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2013 Budget

Saturday, October 27, 2012

FDMT, Montgomery Police Present 2013 Budget Requests

FDMT wants to replace a 20-plus-year-old engine, while the police wants to replace three patrol vehicles

Montgomery Township Police and Fire Department of Montgomery Township presented requests for the 2013 budget to township supervisors Wednesday at the third budget workshop meeting. According to Dan Sokil of The Reporter, both departments want to increase their fleets with new service vehicles — FDMT with a new engine and the police with three patrol cars. Director of Fire Services Rick Lesniak requested a replacement for its 1989 Hahn fire engine, which at present will cost an estimated $33,000 to repair its engine, transmission, electrical system and pumping system, according to the article. All in all, Lesniak is requesting $450,000 for a capital replacement expensesin 2013, according to the article. Police Chief Scott Bendig requested …

Wednesday, September 12, 2012

Discover Lansdale Raises $50K in Six Months

A majority of the money raised has come from proceeds and donations from First Friday, according to treasurer Charles Booz

Last year, Lansdale Borough Council President Matt West gave a challenge to nonprofit Discover Lansdale — the borough will kickstart funding for the organization with $150,000, but Main Street businesses must invest $25,000 toward the nonprofit in a year. Six months later, Discover Lansdale not only met that amount, but it doubled it. Discover Lansdale Treasurer Charles Booz appeared at the parks and recreation and administration and finance committee meetings last week, and spoke at Lansdale Borough Council's work session, to announce the fundraising amounts and successes. "So far, we've had more than 45 companies invest in Discover Lansdale, and that's just scratching the surface. So far, we've raised more than $45,484 in cash this year…

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Lansdale Borough Hall and Hen's Coins and Collectibles

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8:52 pm on Wednesday, September 12, 2012

Good job Discover Lansdale! Now maybe you could put some of that money into updating your calender, or *gasp* putting more into it than just copy-pasting the borough calendar.   more ›

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