Tuesday, March 19, 2013
Some Upper Moreland commissioners are in favor of allowing residents to pay local fees through a credit card while others are not.
Upper Moreland's Finance and Administrative Committee met last night and wondered if it was a good idea or not to allow residents to pay for permits and fees with credit cards, either in person or online. "Some of the challenges would be installing software, training, staffing, there may be a need for more clerical support, resolving credit card problems," Committee chair R. Samuel Valenza said. Would you like to be able to pay the township by credit card? Leave a comment. Townships like Norristown have installed a credit card payment system so residents can pay parking tickets online. "It is the 21st century," commissioner Donald Warner said. "We need to give people other options." Other options than having to pay by check or with cash. …
Friday, March 15, 2013
The Upper Moreland Budget and Finance Committee are currently exploring ways to shrink the budgetary gap.
Last month members of the Upper Moreland School Board voted to adopt a preliminary budget that reflected an increase in real estate taxes for local residents. The Upper Moreland Budget and Finance Committee had a budgetary gap of $1,693,872 at the start, which was then brought down to $861,493. This month, however, due to School Board wanting to keep the monetary value of the capital reserve set, that gap has risen slightly. For a home assessed at $127,250 by the township, residents can expect to see a yearly tax increase of $85.32. This tax increase is slightly higher ($77.29) than the one formally adopted just last month. “The hardest part is trying to keep that balance of quality education versus cutting things out,” Business Manager …
Saturday, March 2, 2013
A bus crashing into the Easton Road 7-Eleven and the Upper Moreland ice hockey team begins its title defense also make headlines.
Just in case you missed a day at Patch, which can happen but shouldn't (sign up for our free newsletters), here's a look at the top headlines around our area this week: Dad Charged with Third-Degree Murder in Child's Death Edward Doyle, 28, was arrested Sunday on endangering the welfare of a child charge, but court officials upgraded that to a third-degree murder charge Tuesday. Man Convicted for Raping Teenage Girl at Upper Moreland Party A Philadelphia man was convicted of charges of rape, statutory sexual assault, involuntary deviate sexual intercourse, sexual assault and corruption of a minor. Bus Crashes Into Easton Road 7-Eleven Transit bus hit convenience store at the intersection of Easton Road and Linden Avenue. Upper Moreland …
Wednesday, February 27, 2013
Upper Moreland Township will begin the process of looking into how to repair the flooding areas throughout the township.
As part of the Stormwater Management Improvement Plan, Upper Moreland has prioritized the troublesome flooding areas to be fixed. In all, 45 locations have been broken down into different categories based on their conditions. Since these negative effects threaten the health, safety and well-being of the community, the Township will hear the Stormwater Management Improvement Plan at the next Community Development meeting on March 11. "Upper Moreland is a relatively old community in comparison to the surrounding municipalities in the Delaware Valley," the Upper Moreland Sub-Committee said."As such, the Township's stormwater infrastructure in undersized, deteriorating and all together non-existent in many places." The problem area categories …
Tuesday, February 26, 2013
A man returning from Afghanistan and his friend suffered serious burns at a homecoming party on Broadway.
Sunday, February 24, 2013
A man returning from Afghanistan and his friend suffered serious burns at a homecoming party on Broadway.
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Sunday, February 24
OUTSIDE PHILADELPHIA, PA -- A Navy SEAL returning home from Afghanistan and his friend suffered serious burns from an explosion that occurred at a homecoming party on Friday night. According to ABC.com, the 31-year-old Navy SEAL Pasquale Troisi will be in a medically induced coma for three weeks and is expected to remain at Temple University Hospital for three months with 77-percent of his body burned. The friend, 26-year-old Stephen Klink, suffered injuries while trying to extinguish the flames. Click here to watch video footage According to police, a freestanding front-loading fireplace exploded at the party on the 2700 block of Broadway in Upper Moreland, setting the man on fire. Investigators say someone had poured gasoline onto the …
There are 45 locations outlined by the Stormwater Management Sub-Committee that have flooding problems in Upper Moreland.
Queen of Angels placing 3rd at Future City Competition and the opening of Rita's Water Ice also make headlines.
Friday, February 22, 2013
An explosion at a Hatboro home in Upper Moreland sends locals for emergency care.
Three people were left burned after a gas explosion at a Hatboro home in Upper Moreland Township. Two have been taken to local hospitals for care. According to the Department of Public Safety of Montgomery County, emergency crews were called out at 10:38 p.m. to a call in Upper Moreland Township to the 2700 block of Broadway Avenue. A medivac helicopter was called in, and landed at Willow Grove Mall in order to transport one victim who had "life threatening injuries" according to scanner reports. A second victim was being taken to a local hospital. The person's status was unknown to Montgomery County Dispatch, but discussions of taking the burn victim via helicopter or ambulance was still being decided at this hour. A third ambulance was…
There are 45 locations outlined by the Stormwater Management Sub-Committee that have flooding problems in Upper Moreland.
Compared to surrounding townships, Upper Moreland is a relatively old community. Much of the township was developed prior to the inception of stormwater management ordinance requirements and the innovative stormwater management techniques adopted by other townships. Because of those issues, there are many areas throughout the township that have flooding problems whenever it rains. Even when there are minimal amounts of rain, the flooding problems still exist. Since these negative effects threaten the health, safety and well-being of the community, the Township will hear the Stormwater Management Improvement Plan at the next Community Development meeting on March 11. The Stormwater Sub-Committee has compiled a list of problem areas …
Thomas Mauer
4:38 pm on Wednesday, March 20, 2013
I'm not about the incuring the cost of extra staffing, but serioulsy why would there need to be more staffing? This is the 21st century. Whoever is processing payments now should be able to accept and process credit card payments as well. Since it would be computerized I expect it wouldn't take any longer than working with paper, AND it would leave a clear trail for audit purposes. Frankly I find… more ›