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Thursday, February 7, 2013

Upper Moreland Reappoints Officials for Local Government

Upper Moreland Township held its regular meeting earlier this week and several people were reappointed to government positions.

The Upper Moreland Board of Commissioners held its monthly meeting on Monday, Feb. 4. and action was taken. For local wards, Michael J. Cavanaugh and Dean Swedberg were each reappointed to Wards 7 and 5, respectively, to the Parks and Rec Advisory Council. - John Massucci was reappointed to the Environmental Advisory Council. - Kent Nelson was reappointed to the Upper Moreland-Hatboro Joint Sewer Authority. The following members were reappointed to the Upper Moreland Historical Commission: In other township news, John T. Fenn was reappointed to the Zoning Hearing Board, Jennifer W. Brown, Esq. was selected as counsel Business Tax Enforcement & Compliance, Stephen P. Imms, Jr., Esq. was appointed as Business Tax Hearing Officer and Michael …

Monday, February 4, 2013

Upper Moreland Board of Commissioners to Meet Tonight

Tonight's Upper Moreland Board of Commissioners meeting will start at 7 p.m.

The Upper Moreland Board of Commissioners will hold its scheduled monthly meeting tonight, Feb. 4, at the Upper Moreland Township building. The meeting will begin at 7 p.m. and various items are on the agenda. The township has posted what will be on tap below: UPPER MORELAND TOWNSHIP Regular Meeting Agenda February 4, 2013 7:00 p.m.  Draft Agenda Subject to Change  Appointments              Other Items New Business Commissioner Comments Adjournment

Old Maid

4:30 pm on Monday, February 4, 2013

Try retrieving moneys payed to contractors at the schools.   more ›

Friday, January 25, 2013

Democrats Seeking Commissioner Candidates in Upper Moreland

The Democratic Committee is looking for local candidates interested in filling the role as an elected official of Upper Moreland's local government.

The Upper Moreland Democratic Committee is seeking Commissioner Candidates in Wards 1, 3, 5. And 7, as well as Township Treasurer. There are also four vacancies on the school board, which can be filled “at large”, by any Township Resident in any Ward. Voters should be concerned about the negative long-term impact on Tax Revenue if the planned “Super WAWA” occupies our most valuable downtown real estate, not to mention the impact on traffic and the future development of the town center. Recent issues have included cost overruns in the construction of the Memorial Park Entrance, The slow pace of re-development, the “missing” ½ million dollars and the former tax collector; not to mention two tax increases in the past two years. One party has …

Monday, January 14, 2013

Volunteers Sought for Upper Moreland Board of Appeals

The Upper Moreland Board of Commissioners are seeking candidates for a potential Board of Appeals group.

The Board of Commissioners is considering creation of a five member local Board of Appeals (UCC Appeals Board) to hear and rule on challenges to the administration and enforcement of the Pennsylvania Statewide Uniform Construction Code (building code) in Upper Moreland Township. Members of the UCC Appeals Board should have prior training and/or experience in any of the following areas: building and construction, architecture, engineering, design, and planning or other related fields.  If you or anyone you know is interested in volunteering their time to serve on an Appeals Board of this nature, please submit a letter of interest and resume to the Township Manager, David A. Dodies, ddodies@uppermoreland.org no later than Thursday, January …

Monday, January 7, 2013

Board of Commissioners Meet Tonight, Honor Police Officers

The agenda for tonight's public meeting was recently posted on the Upper Moreland Township web site.

Public Hearings & Regular Meeting Agenda January 7, 2013 7:00 p.m. Draft Agenda – Subject to Change Presentations PUBLIC HEARINGS re (1) Conditional Use Application for SPA Two, LLC d/b/a Hand & Stone Massage, 168 Park Avenue; (2) re approving the creation of a Township UCC Appeals Board REGULAR MEETING 

Monday, December 17, 2012

Township Cancels Finance, Public Health and Parks and Rec Meetings

Upper Moreland has rescheduled the meetings for Jan. 28.

Upper Moreland Township has announced the Board of Commissioners have canceled tonight's (Dec. 17) scheduled meetings that included the following committees: The meetings are rescheduled for January 28, 2013 at 7:00 p.m., in the Council Room, 117 Park Avenue, Willow Grove, PA  19090.

Monday, December 3, 2012

Board of Commissioners Meet to Adopt 2013 Budget

The meeting will begin at 7 p.m. tonight in the Upper Moreland Township Building.

The following is the agenda for the Board of Commissioners' meeting tonight starting at 7 p.m. In addition to its regular monthly meeting, the 2013 township budget will be discussed. Regular Meeting Agenda December 3, 2012 7:00 p.m. DRAFT AGENDA – SUBJECT TO CHANGE Special Meeting to Adopt 2013 Township Budget  Regular Meeting  Finance & Administrative Committee  Community Development Committee Parks & Recreation Committee Public Health & Safety Committee

Monday, November 26, 2012

Finance, Parks & Rec, Public Health Meeting Agendas

The Upper Moreland Board of Commissioners will meet tonight at 7 p.m. at the Township Building.

The following agenda is posted on the Upper Moreland Township web site: I. Moment of Silent Meditation II. Pledge of Allegiance III. Presentations/Announcements  Finance & Administrative Committee:  R. Samuel Valenza – Chair; Donna Parsell and Donald G. Warner, Members; and John Crawford, Assistant Township Manager/Director of Finance  I.   Call to Order II.  Roll Call           III. Approval of Minutes – October 15, 2002                                                 IV.  Reports A.  Director of Finance – October, 2012 (attachment) B.  Tax Enforcement Officers – October, 2012 (attachment) C.  Report from Earned Income Tax Collector (Berkheimer) – October, 2012    D.  Investment Activity Report – October, 2012 (attachment)  V. Review of …

Wednesday, October 3, 2012

Decision on Wawa Gas Station Coming on Nov. 13

The Board of Commissioners recently agreed to set up a hearing on whether or not to change the township zoning code of Town Center.

The issue over a new Wawa gas station has divided the township and its residents over the last couple of months, but soon enough there will be a decision one way or the other if it will be allowed to be built. After much deliberating between the township commissioners at Monday's meeting, a hearing date of Nov. 13 was set to determine if the township will change its zoning code to allow construction. The land that Goodman Properties wishes to build on is currently zoned Town Center and does not allow gas stations. Some Commissioners who are opposed to a new Wawa maintain that by amending the zoning code it could have a negative impact on the township and surrounding businesses. New projects like this seem to be happening in a lot of …

Robert Gross

5:48 pm on Thursday, October 4, 2012

Not a good location !!! The area in Downtown Willow Grove is already congested. Their always talking about Willow Grove being revitalized for foot traffic, this is not the type of business for that. The committee is going to have a hard enough time ReVitalizing Downtown since all the store fronts have been turned inward years ago away from the main streets. It looks like a giant warehouse from …   more ›

Monday, October 1, 2012

Upper Moreland Commissioners Meeting Tonight

Read what's on the agenda for tonight's meeting.

UPPER MORELAND TOWNSHIP Public Hearing Regular Meeting Agenda October 1, 2012 7:00 p.m. DRAFT AGENDA SUBJECT TO CHANGE Public Hearing  Finance & Administrative Committee – September, 2012               Community Development Committee – September, 2012 Parks & Recreation Committee – September, 2012 New Business Commissioner Comments Adjournment

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