Commentary 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 for a municipal complex…
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Commentary 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 decisions were made. They were…
Commentary by Leighanne Hertzog: I am a resident of Summer Grove Neighborhood, Upper Pottsgrove Township, and wish to express my concerns as well as the concerns of several of my neighbors regarding the proposed building of over 400 homes in our area. This proposed increase of population in a small area, accessible by limited roadways, will have a negative…
Commentary by Greg Delp: On Monday, June 19th, I made the following comments concerning what has transpired over the past several months regarding the site location of the new municipal building at the Township’s regular June meeting. Below are my edited and explained comments due to the context of my comments not totally contained in the Pottstown Mercury. The individuals I mentioned by…
Commentary by Deb Bingham: Well I guess congratulations are in order after the primary. I have been contemplating writing this email for about a week now. The mail that we received was all directed at Trace Slinkerd and really no other commissioners. Nothing positive about what you as a group of commissioners has done for our township. …