Community Matters

Periodically I have posted about the Unionville Chaddsford School District (UCFSD) and their ongoing teacher contract negotiation struggles of last year.  Deadlocked contract discussions required the PA Labor Relations Board to intervene and assist with the bargaining impasse. However, even after the release of the fact-finding report, it took months for resolution and the signing [...]

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I attended the T/E Finance Committee meeting last night as did Ray and Carol Clarke.  However, other than one other resident, the 8-10 T/E school district teachers in the audience outnumbered us.  Presumably, as the District begins the teacher contract negotiation process, there will be a continued presence at school district meetings from the teachers [...]

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 There is some chilling news for public education out of Delaware County. . .  is this a ‘sign of the times’.  With no help from the state and no fund balance, the Chester Upland School District (CUSD) has announced they have no money to pay their teachers. CUSD has a cash crisis and this past [...]

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By this point, many of you are probably aware that TD Bank in Paoli was robbed this past Tuesday afternoon and the robber escaped with an undisclosed amount of cash. Although located on Lancaster Avenue in Paoli, the bank is actually in Willistown Township, across from Good Samaritan Church.  As an interesting aside, this was [...]

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As is often the case, Tredyffrin’s Board of Supervisors meeting conflicted with the TESD Board meeting last night.  I attended the BOS meeting and Ray Clarke attended the TESD meeting and graciously offered his comments from the meeting. The Board of Supervisors meeting saw the swearing-in of four supervisors —  Paul Olson and JD DiBuonaventuro [...]

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I do solemnly swear . . . Tonight at 7 PM, Tredyffrin Township will swear in four supervisors to the Board of Supervisors.  Incumbent Paul Olson (R), who narrowly beat his Democratic opponent  Tory Snyder in the general election, begins his new term as the most senior and longest-serving member of the Board of Supervisors. [...]

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