Upper Pottsgrove Journal: To better facilitate the understanding of the Township government, the Upper Pottsgrove Journal is working to provide a narrative of Board meetings. This is the first. Please click the “Read Full Article” or go to the Section tab in the menu above and click Commissioner Meeting Aug 19, 2024.
The Upper Pottsgrove Journal
UPT next board meeting is scheduled for September 16 at 7:00pm.
Upper Pottsgrove Commissioner Hank Llewellyn has put together an overview of the history of Upper Pottsgrove Township accompanied by interesting map from 1877. Please see his article at the link by clicking the “Read Full Article” below or go to the “Section” tab above, Upper Pottsgrove History. Please see as well the complete 1877 Map of…
An Editorial by Deb Bingham: As I drive through Upper Pottsgrove Township, I see the signs “Save Smola Farm–Stop Stealing our Taxpayer Funded Open Space.” “What does this really mean?”, I have been asked by residents in neighboring municipalities. I said that Smola Farm (actually Evans Rd) is not being stolen but a few acres are going to be used…
An Editorial by Renee Spaide: In a world filled with hatred, who would have ever thought that it would trickle down to local government. Unfortunately, that is where we are. The ”save Smola farm” debacle is all about hatred, not a one-and-a-half-acre piece of land. I am a past commissioner. I was on the board when many of these…
UPPER POTTSGROVE–Please see below the response from the majority of the Upper Pottsgrove Commissioners regarding a letter attributed to Ms Harper, the attorney of the plaintiffs suing the Township. The Harper letter is attached below for reference. Please also see the link to the local newspaper that printed the commissioners’ response. Please see the article “Three…
UPPER POTTSGROVE-In their ongoing effort to guard against overdevelopment in the Township as well as to maintain its rural flavor, the majority of commissioners–Don Read, Hank Llewellyn, and Trace Slinkerd–voted on March 18th to purchase 9.25 acres of land located at 2290 Gilbertsville Rd. The land, situated at the intersection of Gilbertsville Rd and Moyer Rd,…
UPPER POTTSGROVE-Below is a statement from the majority of the Board of Commissioners concerning repeated attacks upon the Township Staff and Committees. All, please see below a letter attached attributed to Kate Harper, the attorney for Matt Murray, one of the plaintiffs suing the Township. Murray provided this letter to Evan Brandt of the Mercury as…
Of the many residents that have volunteered to serve Upper Pottsgrove Township, no one has dedicated more time, more effort, or more professional expertise into making our Township a better place to live than Greg Churach. Currently, Greg is our Open Space & Recreation Committee Chairman—a position that plays a substantial role in the management, acquisition, and…
The Upper Pottsgrove Open Space & Recreation Committee moved forward with their idea of paving a section of the Township’s trail system to enhance its use along with their concept of long-term trail maintenance. The feedback has been positive and the trail section is the most used in the Township.