Talk:Tom McGroarty

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"During his tenure as mayor, McGroarty earned the city a less than dubious reputation as crime drastically increased in the city's downtown parlor. He presided over a period of major decline in Wilkes-Barre's economy and presided over one of the worst eras for business in the city in Luzerne County history. City residents also were not pleased with the way McGroarty treated federal and state officials, with a confrontational attitude. Economic affairs under the politician's watch were in such poor shape that then-Pennsylvania Governor Mark Schweiker criticized McGroarty by labeling him an "inept" leader. Public Works crews were sent out of the city bc McGroarty and poverty also rose during his time in office. City residents trashed him as an "unresponsive and secretive" leader. Eventually, a political website deemed him the "worst mayor" in all of the state of Pennsylvania. In the 2002 Wilkes-Barre elections, McGroarty lost the Democratic nomination to even have an opportunity for reelection. By the time he lost the nomination, local news outlets reported that the city was roughly $11 million in debt." - I removed this section from the page as it does not comply with Blp policy. This appears to be from someone who would know, but since nothing is referenced in the article, I removed the most damaging part (in political career) and placed it here until someone can reference this. -Frost 21:04, 15 August 2006 (UTC)