Three seats are up for election this year on the Robinson Township Board of Commissioners.
More than a dozen candidates have filed for candidacy for the Robinson Township Board of Commissioners. Six Republicans and seven Democrats will run for the board in the parties' respective races this spring. Three seats are up for election this year. The Pennsylvania primary will be held on May 21. Commissioner, four-year term. Three seats: Jesse J. Forquer, Republican, incumbent Patrick O'Leary, Republican, Michael J. Malinsky, Republican Joel B. Selsinger, Republican John R. Cairns, Republican Jerome Brouker, Republican Ronald John Shiwarski, Democrat James Barefoot, Democrat Ken Kisow, Democrat Charles M. Marks Jr., Democrat Teresa Laurent, Democrat Robert Cegelski, Democrat Alfred Kutschbach, Democrat Tax collector John D. …
Commissioner reports that while expenses are rising, a tax increase is not in the works.
Crescent Township Commissioner Karen Patton told fellow board members last night that she had to make large cuts while creating the township's 2012 preliminary budget. "We really had to condense for 2012," Patton said. "Public works, the police department and insurance are taking up huge chunks of the budget and are costing us a lot more than they were even in 2009." Patton said while operating expenses were rising, the township was committed to not raising taxes, making it difficult to balance next year's budget. But she also said that she is pleased with the result of the preliminary budget, which she developed alongside township manager Patience Eckhardt. "Patience and I sat for hours and hours to work on this budget and our total is…
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