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12/20/2023
Courts and government officials nationwide are trying to determine the boundaries between official and personal speech on social media. Commonwealth Court Judge Lori Dumas acknowledged in the opinion that it’s an evolving legal issue, writing “this Court’s precedents are in apparent tension.”
How Local Government Works: Are Government Officials’ Personal Social Media Posts Public Records? - LevittownNow.com A recent court decision raised the bar for when a government official’s personal social media posts are public records, and will likely make it more burdensome and costly for Pennsylvanians to get their hands on this information.
11/09/2023
BCATO members had the opportunity to tour the Waste Management Fairless Hills Complex. The tour included a bird's eye view of the landfill, the site for the anticipated Renewable Natural Gas (RNG) facility, and the Intergenerational Pollinator Partnership Project pollinator-friendly gardens. Members were pleasantly surprised at the biodiversity represented at the site and the large eagle population.
08/22/2023
Bucks County Vietnam Veteran Alan Micklin is on a mission to ensure the POW-MIA flag is not forgotten and is flying on every municipal flag pole, fire company flag pole, and more, across Bucks County. Thank you, Alan, for bringing this incredibly important matter to our attention. If your municipality's flagpole is currently not flying the POW-MIA flag, kindly bring it to the attention of your elected officials.
Thank you to everyone who joined us for the BCATO 115th Annual Convention. It was terrific to be back in person. We appreciated the hospitality of Northampton Township and the opportunity to hold the Convention at the municipally owned Northampton Valley Country Club. Pictured above were our hosts Adam Selisker, Chairman of the Northampton Board of Supervisors, Bob Pellegrino, Township Manager, and VInce Deon, township Tax Collector. Also pictured are newly elected PA Representatives, Kristen Marcell (PA-178) and Joe Hogan (PA-142). Rep. Shelby Labs, (PA-143) also stopped by. Our Bucks County Board of Commissioners led by Bob Harvie, Chairman, Diane Eilis- Marselglia, Vice Chair, and Gene DiGirolamo provided updates on both challenges facing the county and successes in meeting the needs of our residents. Barry Luber, Warrington Township Manager, and Bucks County Consortium President discussed an effort moving ahead to form an infrastructure consortium to target water and sewer issues. Dave Nyman, BCATO's 1st Vice President, discussed the March 2, 2023, PA Senate Policy Committee Hearing on the Sterling Act.
Vince Deon, 2nd Vice President presented the Metzger Service Award to Mayor Joe DiGirolamo, Bensalem for his more than two decades of service to his township and often leading the way across the county. Mayor Joe has been a fixture on the BCATO Board of Directors for many years and will be missed. We are pleased to note that Michelle Benitz, Councilwoman, Bensalem, will now represent Bensalam's interest on the board.
This year's panel discussion focused on the robust housing market here in Bucks County and some of the unintended consequences municipalities are facing as a result. We would like to thank our panelists, Florence Kawoczka, Executive Director of Habitat of Humanity of Bucks County, Erik Clare, Executive Director of the Bucks County Housing Group, Micheal Roedig, Director of Planning Services for the Bucks County Planning Commission, and Judy Stern-Goldstein, Landscape Architect and Planner for Gilmore and Associates.
No convention would be complete without an update from PSATS. Joe Gerdes, Director of Government Relations for PSATS provided a very thorough look into the prospects for this year's legislative priorities.
Finally, thank you to our many sponsors for their support. It was really great to connect in person.
10/28/2022
Just a reminder- National Prescription Take back Day is tomorrow. Let's work together to protect our communities.
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Doylestown, PA
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