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Monday Night Comedy
POTTSTOWN, PA – Monday night is the big night folks! That’s when Chief of Police/Borough Manager Mark Flanders (or Chief BM as he’s known around town) unveils his long awaited and costly report on Pottstown’s atrocious Codes Department. You can read more about the brouhaha here. As you may recall, the green light to... »
Mr. Flanders Your Ride Awaits You
POTTSTOWN, PA – At this week’s joint Borough Council/School Board meeting, there seemed to be a slight glimmer of hope that the two bloated tax-wielding governing bodies of Pottstown might actually work together…instead of what we’ve come to expect in Pottstown. The meeting was held on neutral turf at the High Street offices of... »
Code Cracking
POTTSTOWN, PA – Seven weeks and counting. That’s how late the 10 week review of the Pottstown Codes Department is. To quote Gomer Pyle, the poster boy of Pottstown government, “Surprise surprise surprise!” Geez…if we were that late paying our astronomical Pottstown water bill…our water would have been shut off nine weeks, six days,... »
“Too Difficult”
POTTSTOWN, PA – There you have it folks. That’s the official reason from Frank Custer (Montgomery County’s Communications Director) on why tonight’s Borough Council meeting was not rescheduled due to its conflict with the “Conversations With Your Commissioners” meeting being held at the community college. Both meetings are scheduled for 7:00 tonight. Is it... »
To Tell the Truth
POTTSTOWN, PA – Montgomery County’s three commissioners, (Josh Shapiro, Leslie Richards, and Bruce Castor) will be in town this Monday, February 11, to host the fourth of their five “Conversations With Your Commissioners” meetings. If you want to read more, check out the official press release here. Let’s hope that the commissioners exhibit better... »
Overpaid
POTTSTOWN, PA – In case you haven’t been paying attention. Here’s a newsflash: Pottstown Borough Manager Mark Flanders is overpaid. Grossly overpaid. As a Pottstown taxpayer, you should be outraged. All members of Borough Council (who voted unanimously for Flanders’ hiring) should be drawn and quartered…preferably in front of Borough Hall. How dare they... »
It’s the Arts Stupid
POTTSTOWN – Music and the Arts. Countless studies have proven the economic connection between vibrant downtowns and a lively arts and music scene. And if you can successfully draw in young folks in their 20s and 30s, you’ll do even better. Do yourself a favor and spend a weekend night in West Chester or... »
Got Change?
POTTSTOWN, PA – As those of us here know unfortunately all too well, 33 year Pottstown public servant Mark Flanders was selected to fill the vacant Borough Manager position back in November. Flanders has been Pottstown’s Police Chief since 2000 and has been on the borough payroll since 1979…he’s a Pottstown career civil servant.... »
A Visit from the Property Owners
(our apologizes to Clement Clark Moore) A look at Pottstown’s Ghost of Not to Far Off Future… ‘Twas the night before Christmas, when all thro’ Pottstown Not a creature was stirring, not even the council clowns; The stockings were hung by the chimney with care, In hopes that ethical behavior soon would be there;... »
Crickets
POTTSTOWN, PA – While the staff here at SavePottstown!! certainly loves tapping our collective toes to the timeless sounds of Buddy Holly and The Crickets…the one specie of cricket we will not tolerate are the crickets of silence. And that seems to be the specie of cricket that has infested the office of the... »