SANATOGA PA – Local government junkies love early January. It’s the best time of year to make their marks on a brand new, pristine calendar.

Like local governments everywhere, Lower Pottsgrove (PA) Township has obliged those who follow its inner workings – far more closely than most of us – by supplying in advance its schedule of commissions, boards, and agencies meeting dates during the next 12 months.

Meetings are planned for:

• the Board of Commissioners, at 7 p.m. on Jan. 3 and 19 Feb. 6 and 23, March 5 and 22, April 2 and 9, May 7 and 24, June 4 and 21, July 2 and 19, Aug. 6 and 23, Sept. 4 and 20 Oct. 1 and 18, Nov. 1 and 15, and Dec. 3 and 20;

• the Sewer Authority, at 7 p.m. on Jan. 9, Feb. 13, March 12, April 9, May 16, June 11, July 9, Aug. 13, Sept. 10, Oct. 9, Nov. 12, and Dec. 10;

• the Planning Commission, at 6:30 p.m. on Jan. 23, Feb. 27, March 19, April 16, May 21, June 18, July 16, Aug. 20, Sept. 17, Oct. 15, Nov. 19 and Dec. 17; and

• the Parks and Recreation Board, at 7 p.m. on Jan. 30, Feb. 28, March 26, April 23, May 29, June 25, July 23, Aug. 27, Sept. 24, Oct. 22 and Nov. 26, with no meeting in December.

Exceptions in scheduling meeting dates are the township Zoning Hearing Board and Civil Service Commission. They meet only on an as-needed basis.

All meetings are held at the municipal building, 2199 Buchert Rd., Pottstown, and are open to the public. Both the building and its and meeting room are wheelchair accessible. Anyone who needs assistance or accommodation to attend a meeting is asked to call the township office, 610-323-0436 Ext. 8, at least 24 hours in advance. Those with limited or no hearing can contact the township using a telecommunication device for the deaf (TDD) by calling the AT&T Pennsylvania Relay Center toll-free at 800-654-5984.

The township advertised its meeting dates Dec. 21 (2011) in The Pottstown Mercury newspaper, its publication of record for legal notices.