2023 Budget Up For Adoption Tuesday

December 15, 2022

2023 Budget, With No Changes To Tax Rates, Up For Adoption

The Board of Supervisors will consider adopting the Township's 2023 budget at its meeting on December 20.

The proposed budget keeps tax rates steady in 2023. The budget includes funding for improvements at Mermaid and Wissahickon Parks, regional water quality enhancements, renovations and expansion of the Public Works garage, and improvements to traffic signals along Skippack Pike.

The meeting can be attended in-person or by Zoom.

Zoom Participation

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Passcode: 691636

Telephone Participation

Dial: 301 715 8592

Webinar ID: 814 1029 4087

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To learn more about the 2023 budget, please click here.

Lee Miller Remembered For His Service

The Whitpain community joined family, friends, firefighters, and Township staff members in remembering and honoring Lee Miller on Wednesday evening.

Hundreds of visitors attended his life celebration at Centre Square Fire Company where mourners shared fond memories of Lee and remembered his incredible legacy of service to Whitpain.

As a 40-year Public Works employee, Lee held many positions in the department including Assistant Director. His service didn’t end when his day job ended because Lee also served as fire chief of Centre Square Fire Company for the last 16 years.

Lee’s calm demeanor, confident leadership ability, and relentlessly positive attitude will be missed by all. However, his legacy of service to the community will live on.

Township Working With GVF To Improve Biking In Whitpain

The Township is partnering with GVF to improve biking conditions in Whitpain.

The project, named Bike More, Drive Less, will include a January survey that will ask about current bicycle conditions and areas for improvement, such as bike path connectivity, signage and safety. The goal is to create a plan that will provide better biking conditions for residents and those who work in the Township. GVF has more than 30 years of nonprofit mobility expertise.

Continue reading the Wire or visit the Township's website in January to take the survey.

Stay Alert For Utility Payment Scams

With the holiday season here, PECO reminds customers to stay alert for potential payment scams targeting utility customers. Scammers are using the holiday season to trick utility customers into providing their personal or financial information and making false payments under the pretense of keeping their service active.

PECO is urging customers to be on the lookout for impersonators seeking to steal money and personal information. Scammers posing as PECO employees, or an affiliate will call customers from a number that appears to be from PECO and threaten to turn off service unless payment is made.

PECO offers the following tips:

PECO will never demand immediate payment, nor require one specific form of payment, such as a prepaid card, bitcoin, or third-party digital money transfers. For approved payment methods and options, visit peco.com/payment.
Never grant anyone access to your home who claims to be from PECO, or a contractor working for PECO, unless the person has proper identification.
Do not provide your PECO account information or your PECO bill to anyone. A real PECO representative will have the account information they need when they call.
Check your printed bill or log on to PECO.com or the PECO mobile app and check your account status, balances, payments, and any supplier information.

From The EAC: Catalogs Weighing Down Your Mailbox

It is estimated that over 100 million trees are cut down each year to produce junk mail that often ultimately ends up in the trash. How can you stop the flood of catalogs and junk mail arriving in your mailbox?

CatalogChoice.org is a free nonprofit service that does the work for you by canceling specific catalogs and other types of paper mail you no longer wish to receive. Create an account and start canceling the catalogs you no longer wish to receive.

What about other types of junk mail that you do not want to receive?

Contact the Environmental Advisory Council at EAC@whitpaintownship.org

Community Corner

Wissahickon Cheerleading will host a Cheer Challenge at Montgomery County Community College on January 7.

Click here for more information

Township Meeting Schedule

Township meetings are 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

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December 15: Zoning Hearing Board, 7 p.m.

December 20: Board of Supervisors, 6 p.m.

Whitpain Township

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