Archive for February 27th, 2010

Neighborhood Schools Committee Meeting Alert!

Saturday, February 27th, 2010
Neighborhood Schools Committee Meeting Alert!

POTTSTOWN, PA – Just a reminder to our readers that there will be a Neighborhood Schools Committee meeting taking place this Monday, March 1 starting at 7:30 p.m. at the Pottstown School District Administration Building on Beech Street. The Neighborhood Schools Committee meetings are regularly scheduled for the 3rd Tuesday of each month, so... »

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Posted in Borough of Pottstown, Montgomery County, Pottstown Has Too Many Elementary Schools It Cannot Afford, Pottstown School District | 26 Comments »

Open Government 101

Saturday, February 27th, 2010
Open Government 101

POTTSTOWN, PA – As reported this week in The Mercury, the Pottsgrove School District is moving ahead with its $17 million renovation project of Ringing Rocks Elementary School, which will include a substantial amount of environmentally friendly projects, most notably a geo-thermal HVAC system and energy-efficient windows.  You can read the article here. For... »

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Posted in Borough of Pottstown, Montgomery County, Pottstown School District, The Pottstown Fishwrap | 1 Comment »

County Records Tell More Truths

Saturday, February 27th, 2010
County Records Tell More Truths

POTTSTOWN, PA – As a follow-up to our post earlier this week on County Records Don’t Lie, Save Pottstown!! would like to share with its readers a very interesting county document. Here is the Realty Tax Statement of Value form which was recorded with the county on December 31, 1997 for 272 Beech Street... »

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Posted in Borough of Pottstown, Montgomery County, Pottstown School District, Shade Tree Commission, Trees Inc | Comments Off

Feature

Untreated Mental Illness Has Destroyed an Entire Town

By SavePottstown

POTTSTOWN, PA – Do you know anyone who exhibits these symptoms: Engages in one-sided, long-winded conversations, without noticing if the listener is listening or... »

A Slap in the Face

By SavePottstown

POTTSTOWN, PA – That pretty much sums up our reaction to today’s double whammy dose of half-truths and outdated data circulated in the print... »

If I Had My Way, I Would Tear This Old Building Down

By SavePottstown

POTTSTOWN, PA – Today’s online and print editions of The Mercury contain a letter from former 12-year Pottstown School Board member Barry Haring echoing... »

The Neighborhood Schools Myth

By SavePottstown

POTTSTOWN, PA – Back in December, we posted an article about Neighborhood Schools in Pottstown.  You can read that post here. In a Preservation... »

Backing Into Rupert

By SavePottstown

POTTSTOWN, PA – Remember in 2001 when the Borough of Pottstown approved the plan to reconfigure High Street with back-in angel parking?  The reasoning... »