Three individuals, Elwood Taylor, Al Leach, and Tyrone Robinson, have sued the Township concerning the building of its municipal complex located at 2290 Gilbertsville Rd—the Township’s second choice for the site. The Township’s first choice, Evans Rd (Smola), is currently in litigation. The three plaintiffs are each running for Township Commissioner in the upcoming November election and have sued…
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Boyle Construction project manager and professional engineer Tony Ganguzza, who guided the Township project team through the contract awarding process, had this to say to the building team. Please see the Board of Commissioners Press Release as well. See link at the bottom of the article. Team, just a few words about the awarding of the municipal contracts for…
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE-Upper Pottsgrove Township, Jun 17th, 2025— Monday evening, after four years of careful planning, problem-solving, and persistence, the Upper Pottsgrove Township Board of Commissioners has officially approved the bid package for a new, long-awaited municipal complex. The entire project is fully funded without taking on any debt. This milestone marks a major leap forward for the Township, bringing…
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE – On June 2, 2025, the Montgomery County Court ruled against Upper Pottsgrove Township’s petition to limit the volume of Right-to-Know (RTK) requests filed by a single individual. While we respect the court’s decision, the Township remains concerned about the growing financial burden placed on taxpayers due to repeated, extensive requests requiring legal review and significant staff…
UPPER POTTSGROVE—On May 17th at 10:00 a.m., Upper Pottsgrove Township will dedicate their Veteran’s Memorial located at 1420 Heather Place. The project was long in coming. The Open Space and Recreations Board recommended the project on May 8th, 2018, to the Board of Commissioners with the Board following through with the approval of the project on May 21st, 2018.…
An article published in The Mercury by a local reporter on April 6th opened with the line, “The Township has quietly solicited bids for the construction of a new municipal complex on property it owns at the corner of Gilbertsville and Moyer roads.” In the opinion of The Upper Pottsgrove Journal, this statement, as well as the malicious use of the word “quietly,”…
The Board met Monday, March 17th, 2025, at 7:00 pm. As always, the solicitor reviewed the rules for public comments then the Board began its regular order. The first order of business, as with every board meeting, is to vote on the minutes of the previous meeting and then the current bill list—the list of invoices the Township is scheduled…
At the Board of Commissioner’s meeting on Feb 19, 2025, the majority of the Board, Commissioners Trace Slinkerd, Don Read, and Hank Llewellyn, approved a resolution (Resolution No. 788 link https://upperpottsgrovejournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/Resolution-788-.pdf ) condemning a letter written by Kate Harper and endorsed by Matt Murray and Nathaniel Guest, the two plaintiffs suing the Township over the municipal building site (Harper…
In a recent news release concerning an injunction filed against an individual in what the Upper Pottsgrove Township’s complaint describes as a person using the “Right to Know” law as a weapon to hold hostage and financially drain a township of its limited resources, the release states that all commissioners supported the injunction (see release link here https://upperpottsgrovejournal.com/township-files-for-injunction/ ). …
Below please find a letter from Commissioner Don Read to Republican Upper Pottsgrove Committee members Cathy Paretti and Dave Waldt. In 2023, Waldt took the Republican Area 2 Chairman role with no competition and promptly appointed Paretti to the second Upper Pottsgrove committee position. The County Republican Committee divides the county into areas for better management. The political units…