Springfield Streets Closed By Fallen Tree — This is Springfield Road at South Rolling Road in Springfield, Pa. shortly after 11 p.m., April 3. South Rolling was still blocked at the intersection and the street light there remained an an obtuse angle. A windstorm that morning felled a large tree knocking wires into South Rolling and closing off the street at Cascade Road and Windsor Circle. Power was out for about an hour in the afternoon while PECO did repairs.
Alex Charlton with his wife, Kira, and their children.
Alex Charlton Tapped By GOP For 165th Race — The Republican Committees of Springfield, Marple, Radnor and Morton, last night, Jan. 21, endorsed Alex Charlton of Springfield to replace Bill Adolph as state representative for the 165th Legislative District in the Pennsylvania House of Representatives.
Adolph, who has represented the district since 1988, has announced he will not be seeking re-election.
Charlton, a former president of the Delaware County Chamber of Commerce currently serves as chief of staff to state Sen. Tom McGarrigle (R-26).
Charlton was nominated by Colleen Caceci, a Springfield Township Republican committee member.
“Alex Charlton was born and raised in Delaware County and has worked extensively with small businesses,” Ms. Caceci said. “His tenure at the Delaware County Chamber of Commerce and his service as Senator McGarrigle’s chief of staff have given him an up-close look at the challenges facing job creators and what can be done in Harrisburg to address them. He knows the importance of low taxes, good schools and protecting our quality of life. It’s my pleasure to nominate him for the committee’s endorsement.”
Charlton says he will make improving public schools a priority.
“Better schools, more jobs, a sound quality of life for our families and a functional state government in Harrisburg — that’s working for the people of Delaware County. These are the things I want for my family and my community,” he said. “I’m grateful for the confidence and support of the Republican committee members, and I’m grateful for their hard work in getting Republicans elected at every level.”
Charlton took a veiled shot at the Keystone Exam, a Common Core-type standardized testing program now being instituted in Pennsylvania schools.
“Our schools here in Delaware County are some of the best in the state, but our teachers and administrators are trapped in a broken system,” Charlton said. “It forces them to ‘teach to the test’ instead of preparing our kids to compete for jobs in a global workforce. Our school boards face one-size-fits-all regulations set by Harrisburg and Washington that drive up costs and stick our homeowners with the bill. My priority in Harrisburg will be to find solutions to fix these challenges and ensure our kids have access to strong public education.”
Charlton also recognized the importance of police and emergency responders.
“We are fortunate that Marple, Springfield, Radnor and Morton enjoy an excellent quality of life. That doesn’t happen by accident. It takes smart, responsible governance at the local and state level. We need to make sure our first responders have the tools they need to combat crime and keep our families safe.”
He also said he understands the importance of preserving parks and open space.
“We need to make sure we’re protecting and expanding parks and open space in a responsible manner so that our communities can enjoy all that they can provide,” he said.
Bill Adolph Tribute –Bill Adolph has announced that he will not seek re-election which will mean that come 2017 the 165th District in the Pennsylvania State House will have a new face for the first time since 1989.
The 165 District consists of all of Morton Borough, most of Springfield and Marple Townships and a large part of Radnor. Specifics can be found here.
Since this blog came into existence, we’ve probably been harder on Bill more often than not — actually we have been seriously hard on him at times — but we will never deny he cares deeply about his community. A Springfield resident, he has lived in the same house off Springfield Road for as long as we can remember, and the same can be said about his accountant’s office on Saxer Avenue. He was easy to find and easy to approach and if he wanted to hold the seat for another 28 years we suspect he’d have no problem doing so.
So Godspeed Bill. Hopefully you stay in Springfield and stay active on the political scene.
Now, regarding those who seek to replace him regardless of party registration, we have your issue.
The (non-partisan) Springfield School Board has approved a new high school with an estimated cost of between $118 million and $140 million. The Pennsylvania Prevailing Wage Act of 1961 requires wages to be paid at an amount set by the Bureau of Labor Law Compliance. This law inflates the cost by perhaps up to 40 percent albeit 20 percent seems to be the consensus. Using the lowball estimates, simply repealing the law — and it doesn’t have to be replaced with anything — would save the Springfield taxpayers $23.6 million on this project alone.
