole neighborhood is on the line?

Parker needs to get his priorities straight. Better yet, with this man making decisions like these, the next interview he gives should be to announce his resignation.