‌ December 23, 2021

IN THIS ISSUE Budget Adopted Supervisor Honored New Officer Leaf Collection Meeting Schedule ‌ ‌ ‌ 2022 Budget Adopted The Board of Supervisors on Tuesday adopted the Township’s 2022 budget. The budget keeps tax rates steady in the Township. A homeowner with a property assessed at the Township average of $227,000 would pay $726 in Township taxes in 2022. The Township’s combined real estate millage rate is the fifth lowest in Montgomery County.  The budget includes funding for the replacement of the Pulaski Road Bridge, regional water quality enhancements and money for a variety of preliminary improvements to Mermaid Park to bring new utilities to the property and to further stabilize remaining structures on the site. As part of the Board meeting, the Board authorized the advertising of an ordinance that would place a referendum on an increase to the current Earned Income Tax (EIT) on the May 17, 2022 election ballot. The Board will consider the ordinance at its meeting on January 18. The increase to the EIT would be used to help pay down debt from open space acquisition and for open space maintenance. Any increase to the EIT would have to be approved by voters in a referendum before it could go into effect. The proposed increase would add $40 to the typical person’s EIT payment.  Click here to learn more about the 2022 budget

Supervisor Fred Conner Honored For Service Retiring Supervisor Fred Conner was recognized at the Board of Supervisors’ meeting on December 21. “Fred has faithfully served our community in numerous capacities over the last 17 years,” said Board Chair Michele Minnick. “ My colleagues and I wish him well in his much-deserved retirement from the Board of Supervisors.” Fred began serving Whitpain Township almost two decades ago as a member of the Open Space Preservation Committee. He also served on the Planning Commission, Zoning Hearing Board, and has been a member of the Board of Supervisors since 2009. Over the course of his service to the Township, Whitpain has expanded its park and trail systems, received a coveted Aaa Bond Rating from Moody’s on multiple occasions, and focused on revitalization efforts in West Ambler. To learn more about Fred’s tenure on the Board of Supervisors, please click here.

New Police Officer Welcomed The Township welcomed Samantha Friel, its newest police officer, to the Police Department at Tuesday’s Board of Supervisors’ meeting.   “This swearing-in ceremony is very meaningful to the Department because Officer Friel started her career in Whitpain as a civilian working as a Police Communications Operator,” said Police Chief Ken Lawson. “She continually proved herself in her time with the Township and exceled in the interview process and while in the Montgomery County Police Academy.”

Leaf Collection on December 28, 29 Leaves will be collected on Tuesday and Wednesday, December 28 and December 29. Residents living south of Skippack Pike will have their leaf and yard waste collected on Tuesday and those living north of Skippack Pike will have their collection on Wednesday. Please click here for a map of the two collection areas If your pickup is missed, you must call the Township the day of collection at 610-277-2400. This program is not available to private communities. Christmas trees will be collected on the south side of Skippack Pike on January 11 and January 25 and on the north side on January 12 and January 26.

Township Meeting Schedule Township meetings are now being held in hybrid mode and can be attended in-person or via Zoom. Please go to the Agenda Center for details of each meeting. Click for the Meeting Calendar Click here for the Agenda Center January 3: Board of Supervisors reorganization, 6 p.m.

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