The Delaware County Bureau of Elections has posted their unofficial list of candidates running in the primary on May 18th. The last day to register to vote in the May primary (or switch parties to vote in a primary) is May 3rd. You can register to vote online […]
The township meeting was streamed live on Youtube. The next meeting on April 8th will be a hybrid in-person meeting, the public can participate either via Zoom or a limited number in person (first come, first seated). Masks will be required. The Ward 2 and 4 commissioners were […]
I wrote in the first post here that the primary inspiration for this blog was the Chester Matters blog that covers local issues in Chester City in a way that the press doesn’t. Now that blog’s author, Stefan Roots is running for City Council in Chester with an […]
The video of the relatively short board meeting is located on Youtube here and the agenda is available on Board Docs here. Opening Announcements Both the board president and superintendent highlighted the need for people to behave responsibly over spring break. They also highlighted the return to 4.5 […]
Today was the annual CRC stream cleanup and we had a beautiful day for it. This year there were only two locations in Nether Providence – the Smedley site, which is always full, and Leiper Park. So we headed over to Leiper Park. There was a great turnout, […]
The Delaware County District Attorney’s Office received a multi-year Safe Schools grant. In the past this grant has been distributed to schools in the county for physical safety items like locks and cameras. This year, however, they are investing in mental and behavioral health services. WHYY had a […]
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 WSSD held its usual meeting last night. The meeting can be found on Youtube here, and the agenda and documents can be found in board notes online here. Both focus topics concerned the plans to return to full in-person education for all students currently attending as part […]
Tonight the school board will discuss plans to return many more students to the classroom. Before that starts we should review the current round of return for elementary school students. In February when the board was discussing the return for elementary school students, it was pointed out that […]
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