Penn Forest supervisors oppose school district's new athletic fee structure

Penn Forest Township’s Board of Supervisors voted on Sept. 12 to formally oppose the School District’s new athletic fee structure. Supervisor Christian Bartulovich moved the measure and Chairman Roger Meckes seconded; the roll call recorded Meckes—yes, Bartulovich—yes and James Denier—yes, with Supervisors Scott Lignore and Patrick Holland absent, and the motion passed.

The board added an amendment noting that the township’s Park Committee would like to attend the school-district meeting about the fee changes. The supervisors approved a change to the Park Committee meeting date so committee members could attend that meeting and then voted to advertise a new Park & Recreation meeting date of Wednesday, Sept. 25, 2024.

The board did not provide details in the meeting minutes about the specific provisions of the school district’s athletic fee structure or the district’s name; the motion as recorded in the minutes simply states opposition to the district’s new athletic fee structure. No further discussion or supporting findings were recorded in the minutes and no formal follow-up action beyond rescheduling the Park Committee meeting was specified at the special meeting.

Next steps recorded in the minutes: the Park Committee will attend the school-district meeting as noted in the amendment, and the township has advertised the revised Park & Recreation meeting date. The minutes do not state whether the township will send formal correspondence to the school district beyond the motion opposing the policy.