Government & Politics
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Vehicle Registration Fee Increase Approved by Montco Commissioners
Following a contentious debate, Montgomery County Commissioners have approved a $5 vehicle registration fee increase to help finance bridge and road work, writes Brian McCrone for NBC10. Democratic Commissioners Josh Shapiro and Val Arkoosh voted for the increase in the annual vehicle registration from $36 to $41. However, the only Republican Commissioner, Joe Gale, railed…
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Vice Presidential Candidate Mike Pence Visits KOP’s Tech Tube
Around 250 Donald Trump supporters showed up last month to hear Republican vice presidential nominee Mike Pence give a campaign speech at King of Prussia’s custom fabricated parts manufacturer Tech Tube, writes Oscar Gamble for Main Line Media News. Upon arrival, Pence toured the facility, which has grown from its original 11 employees to 300,…
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Demographic Change in Philadelphia Suburbs to Impact Presidential Election
The demographics of the vote-rich Philadelphia suburbs continue to change, making the region an important battleground in November’s presidential election, writes Maddie Hanna and Michaelle Bond for the Philadelphia Inquirer. Bucks, Chester, Delaware, and Montgomery counties have grown faster than the rest of the state. They have added college graduates to become more highly educated…
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Narberth Council Approves Replacing Historic Church with Apartments
Narberth Borough Council has approved the demolition of the vacant, 125-year-old Baptist Church of the Evangel on Elmwood Avenue to develop an 18-unit apartment building, writes Alison Burdo for the Philadelphia Business Journal. The new owner’s original plan for preserving the historical building and converting it into a mixed-use property required an amendment to the…
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Montco Treasurer Invites Bidders to Participate in ‘Free and Clear’ Judicial Real Estate Tax Sale
Montgomery County Treasurer Jason Salus, who also serves as the County’s Director of Tax Claim, has announced the upcoming “Free and Clear” Judicial Real Estate Tax Sale. The term “free and clear” refers to the divestment of all liens from Judicial Sale properties that occurs at the time of sale, according to Salus. “The goal…
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These Fine Wine & Good Spirits Stores Now Open on Sundays
The Fine Wine & Good Spirits stores located in the Hillcrest Shopping Center in Lansdale and on Shelly Road in Harleysville are now open on Sundays. Pennsylvania’s bipartisan liquor reform signed into law by Governor Tom Wolf this past spring is now in effect. As part of this reform, the Pennsylvania Liquor Control Board is…
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Lower Salford Township Hires New Public Works Director from Pool of 30 Applicants
Lower Salford Township has hired Lorenzo Cuoci as its new public works director, writes Bob Keeler for The Lansdale Reporter. Cuoci, a Doylestown resident, was chosen from a pool of around 30 applicants. He will replace Arcangelo “Arcky” DiRocco, who was Lower Salford’s public works superintendent from 1994 until his death in April at the…
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Upper Dublin Attorney Appointed Pennsylvania Superior Court Judge
Upper Dublin attorney Geoff Moulton has been appointed a Pennsylvania Superior Court Judge, writes Linda Finarelli for The Times Herald. Moulton, who was one of the three candidates nominated by Governor Tom Wolf and confirmed by the State Senate to fill vacancies on the appellate court, was sworn onto Pennsylvania’s Superior Court on Monday. During…
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GOP, DNC Conventions Confim Voters’ Impulses in Montco
The voters of Pennsylvania, a central battleground in the presidential election, absorbed the parties’ nominating conventions with varying degrees of attention, writes Dante Chinni for the Wall Street Journal. Amid the speeches and pageantry on television, interviews with voters found little immediate sign that two weeks of political messages had changed any minds. The conventions…
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Conshohocken Economic Development Corp. Considers Future of Leeland Mansion
Members of the Conshohocken Economic Development Corp. recently discussed the future of the town’s Leeland Mansion on Fayette Street, writes Carl Rotenberg for The Lansdale Reporter. The mansion, built by John Ellwood Lee in 1898, was used as borough offices, while the carriage house behind the building was a police station. This changed last December,…
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KOP’s Recovery Centers of America Volunteers at Facing Addiction’s Caucus at Democratic National Convention
The King of Prussia-based Recovery Centers of America has joined Facing Addiction as a key partner at the nonprofit’s Caucus for Addiction Solutions during this week’s Democratic National Convention in Philadelphia. The partnership speaks to Recovery Centers of America’s continued effort to advocate for the millions of individuals suffering from behavioral-health and substance-use disorders. More…
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Montgomery County Leadership: Senator Bob Casey
On the final morning of the Democratic National Convention happening in neighboring Philadelphia, Senator Robert P. Casey, Jr. speaks with MONTCO Today about growing up in Scranton, the love his parents had for each other and for he and his seven siblings, playing power forward on his high school basketball team, losing to Ed Rendell…
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Officials Hope Road Construction Sparks Economic Renaissance in Norristown
The Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission will provide $66 million over the next eight years to help expand highway access through an interchange that could benefit Norristown, writes Joseph Jaafari for the Philadelphia Inquirer. According to Jaafari, the interchange will give drivers access to the cashless tolls on and off both the Valley Forge and Norristown exits,…
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Pottstown Moves Forward with Proposal to Limit Convenience Stores, as Too Many Become ‘Eyesores’
In a unanimous vote, the Pottstown borough council recently voted to move forward with proposed rules to limit and regulate convenience stores, writes Evan Brandt for The Pottstown Mercury. This allowed borough staff to formally advertise the proposed changes as a final vote could come as early as next month. The amendments to the zoning…
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Former Fort Washington Holiday Inn Front-Desk Supervisor Ends Distinguished Secret Service Career
The Secret Service employs 7,000 special, uniformed and administrative people and has agents assigned to 136 field offices and the headquarters in Washington, D.C. Last month, 49-year-old Harry Wilson Jr., who once worked the front desk at a Holiday Inn in Fort Washington, pulled down the curtain on a 26-year career with the Secret Service,…
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Artists from Ambler, Bala Cynwyd, Norristown Paint Donkeys for Democratic National Convention
The Philadelphia 2016 Host Committee for the Democratic National Convention is presenting “Donkeys Around Town,” a colorful herd of 57 fiberglass donkeys painted by local artists, writes Linda Stein for the Delaware County News Network. The idea was the brainchild of former Governor and Philadelphia mayor Ed Rendell, who is the Philadelphia Host Committee Chairman.…
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Montgomery County Says Enough to Philadelphia Wage Tax
Montgomery County is losing millions in tax revenue a year as Philadelphia, unlike almost all other cities in the state, keeps all 3.5 percent of the city’s wage tax paid by non-residents, writes Laura McCrystal for the Philadelphia Inquirer. With revenues tight from the recent budget issues, Montgomery County, along with other communities, is rallying…
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Seven Projects Receive Montco 2040 Implementation Grants from County
The Montgomery County Commissioners recently announced that seven projects in the county will receive Montco 2040 Implementation Grants. The grants are part of an exciting new program aimed at implementing the new county comprehensive plan, Montco 2040: A Shared Vision. The program is intended to assist municipalities in making targeted physical improvements that achieve real…
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