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Residents urge caution on trail spending, push for Meals on Wheels support and propose 24‑hour childcare pilot
Summary
Public commenters pressed commissioners on affordability and budget priorities: concerns about large trail expenditures and a dark-fiber IT item, appeals to preserve Meals on Wheels’ in‑home volunteer component during an RFP, and a pitch for a 24‑hour workforce-aligned childcare pilot in Pottstown.
During two public-comment periods at the April 23 meeting, residents raised several community concerns that commissioners and staff heard but did not action at the meeting.
Budget and trails: David Morgan (Ambler) questioned whether multi-million-dollar trail expenditures and a roughly $400,000 dark-fiber IT entry fit affordability priorities given recent tax increases; he noted one trail line has an 80% federal match but urged caution about the county’s share.
Meals on Wheels: Denise Pottinger urged the board…
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