It’s been a month since the Board last met, having cancelled their second meeting of August. This meeting is at the Oaks Firehouse, and appropriately enough, starts and ends with the discussion of FEMS. We’re going to take things a bit out of order and start at the end. There is a lot to cover …
Watch out! You might get what you're after, – Talking Heads This post may interest you if you rely on 9-11 in Upper Providence Following the fiasco of the June 18 Board of Supervisors meeting, where it quickly became apparent that decisions and deliberation about the Rec Center and the Fire Services were being conducted …
Gentle Readers, there is certainly something to be said for attending Board of Supervisors’ meetings in person, especially when the microphones are malfunctioning. I'm not sure quite what it is that should be said, but suffice to say, there is nothing quite like being moralized to in person by the likes of John Pearson. Sunshine …
Continue reading UPT Board Meeting Notes 7/16/18: Episode 11 Ain’t No Sunshine
The June 18 meeting is another marathon session of 2 hours and 15 minutes, however, I’m beginning to see the benefit for Pearson to doggedly continue with these self-indulgent morality tales at the beginning of each meeting: First, it allows him to believe he is a wise, but benevolent, leader of the community, imparting wisdom …
Continue reading UPT Board Meeting Notes 6/18/18 Episode 10: Wreck Creation
When a meeting clocks in at a grueling 2 hours and 27 minutes, the sanctimonious dime store philosophizing from the likes of John Pearson becomes that much more insufferable. Pity the poor staff members, who, in spite of being compensated for this waste of their time with your tax dollars, are forced to stick around …
Continue reading UPT Board Meeting Notes 6/4/18 Episode 9: Arrested Development
Our story so far: The Ambulance issue in Upper Providence has been going on for well over two years at this point. For recaps of the discussion points see here, here and here. The issue sparked some fireworks each time, most recently at the last Board meeting when the Board voted in favor of what …
I attended the April 4 special meeting in person, but even so, there were things I missed, or comments I did not note at the beginning of the meeting that had special relevance to the overall presentation and the conclusions about that presentation, so rewatching it online was instructive. If you haven't watched, and you …
Continue reading UPT Board Meeting Notes Episode 5: Special Fire & Emergency Services Meeting
