Posted on 06/08/2017 2:10:02 AM PDT by Warrior_Queen
SHENANGO TOWNSHIP (KDKA) — The proposed sale of the former New Castle Youth Development Center has raised alarms in Shenango Township, Lawrence County.
Little is known about the highest bidder, HIRA Educational Services, and that’s the problem. Townspeople are suspicious.
“I would hope the governor would say this is all null and void. We’re going to open this up to bidding again,” said Shirley Sallmen, a resident and critic of the state’s bidding process.
Now, three state lawmakers – Sen. Elder Vogel, Rep. Chris Sainato and Rep. Aaron Bernstine – are asking the same. They have sent a letter to Gov. Tom Wolf asking him to void the sale.
HIRA is a consultant group and their stated mission is to help Muslim schools in the U.S.
While some on social media have raised ethnic distrust and used racial epithets, the lawmakers have focused on the company’s lack of credentials and financial wherewithal. The company bid $400,000 to purchase the 143-acre site with 13 buildings, but KDKA’s research finds that the company claims only one employee in an apartment in Newark, New Jersey, and has not reported income of more than $50,000 in each of the past three years.
In addition, the state of New Jersey has revoked HIRA’s non-profit status for failing to submit required financial reports for two consecutive years. KDKA’s Andy Sheehan called the company phone number, but got only answer machine. And no one from HIRA returned the calls.
On Thursday, the Shenango Township supervisors will be holding the monthly meeting and a large crowd is expected.
If you go and look at HIRA...they consult with only one single group/backers...that will always be Muslim in nature. The fact that they are paying down $400k for this former youth center...means they have some kind of backer or financial connection to make the payment.
What I find odd about the location is that it’s in the middle of nowhere. Thirty miles from Pittsburgh, and at least 20 miles from Youngstown. I seriously doubt there’s any Islamic family connection in the local area (maybe I’ll be proven wrong on that).
For this type of facility....appearing to be combination of dorm and classrooms, I can only imagine it being made into some kind of private academy. But you’d have to have a fair sum of money flowing into this monthly to cover heat and utilities. I would take a wild guess that $15,000 a month would be necessary to just pay on electrical and gas.
Our so-called arab friends, the saudis, fund most of the mosques being built around the world. I wouldn’t doubt they help fund the training grounds for future jihadists as well. The Bushes, because of their oil ties, the Clintons because they’ll take money from anyone and obama, because he’s a closet muslim, all took part in the growing islamisation of the U.S. Blame them, plenty. Afterall, they know better than the common man, they are, the elites.
The Saudis need to stop spending money on enterprises like this.
Tom Wolf is a Leftist wimp. Don’t hold your breath.
I’ll take “No Good Will Come of This” for $1000 Alex...
Any FReepers in the area have time to check it out? Jihadists training school?
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