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Device authorization prompts heated debate over past use of borough property

Yeadon Borough Council · March 19, 2026
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Summary

A council vote on issuing electronic devices split the Yeadon Borough Council and prompted a contentious exchange about a 2015 incident involving alleged overuse of a borough device; one authorization passed and another failed after members disagreed on whether prior findings should bar issuance.

A dispute over issuing borough electronic devices to council members prompted an extended exchange and a failed motion at the Yeadon Borough Council meeting.

Council considered separate motions authorizing borough management to order devices for Councilor Ronald Francis and for Councilor T. Tillia Jones Waters. The council voted to authorize a device for Ronald Francis after the finance director reported he had no outstanding balance with the borough. That motion passed on…

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