Senate Dems remove him from Appropriations Committee, internal caucus decisions and other Reindeer Games Last night, Pennlive.com reported that "Senate Democrats on Monday took another step to limit Senator Daylin Leach’s role in the chamber by removing him from the Senate Appropriations Committee and barring him from internal caucus discussions." On Thursday, … [Read more...] about Senator Daylin Leach Stripped Of Committee Seat
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Lower Merion Zoning Code – Commissioners Decide To Slow Down
That rythmic noise you heard in Ardmore last night? It was the sound of democracy breathing. You know that venerable institution, invented by the Greeks? You could see it and hear it on the second floor of the Township Building. The commissioners almost unanimously decided to delay voting on the new Lower Merion Zoning code. This was after they voted on July 31, over the … [Read more...] about Lower Merion Zoning Code – Commissioners Decide To Slow Down
Breaking! FINAL REPORT – Daylin Told Dirty Jokes
Breaking! FINAL REPORT – Daylin Told Dirty Jokes 15 weeks after State Senator Daylin Leach made public a Power Point summary of the so-called Preliminary Report, the Senate Democratic Caucus presented its Final Report - "In The Matter of Certain Allegations Relating to Senator Daylin Leach." The law firm of Eckert Seamans created the report. They wrote: With respect to … [Read more...] about Breaking! FINAL REPORT – Daylin Told Dirty Jokes
Retired Lower Merion Police Win Pension Appeal
Lower Merion Township had taken the position that "employer contributions" to the policemen's pension should not count toward their compensation. That caused the actual pension benefit for the police to be reduced. A group of LMPD retirees sued the township in 2008, "seeking a declaratory judgment that the Township had improperly calculated their pension benefits." They … [Read more...] about Retired Lower Merion Police Win Pension Appeal
New Lower Merion Zoning Code – Possible Adoption Tonight
The agenda for the Board of Commissioners meeting tonight includes, among other things, a "public hearing and the adoption" of a new Lower Merion Zoning Code. According to the township website, the meeting is scheduled to begin at "7:00 PM (Approximately)." It will take place in the Township Administration Building - 2nd Floor Board Room, located at 75 East Lancaster Avenue in … [Read more...] about New Lower Merion Zoning Code – Possible Adoption Tonight