Does he like us?

Why does Robert Ciervo want to represent us in Harrisburg? I was reminded of a blog post on the Council Rock Class of 1986 website during his supervisor campaign in 2007. Ciervo is quoted as saying:

"Right now the (Newtown Township Board of Supervisors) does not even have anyone on it who is (originally) from Bucks County let alone from Newtown and my two opponents are from Northeast Philadelphia. So when you come back to visit and you see all the changes in the area it is mostly due to the fact that out-of-towners have been in control of our local government for quite some time now... I can't sit back any longer and watch people from Philadelphia continue to try to ruin Newtown."

Aside from at least two inaccuracies in the blog post, I will address the premise.

Apparently unless you were born and bred in Newtown, you're a second-class citizen in the eyes of Ciervo. That would include over 50 percent of us who have moved into Bucks County from elsewhere in the last 10 years. It's also strange considering that Ciervo has spent a good portion of his life outside of our community.

With a quick search I found he spent time living in New Jersey, Delaware County, and in Philadelphia. He was even active in Philadelphia politics when he lived there. In fact, he only registered to vote in Newtown in 2005.

I try to make no judgments about people's background. However, with all his apparent and needless animosity toward those of us who chose to make Newtown our home, why would we want to elect him to represent us in Harrisburg?

Dennis L. Fisher

Newtown