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2015 Year in Review and 2016 Preview
Friends, Neighbors and Fellow Upper Merion Area Residents: 2015 was a very exciting year in Upper Merion Township. We opened the trail from Heuser Park to Valley Forge National Historic Park. We took over the pool, cleaned it up, made … Continue reading
The 2016 Budget
Friends, Neighbors and Fellow Upper Merion Area Residents: On Thursday, November 12th the Upper Merion Township Board of Supervisors posted the 2016 Budget. The Upper Merion Township Budget is actually several budgets. These budgets are the operating budget, the capital … Continue reading
Senior Housing
Friends, Neighbors and Fellow Upper Merion Area Residents: After decades of conversation about senior housing in Upper Merion Township, our municipality is on the verge of two different senior housing communities in two different portions of Upper Merion Township. The … Continue reading
Upper Merion Trivia 2015
Friends, Neighbors and Fellow Upper Merion Area Residents: It’s time for the return of Upper Merion Trivia! Hopefully these trivia questions will offer a little fun as well as provide some additional information about our community. The 15 questions vary … Continue reading
The LED Sign Redux
Friends, Neighbors and Fellow Upper Merion Area Residents: Upper Merion Township uses a variety of means to communicate with township residents. Township Lines is our most traditional means of communicating. It’s mailed to about 9,000 residences so it reaches a … Continue reading
The Upper Merion Farmers Market
Friends, Neighbors and Fellow Upper Merion Area Residents: One of the most important functions of a Supervisor is to communicate with our residents. As I often say, many great ideas originate as a result of a conversation between a resident … Continue reading
The Impact of Jobs on Upper Merion
Friends, Neighbors and Fellow Upper Merion Area Residents: Did you know that every year Upper Merion Township receives $47 in revenue for each job in the township and the Upper Merion Area School District receives $5 for each job? With … Continue reading
Increasing Green Space
Friends, Neighbors and Fellow Upper Merion Area Residents: As you may know, one of the first initiatives I led in Upper Merion Township was as the head of Greener Upper Merion, the organization that passed the Open Space Referendum in … Continue reading
Board of Community Assistance 2015
Friends, Neighbors and Fellow Upper Merion Area Residents: It’s that time of year again! As we begin to creep closer to springtime, the Board of Community Assistance application deadline of March 15th also creeps closer. In 2013 Upper Merion Township … Continue reading
2014 Year in Review and 2015 Preview
Friends, Neighbors and Fellow Upper Merion Area Residents: 2014 was a very exciting year in Upper Merion Township. Major public works projects were initiated including the new community/senior center, the trail from Heuser Park to Valley Forge Park and the … Continue reading