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Upper Dublin board approves disbursements and several safety and parks grants
Summary
The board approved routine minutes and tax reports, accepted March disbursements totaling $3,766,934.50, and approved multiple resolutions for traffic-safety devices and DCNR park/trail grants including $12,500 and $175,000 awards.
At its meeting the Upper Dublin Board of Commissioners took several formal actions by voice vote.
Routine approvals: The board accepted the March minutes and approved the tax-collection report for March by voice vote.
Finance: The board approved disbursements for March with a grand total of $3,766,934.50 (estimated payroll $1,375,000; interim check run $665,054.69).
Traffic and school-safety devices: The board authorized signature on PennDOT paperwork (FEMDOT/TE164) for a rapid-flashing beacon at a mid-block pedestrian crossing and approved a TE160 form to replace an overhead school-zone flashing device at Maple Grove Elementary. Both measures passed on voice vote.
Parks and grants: Commissioners approved two DCNR Community Conservation Partnership Program (C2P2) grant applications — $12,500 for a Twining Valley Park upper-plateau development plan and $175,000 toward construction of the Sunny Willow Swim Club Connector Trail — and proclaimed April 2026 as National Library Week.
What the votes mean: The disbursement approval cleared the township’s regular accounts for March. The traffic-safety and school-zone authorizations move forward grant- and permit-related steps with PennDOT. The DCNR approvals authorize staff to apply for state grants and commit the municipality to required match and expenditure timelines detailed in grant materials.
Next steps: Several items (including the lifeguard ordinance) were advertised or will be advertised for future consideration; staff will prepare follow-up materials, including traffic-impact comments expected in early May.
