Towamencin voters appear to approve home rule charter

Dated: July 23 2023

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Towamencin Township residents went to the polls on May 16 with the status of the township’s draft home rule charter — and the potential outcome of the pending municipal sewer sale — on the ballot. Unofficial vote totals posted just after midnight Wednesday by Montgomery County showed 2,728 votes in favor of the new charter, which is set to take effect on July 1, and 2,418 votes against. The sewer sale, and its repercussions for residents, has been discussed at length since fall 2020, with a key vote in May 2022 when four of the five township supervisors voted to sell the system to a private bidder for a roughly $115 million purchase price. Proponents of the sale have argued the proceeds could pay back debt, lower taxes and tackle infrastructure and other projects around the town, while opponents say the sale would result in a loss of control over sewer rates, and a private owner could charge steep fees as they seek to profit off of township ratepayers.
Source: The Reporter; 5/17/2023

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