Sewer systems are for sale in Philadelphia’s suburbs and citizens push back, fearing rate hikes
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“Then Carol, she did the little thing with a toilet,” said Lilick.
The “little thing” was a simple image that Smith dug up on a Google search, a cartoon commode with a worried expression and the palm of its hand held up. “No to sewer sale,” the cartoon toilet intoned. “Bad for residents, seniors, fixed income.”
Lilick said her online posts about sewer rates suddenly found an audience. A Facebook page was launched, local bloggers took note, a petition was organized, and yard signs went up. Scores of angry residents tuned in to borough Zoom meetings, worried that their elected officials were trying to pull a fast one.
Lisa Lilick and Carol Smith struggled to get fellow Conshohocken residents to pay attention to their campaign opposing the sale of the borough’s sewer system. Who wants to think about boring wastewater when there’s a pandemic going on? “Then Carol, she did the little thing with a toilet,” said Lilick. The “little thing” was a simple image that Smith dug up on a Google search, a cartoon commode .
The Pennsylvania Milk Marketing Board is backing a bill that would change the agency s name to better reflect its purpose.
The Pennsylvania Milk Regulation Board is the name suggested by state Rep. Christina D. Sappey. The Chester County Democrat announced on Jan. 29 that she would introduce a bill to make the revision.
In the dairy industry, marketing is the process of moving milk from farm to processor to end user.
The Milk Marketing Board, with three governor-appointed members and a small staff, sets certain prices and premiums for dairy products, and licenses milk dealers and haulers.
In other words, the board regulates the marketing of milk but does not do the actual marketing.