Fountain Hill’s Ex-Manager Admits to Offering to Pay Teen for Sex
Former Fountain Hill borough manager Eric Gratz pleaded guilty Friday to two misdemeanor counts of solicitation to commit prostitution in the Lehigh County Court of Common Pleas.
Former Fountain Hill borough manager Eric Gratz pleaded guilty Friday to two misdemeanor counts of solicitation to commit prostitution in the Lehigh County Court of Common Pleas.
Fountain Hill Borough Council voted 6-1 Wednesday to terminate borough manager Eric Gratz, who had been on unpaid leave from the position since the spring, when he was charged with allegedly soliciting a minor for sex.
Fountain Hill borough officials have confirmed that borough manager Eric Gratz has been placed on unpaid administrative leave pending the resolution of criminal charges he is currently facing.
The employment status of Fountain Hill's borough manager is likely to face scrutiny after he was charged by Lehigh County detectives with soliciting a 17-year-old girl for sex Friday.
Although the intersection in which they're located is only a couple blocks from Fountain Hill Elementary School, old school zone signs along Broadway in Fountain Hill borough have to be removed because they are no longer needed, according to state law.
For residents of a one-block section of Jeter Avenue in Fountain Hill borough, some short-term pain in the form of noise, dirt and disruption will bring long-term gain.
A new borough manager will take over in Fountain Hill at the beginning of September, Borough Council President Norm Blatt announced at the Aug. 3 meeting.