Since this blog is essentially the only media coverage of Nether Providence Township meetings, there are two topics from last week’s meeting that warrant further discussion. Covanta’s Chester Incinerator The first is the Covanta incinerator in Chester. Built in 1992, the incinerator in Chester is one of the […]
The township meeting is viewable on Youtube at this link. The board discussed a resolution from the EAC based on a request from Chester Residents Concerned with Quality Living to pass a resolution calling on the county to stop sending waste to the incinerator in the city of […]
The township board of commissioners met this week, the video can be found on youtube here. It was mostly routine business this week. The board formally appointed Bill Silverstein chair of the township’s Environmental Advisory Committee, and authorized it to appoint a vice-chair The board discussed how to […]
The Nether Providence Township board of commissioners held their January legislative meeting this week. The video is on Youtube here. Jane Miluski was appointed to the township environment advisory committee and Gary Silver and Steven Henry were re-appointed to the Parks commission. A list of township boards and […]
The township meeting was streamed on youtube again, the video is available here. A moment of silence was held for Chief Clancy, former township code enforcement officer and long-time member of South Media Fire Company. The moment of silence was also held for Bruce Brown who donated the […]
I haven’t found it in any public post, but commissioners have sent out an email that a car was stolen recently in the township. There’s been a wave of break-ins throughout the township, starting in the south and moving north. Cars were unlocked (the keys were left in […]
With the holidays, we usually end up with more material goods. But logically, that means something has to make way for the new. So how do you get rid of the old? One caveat, some of these programs have been curtailed by the pandemic. But they’ll all likely […]
The township held its last meeting of the year and approved the 2021 budget. The township is holding a blood drive at the township building on Dec. 30th from 2-7 pm. Donors are still very much in need. Sign up at https://redcrossblood.org and use the sponsor code Nether […]
Last year, the county performed a court-ordered re-assessment of all property values. This year, all taxing entities have to reset the millage rates so that the revenue they bring in remains unchanged (but they can still increase taxes after that). The county and township have posted their preliminary […]
The township held its penultimate meeting of the year, a relatively short meeting this time. Budget items were largely held over until next week’s final meeting of the year. Two members of the planning commission and two of the zoning were re-appointed for another term. The township received […]
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