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Residents press Abington commissioners for committee review and earlier release of preliminary 2026 budget
Summary
Residents at the Oct. 9 Abington Township Board of Commissioners meeting urged the board to restore more committee-level review and to make the preliminary 2026 budget available to the public before the scheduled presentation.
Multiple residents spoke during the Oct. 9 meeting—s public-comment periods to press the board for greater transparency and more committee review before items are advertised for vote.
Resident Laura Layman said she opposed advertising zoning-ordinance changes, red-light camera contracts and PennDOT agreements for board votes without prior committee review. "I absolutely don't believe that you dare to bring ordinance changes and zoning ordinance changes…
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