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Votes at a glance: Montgomery Township Board meeting, April 27, 2026
Summary
Summary of motions and formal actions taken by the Montgomery Township Board of Supervisors on April 27, 2026, including consent approval, fee waiver for Refuge Church, restroom lock contract award, authorization to advertise tractor upfit bids, adoption of DCNR grant support, library designation (4–0–1 after recusal), and participation in the Monarch Pledge.
At its April 27, 2026 meeting, the Montgomery Township Board of Supervisors approved the following motions and formal actions:
• Consent agenda (minutes of April 13, 2026 and payment of bills for April 27, 2026) — Motion moved, seconded, "I" vote recorded and motion carried. (Transcript: motion carried; no detailed tally recorded.)
• Waive permit fees for Refuge Church (pastor Josh Crumb) — Motion moved and seconded; vote carried. Fees calculated at $350; board waived the fee.
• Award contract for programmable magnetic restroom locks at Spring Valley Park and William F. Mall Park to My Lock and Safe LLC per March 5, 2026 quote ($11,800) — Motion moved and seconded; vote carried. Staff noted $11,200 is budgeted in the 2026 capital plan; vendor quote is $11,800.
• Authorize advertisement for bids to upfit a three‑point hitch/front PTO and snowplow for the 2018 John Deere 6120M tractor — Motion moved, seconded and approved; $36,000 included in the 2026 capital plan for purchase and upfit. Bids to be solicited via PennBid by Kilmore and Associates.
• Adopt Resolution 2026‑10 supporting Montgomery Township’s DCNR Community Conservation Partnerships Program grant application for the Memorial Grove Meadow Conversion Project (estimated project cost $100,000; township seeking $50,000) — Motion moved and seconded; vote carried.
• Adopt Resolution 2026‑09 designating North Wales Area Library as the township library — Initial vote followed by a resident objection and solicitor advice to revote; the chair recused and the board revoted. Final recorded result: four in favor, one abstention. (Clerk recorded the revote result in the meeting record.)
• Participate in the National Wildlife Federation Monarch Pledge — Motion moved and seconded; vote carried. The EAC will identify action items and report progress to NWF by December 31.
Where the transcript did not record a detailed roll‑call tally for routine motions, the article records that the motions were carried per the meeting audio; for the library designation the transcript recorded a 4–0–1 result after a revote with the chair recused.
