Petitions must be filed today

SANATOGA PA – There’s a certain amount of political drama in the local air today (Tuesday, March 8, 2011), because it marks the deadline for persons interested in running for public office to file their petitions for candidacy in the May 17 primary elections.

Lower Pottsgrove (PA) Township sources indicate as many as five contenders are expected to compete for three 4-year terms on the township Board of Commissioners.

Commissioners’ seats up for election are those currently held by Jonathan Spadt, Bruce Foltz, and James Phillips; all have indicated they will run again. The drama lies in who might challenge the incumbents. Of two others known to have expressed an interest in the positions, one is a former commissioner; the other, a former police officer.

All are anticipated to run as Republicans. The full board consists of five commissioners.

Additionally, five 4-year terms on the Pottsgrove School District Board of School Directors are up for election. The incumbents are Jodi Adams, Patricia Grimm, Frederick Remelius, David Falkner, and April Kontostathis. The total board consists of nine directors.

Grimm and Falkner, appointed to replace directors who resigned for personal reasons, are expected to seek election to their first full terms. Drama in the school board ranks might arise if Adams, Remelius or Kontostathis decide not to seek re-election. At least one other individual was said to be considering a challenge for a seat, and there may be more.

Neither township or school officials need wait long to know who intends to run. Although filing petitions must be delivered to the Montgomery County Board of Elections in Norristown, the candidates’ ethics and personal disclosures statements are simultaneously filed with the municipal building and district offices by the close of business today.

Related (to the 2011 elections):

• Primary Election Filing Deadline Arrives; Drama Ahead
• Petitions Open Now For Lower Pottsgrove, District Seats

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