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Volunteer to clean up your watershed May 4th, 2013

Apr 29

If you’ve not heard of the CRC Watersheds Association it’s a local non-profit which helps to keep our local watersheds healthy and clean. And who doesn’t want clean water where we live? That said, they sponsor an annual stream clean-up and you can choose a nearby park or stream and volunteer to help out. If you do there’s a hosted lunch...

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Credible answers found for 3rd Street Dam delay

Apr 11

My my my. My colleague Monika Rehoric has been busy along with her former council members, throwing around implications in their editorials on Delco Times. Residents may not know this, but Ms. Rehoric has formed an independent group called “Media First” which is sending around campaign materials to residents in Media, running against Media Democrats. She...

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Upper Providence: No funding for MUPFL New Building in 2013

Dec 14

Upper Providence: No funding for MUPFL New Building in 2013

According to a source close to the matter, I just heard that Upper Providence did not include any funding next year last night for the Media Upper Providence Free Library (MUPFL) building project. Last night was their final meeting of 2013, so it’s unclear how their 2013 budget will change before the end of the year. Fran Shields, the Chair of the MUPFL Board...

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Wawa presented application to Planning Commission November 7th

Nov 09

I had the opportunity to attend the Planning Commission meeting this week on Wednesday and observe the presentation by Wawa. The Delaware County Times wrote a nice summary of what happened. In addition, Media Patch also has some very good reporting of the conversation among Planning Commission members and Wawa. By my estimates, approximately 25 residents were in...

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County Council forecasts 2.8 percent tax increase, Media Borough forecasts no increase

Nov 09

From the Delaware County times: MEDIA — The preliminary draft of the county’s 2013 budget includes a 2.8 percent tax hike, according to a memo county Executive Director Marianne Grace recently presented to Delaware County Council… The proposed budget calls for a millage rate of 5.452, which is an increase of 0.15 mills or 2.8 percent, according to Grace. A...

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