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Republican voters in North Huntingdon’s Fourth Ward will see two familiar names on the township commissioners ballot in the May 18 primary.
It will be a replay of the 2017 primary and general election, only the roles will be reversed because Brian Blasko, then the challenger, now is the incumbent and Richard Gray, then the incumbent, is this year’s challenger.
Unless some Democrat gets at least 10 write-in votes in the primary, the winner of the Republican primary is virtually assured of winning the seat in November. Gray came very close to beating Blasko as a write-in candidate in the November 2017 election.
State Representative Jim Struzzi has introduced legislation that would change the way municipalities handle storm water management. House bills 1287 a.
For the past four decades, Lower Merion has been the fortunate recipient of some of the finest services from one of the best public servants with whom any of us have had the privilege of working. On May 7, 2021, Robert (Bob) Duncan will retire from the Township where he has most notably served as the Assistant Township Manager and Director of Building and Planning. Anybody (and I do mean âanybodyâ) who has had any dealings (and I do mean âanyâ dealings) with Bob will attest that we are about to lose the Michael Jordan of municipal employees. When I had to inform my colleagues on the Board of Commissioners of Bobâs planned retirement, I reminded them of the saying that nobody is irreplaceable. I also noted another saying, namely, that there is an exception to every rule and the truth is that Bob, indeed, may be the exception to the former.