Sidewalk Policy Review: Survey & Public Meeting
Take advantage of the opportunities for public participation in the last quarter of this year, as the township’s special sidewalk policy committee closes out its review.
In particular, residents should take a few minutes to complete the township’s “Walkways and Bike Lanes Survey.”
Two ways to communicate your priorities.
Scenes From Tredyffrin Back Yard Eco Tour
A mild August day, pleasing scenery, interesting demonstrations, and some environmental education along the way. TTDems hosted a garden tour showcasing environmentally-friendly and resource-efficient gardening–how to beautify your yard while improving the environment. See the picture story about the August 7 event.
TTDems Proposes a Transparent Process to Develop the 2011 Tredyffrin Budget
At the June 21 Board of Supervisors meeting, TTDem Chair Dariel Jamieson presented a proposal by the Tredyffrin Township Democratic Committee for a more transparent process and forward calendar to arrive at the township budget for 2011. The process is modeled on the one used by the Tredyffrin/Easttown School Board, and the calendar seeks to avoid the 11th-hour revelations and December drama of last year’s township budget.
2010-11 School Budget Reflects Hard Work and Tough Choices
June 14, Tredyffrin/Easttown’s School Board unanimously passed the 2010-11 budget, which includes a 2.9% property tax increase, many administrative cost-cutting strategies, a modest reserve drawdown and a bond issue for capital projects.
Historic Mt. Pleasant Neighborhood Faces Development Pressure
Organized by local resident Donna Shipman, a long-planned meeting between Mount Pleasant neighbors, property owners and Township officials took place at the First Baptist Church on March 22.
Citizen comments and questions focused on several unsettling changes taking place in their neighborhood–the influx of investors converting family homes into student housing, and developers buying and razing properties to build new housing. Read more on the meeting and neighborhood redevelopment underway, including the loss of the century-old home of revered community leader and civil rights activist, Mazie B. Hall.
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