They raised taxes 70% the last 8 years yet over the last 4 years vote 80% pay raise for 1 employee.

News story from Pocono news channel BRCTV 13 on 6-18-25.

The Stroudsburg Borough Council has 5 Democrats, 1 Independent, and 1 Republican.

The Republican voted against the increase.

Of the two people that spoke in favor of the raise the first woman directly works for the man getting the raise and the second woman is a member of the local school board which has also raised taxes exorbitantly the last several years while only about 50% of students can do reading and math at grade level. She also is a relative of one of the Council members which voted for the pay raise.