Deacon moving on

Dear Editor,

I have been assigned to serve in Erie this summer at Our Lady of Peace parish. I greatly enjoyed writing for the Times Observer. The faith series on kayaking, hunting, football, and the saints were a joy to write about the last nine months.

Know of my appreciation for those who read these articles. I am also grateful to Times Observer for giving me the opportunity to write. It was a gift to serve at St. Luke and St. Joseph parishes in Warren County with Fr. Rick Tomasone.

I ask for prayers as I serve in Erie this summer, in Baltimore this upcoming school year, and in preparation for priestly ordination next May.

I greatly enjoyed being in Warren County.

God bless,

Deacon Luke Daghir,

Diocese of Erie

County penalty coming

Dear Editor,

With no new industry coming to Warren County and property assessment reduced for several of the existing businesses, most individual property owners are going to pay more with the reassessment passed by the current Board of Commissioners.

I know they say its revenue neutral but if assessments are reduced for industry and no reduction in the county budget, where is the money coming from? Do you really think you are going to pay less in property tax with all the improvements you have made to your property in the last 30 years?

Gregory Burkett,

Warren