The County of Lackawanna’s 2009 Budget Message
Upon taking office on January 7, 2008, the Washo & O’Brien Administration (the “Administration”) discovered a significant budget deficit looming in 2009 due to the fact that the County’s debt service more than doubled from $8,342,000 in 2003 to an anticipated $18,843,000 in 2009. The increased deficit equated to an annual debt service payment increase of $10,501,000.
Go figger...
O’Brien is now running in the 2010 election for the US House against Kanjorski. The local media also made a big deal about O’Brien attending the Obama coronation.