Conshy.org

A Blog about Conshohocken, PA

Conshy.org random header image

Entries Tagged as 'Politics'

Conshohocken Borough Twitter and Facebook Pages

February 16th, 2010 · No Comments · Breaking News, General, Politics

I’ve received quite a few questions regarding trash pickup during the recent snow storm.  In an effort to better communicate timely information, the Borough has started both a Twitter account and Facebook page.
I suggest following either (or both!) so that you can get the most up-to-date information on things like trash pickup, scheduling changes, event [...]

[Read more →]

Tags: ····

Attending Borough Council Meeting and Work Sessions

February 5th, 2010 · 1 Comment · News, Planning Commission, Politics, Real Estate

I’ve had the opportunity to attend a fair number of Borough Council Work Sessions and Meetings over the past few years.  Generally, they are quite entertaining.  There is the occasional shouting match, residents complaining about ridiculous things and the occasional exposure of somewhat exciting news…
This week’s meeting had it’s share of good stuff.  The most [...]

[Read more →]

Tags: ·······

Updates Galore on a Variety of Things

December 21st, 2009 · 3 Comments · News, Planning Commission, Politics, Real Estate

I got slammed this week with a bunch of new items to discuss.  In order to expedite the post and keep everything consolidated, I’ll rattle them off quickly:

Looks like my previous post was correct, Style of Man is going into the space on Fayette St next to Chaingmai.  I used to get my haircut there [...]

[Read more →]

Tags: ·······

Election Results — Some Surprises

November 4th, 2009 · No Comments · News, Politics

So, after the election I was checking out the Montgomery County Election Results site and noticed some interesting things about our most recent election day:

Turnout was lackluster.  Only about 125,000 voters out of a total of 576,000.  So, about 25% turnout.  Not sure what the national average is but this seems low.  Maybe because there [...]

[Read more →]

Tags: ···

Politics as Usual? We shall see…

November 2nd, 2009 · No Comments · News, Politics

I have to admit, I’m not much of a political expert.  In fact, I generally have one stance when it comes to politics, I vote out the incumbent.  Why?  Someone who is new to the office is motivated.  But, this year the Conshohocken elections seem particularly exciting so I wanted to post some links to [...]

[Read more →]

Tags: ····