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Board Appointments Prompt Questions, Angry Words

A Lower Pottsgrove resident Thursday charged the Board of Commissioners with playing favorites in naming people to government bodies like the Planning Commission and Zoning Hearing Board.

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Posted in Lower Pottsgrove, People, Politics, Pottsgrove Schools, Sanatoga5 Comments

Notebook Worthy: Oops! Times 3 As Commissioners Meet

Let’s just say Lower Pottsgrove’s governmental leader didn’t seem to be his usual on-point self.

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Posted in Lower Pottsgrove, Politics, Sanatoga3 Comments

All Sworn In And Ready To Work In Lower Pottsgrove

Political necessity dictates that newly elected and re-elected members of a governing body, no matter how long they’ve already served in the same capacity, be sworn into office. That happened Tuesday for three members of the Lower Pottsgrove Board of Commissioners.

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Posted in Lower Pottsgrove, People, Politics, Sanatoga5 Comments

Commissioners Ring In New At Tonight’s Township Meet

The board conducts its annual reorganization meeting tonight, and also continues an earlier public hearing on the transfer of a liquor license to a proposed Italian restaurant.

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Posted in Business, Lower Pottsgrove, Politics, Real Estate, Sanatoga5 Comments

Township’s Election Signs Part Of A ‘Disappearing Act’

The November general election is long since over, its winners waiting to be sworn into office in little more than a week. But what the election left behind in Lower Pottsgrove and elsewhere – tons of unwanted promotional signs – will soon be put to new use.

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Posted in Health, Lower Pottsgrove, Montgomery County, Politics1 Comment

Spadt: Expect Planning Vacancy To Be Filled By January

Interviews of semi-finalists candidates for the Lower Pottsgrove Planning Commission vacancy, open since July, will be conducted in coming weeks.

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Posted in Lower Pottsgrove, Politics, Sanatoga2 Comments

Gerlach May Represent Township In Redrawn 6th District

Under congressional redistricting maps unveiled Tuesday and approved less than a day later by the Pennsylvania Senate, Lower Pottsgrove would by represented by Congressman Jim Gerlach. A state House vote on the proposal is set for Monday.

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Posted in Limerick, Lower Pottsgrove, Politics, Pottstown1 Comment

PA Redistricting Map Sets Could Be Available Monday

Both state and congressional redistricting maps could be unveiled Monday, officially determining which municipalities fall within which districts.

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Together Again: Foltz, Klotz, Spadt As Commissioners

Veteran campaigner Bruce Foltz was the top vote-getter Tuesday among four candidates for Lower Pottsgrove Board of Commissioners’ electoral vacancies. Stephen Klotz and Jonathan Spadt won two remaining board seats.

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Posted in Lower Pottsgrove, Montgomery County, News, Politics, Pottstown, Sanatoga3 Comments

Some Township Voters May Get A New Polling Place

Under a proposal agreed upon by local members of both major political parties, Lower Pottsgrove’s largest voting district, No. 2, would be divided to better serve voters. Half of its residents would continue to vote at Berean Bible Church; half would vote at Sunnybrook Ballroom.

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Posted in Lower Pottsgrove, Montgomery County, Politics, Sanatoga5 Comments

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