Fred Lesher is not happy with us.
Lesher is council president in Colwyn. He called me last week to complain about our coverage of his town, in particular the latest story on state report that blasted the fiscal practices in the tiny town.
Lesher made the point that all of those problems came before his team took power in the postage stamp of a town. He said under his leadership council has made the tough choices and held the line on spending.
The state report blasted the borough as basically being clueless financially. Lesher denied those accusations and said he will reject the report's findings, including a suggestion to hire a borough manager. Lesher and council fired Paula Brown from her manager post in April in what they called a cost-cutting move.
Right now he has a few more problems. Three of them, actually.
Yesterday afternoon, two council members and the mayor resigned, hoping to force the state's hand and allow for a state takeover. They referred to Colwyn as "lawless town" and hoped that their exits would precipitate the courts to appoint a receiver to run the borough.
Last night, oddly enough, calm pretty much ruled as the borough held a public hearing on the state's plans.
You can get all the latest info here.
The town's finances remain the focus of an investigation by the Delaware County District Attorney's office.
I don't envy Lesher. He has a near impossible task.
I also simply can't get my head around how a town the size of Colwyn can possibly have this many serious problems.
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