Nether Providence Township held its regular workshop meeting last night. The relatively short meeting is available on Youtube. There were no opening reports or public comments, but the commissioners announced a proclamation for Hope for Hallie Teen Mental Health Awareness Day. As part of the ongoing budget process, […]
I’m told that the first round of mail-in ballots are going out this week, so its time to look through what’s on the ballot in Garden City and surrounding areas. A reminder that you still have until October 18th to register to vote and until October 26th to […]
The school board held its regular meeting on October 11th. The short meeting is available on Youtube, and the agenda is available on Board Docs. Student Representative Report Its homecoming week with a football game and dance. The middle school has 36 different clubs available for students from […]
Superintendent Dr. Marseille is holding a series of community conversations in the coming weeks at each of the schools, starting tomorrow. They’re outside and in the early evening. There’s a sign-up form, but pre-registration is not required to attend. You can attend as many sessions as you’d like. […]
The Wallingford Swarthmore School District held its regular meeting tonight. Its available on Youtube and at 50 minutes is one of the shortest. The agenda is available on Board Docs. Student Report The student report covered the first month of school. Band night on the 24th was a […]
The county Bureau of Election has posted all the sample ballots for this fall’s election. You can look up your ballot exactly as it will appear on the county’s website here. Note that not only is the first page of the ballot front and back, but you will […]
WSSD has sent out an email this morning that there will be no Bus 21. Due to the number of Covid cases among transportation workers, they have run out of bus drivers and have been unable to secure a replacement. In other school Covid news, the Economist had […]
In today’s notes I mentioned the township board again discussed zoning for marijuana dispensaries. I have a few points to add. The first is to echo Commissioner Cooper’s point that if the township plans to regulate marijuana dispensaries, it should regulate it in a similar manner to tobacco […]
Nether Providence Township held its regular meeting last night – listed as a workshop and legislative meeting instead of just legislative. I’m not sure why, because in practice there’s little difference between the workshop and legislative meetings. The video of this fairly short meeting is available on Youtube […]
The Commonwealth Court, one of the appeals courts in Pennsylvania, ruled last Thursday that the sale of the Chester Water Authority to Aqua can go ahead. The decision is here and appears to have been 5-2. That will be appealed and apparently there’s still much litigation to go. […]
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