And of course, other communities would save in the same proportions for all county, school and municipal projects.
Repeal should really be a no-brainer.
And so there you have a winning issue, candidates for the 165th District.
There has been an epidemic of drivers traveling the wrong way while going south on North Rolling Road in Springfield Pa at Windsor Circle.
The township has placed three “Do Not Enter” signs and two one-way signs where North Rolling forks around Windsor Circle. The plagues continues, however, and now we can reveal why.
One confused motorist made the turn around the traffic island, saw the signs and asked for help.
It was her GPS that was sending her that way she said. Apparently the various services don’t realize the road forks.
Springfield GOP Chairman Mike Puppio noted at tonight’s (Oct. 21) township party meeting that Delaware County Council has not raised taxes for two years and has not cut services.
The Republican County Council slate consists of incumbents is John P. McBlain, Colleen P. Morrone and Mike Culp.
Springfield Township, like most, won’t accept electronics in the trash stream. Our old TV died and we needed a new one. The township charges $50 to dispose of unwanted televisions. Best Buys, however, has allowed the township to refer it to those who need to dispose of old hardware.
And so we went. There was no hassle, they just slapped a tag on it and had us put it in a shopping cart. We were free to go. We didn’t have to buy anything.
Of course, we did even though we had not planned on getting our replacement there.
Will Walmart and the other brick and mortar appliance dealers do the same? If yes, they ought let let the municipal governments know about it and ask them to promote it.
It is a service the web retailers will find it tough to match.
State Rep. Bill Adolph (R-165), Sept. 16, told the Springfield Republican Party that Gov. Tom Wolf has not budged on the state budget since March and he won’t either.
The Pennsylvania Legislature passed a $30.179 billion budget on June 30 which was a 3.6 increase over the previous year. Wolf vetoed it as it did not include the income and sales taxes that he was demanding.
Adolph said the leadership of the GOP-controlled legislature recently offered to increase education spending by $400 million — the increase in the passed budget was $100 million — if the Gov. Wolf agreed to pension reform and the privatization of our state-owned liquor stores.
Wolf turned it down flat.
Adolph said that this was the first budget in his memory that a governor rejected in toto. Gov. Rendell merely crossed out the items with which he disagreed while signing what he wanted.
Adolph said that while 93 of the 500 school districts in Pennsylvania would receive total property taxes eliminated, Springfield and Morton residents will find themselves with a cost increase of $60 million.
Goonies, the 1985 classic starring a very young Sean “Samwise” Astin and Corey Feldman will be the feature at Springfield, Pa.’s next outdoor movie night, Aug. 26 on Cop Hill between the township building and the library on South Brookside Road.
The show starts at 8 p.m. There will be free popcorn but bring your own blanket or lawn chair.
The Springfield Police and the Citizens Crime Commission are offering a $5,000 reward for the arrest and conviction of the man who robbed the Rite Aid store at 176 Saxer Ave., Springfield, Pa.
The crime occurred at 8:20 a.m., Saturday, Aug. 15.
The thief displayed a black handgun and forced the employees into the office where he took an undetermined amount of cash and fled.
He is described as black, in his 20s about 5-6 and with a long goatee or beard. He had an athletic build, was wearing a light-colored button-down shirt, olive cargo pants, a yellow camouflage-patterned buck hat and had a black bag over his shoulder.
Anyone with information should contact Springfield Township Detective Robert Nutley at 610-544-5506.
Springfield Streets Closed By Fallen Tree — This is Springfield Road at South Rolling Road in Springfield, Pa. shortly after 11 p.m., April 3. South Rolling was still blocked at the intersection and the street light there remained an an obtuse angle. A windstorm that morning felled a large tree knocking wires into South Rolling and closing off the street at Cascade Road and Windsor Circle. Power was out for about an hour in the afternoon while PECO did repairs.
