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The Real Pottstown Citizen for Responsible Government
POTTSTOWN, PA – Pottstown Councilman Jody Rhoads has our vote for responsible citizen of the decade. It’s only fitting that on page A3 of today’s print edition of The Fishwrap appears the continuation of a front page article detailing the proposal laid out by Mr. Rhoads during Wednesday’s committee of the whole meeting to... »
The Roadblock King
POTTSTOWN, PA – How much time, energy and money has responsible citizen Thomas Hylton cost the taxpayers of Pottstown in his personal quest to keep open the district’s five elementary schools? In today’s print and online editions of The Fishwrap, there are two articles detailing the dilemmas facing the President’s Task Force. According to... »
A Celebratory Toast to 2010!
POTTSTOWN, PA – Well folks…it’s that time of the year again. Time to get out the brandy snifter, snuggle up by the fire in our bunny slippers and velvet robe and look fondly back at the past year to see just what exactly we accomplished (and where the heck the time went!). We here... »
A Warped Frustrated Old Man
POTTSTOWN – Well well. Look who’s come out from under his rock (with his pen and fists swinging!). We truly felt the need to address today’s latest waaa-waaa advertisement that appears in the print edition of The Mercury. As a gift to their subscribers (courtesy of Mercury Editor Nancy March), the few unlucky readers... »
The Shade Tree Commission Is Toast
POTTSTOWN, PA – We just had to come out of retirement to briefly comment on a number of issues that happened this week in Pottstown. At Monday’s Borough Council meeting, two important decisions were made: 1) the dismantling of the Shade Tree Commission and 2) the green light to bring more Section 8 housing... »
Borough Council Meeting Alert!
POTTSTOWN, PA – Wednesday night, September 8, is the Pottstown Borough Council Committee of the Whole meeting. The meeting starts at 7:00 p.m. and is held at Pottstown Borough Hall, 100 East High Street, 3rd floor, Council Meeting Room. According to the agenda posted on the Borough website, there is a TON of items... »
Regrowing the Shade Tree Commission
POTTSTOWN, PA – At last night’s Pottstown Borough Council meeting, the future of the Shade Tree Commission was discussed and its new direction was put into motion. Council voted unanimously to have Solicitor Charles Garner draft the new Shade Tree ordinance. The matter of funding was also discussed. 5th Ward Councilor Dan Weand raised... »
Borough Council Meeting Alert!
POTTSTOWN, PA – Tonight is Pottstown Borough Council’s regular monthly meeting. It’s important to attend tonight’s meeting to show your support to Council in regards to the proposed rental ordinance changes. For a refresher, check out this post on Code Blue’s The Pulse: Homeowners, Townsfolk – UNITE! Here is the agenda for tonight’s meeting:... »
Cut Down the Shade Tree Commission
POTTSTOWN, PA – As we stated earlier this week while looking over Pottstown Borough Council’s agenda for this past Wednesday’s Committee of the Whole meeting, there were some interesting items up for discussion. And one of them was the future of the borough’s Shade Tree Commission. Today’s Mercury fills in the details: Pottstown council... »
No Double Dipping!
POTTSTOWN, PA – A Save Pottstown!! reader recently forwarded us an interesting double-standard and asked us to investigate. With our recent postings on Pottstown’s notorious ménage a trois, Shade Tree/Tree Commission/Trees, Inc., it appears that someone may be profiting from Pottstown’s most debated non-profit. In July of 2002, a property owner replaced a dead... »