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
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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
Lycoming County Court Ignores Daylin Request – Rules Medical Marijuana Use Violates Probation
State Sen. Daylin Leach, who authored the medical marijuana bill, told the court in a letter, that the General Assembly intended for the law to apply to patients serving probation. However, as Penn Live reported on September 13, The judges said they could not accept as law the assurances of one senator. “Candidly, a clear and unambiguous showing from the Legislature would … [Read more...] about Lycoming County Court Ignores Daylin Request – Rules Medical Marijuana Use Violates Probation
Commissioners To Fund Chris Leswing Thesaurus
The Lower Merion Commissioners held an emergency session last week, and approved funding to buy Chris Leswing a Thesaurus. The Board decided to take this extraordinary measure after he used the word "majestic" seven times during his presentation of Lower Merion School Districts' tentative sketch plan for the development of playing fields at the new middle school in … [Read more...] about Commissioners To Fund Chris Leswing Thesaurus
Not All Happy With Bon Air Fire Flip
On Monday afternoon, The Bon Air Fire Company in Haverford reversed its previous position. On a Facebook Post they wrote that they "agreed with the Township, that the board should have accepted the resignation..." That same night, the Haverford Board Of Commissioners voted to reinstate the company. Previously, the township had shut down Bon Air Fire Company because they … [Read more...] about Not All Happy With Bon Air Fire Flip