Project update: November 8, 2021

To date we have collected 72 signatures on a petition to halt this development. We have canvassed over 100 homes. While there were several who did not answer, out of everybody who came to the door we have only had five people refuse to sign. Three of those simply wanted more information, one refused because he felt it was a waste of time and nothing would be done, and one refused for reasons it is inappropriate to make public.

Our goal is to demonstrate that, if this development is allowed to proceed, there will be severe electoral consequences for the members of the Board of Supervisors.

Skippack Township has three voting precincts. The first precinct covers the eastern end of the township, including the village, and is a Democratic stronghold. And while the Board is purely Republican, and has been pretty much for the last several decades, very few Republican candidates have won the first precinct.

That leaves the other two which, coincidentally, encompass the area affected by this subdivision. It is our goal to make it very clear that, should this development be approved, there is not a single member of this board who will be re-elected.

Anyone who has questions, wants to help, or wants to submit a signature for the petition can email daveforskippack@gmail.com. If you are submitting a petition signature, we will need the following pieces of information:

Your name
Your complete address
Your phone number (optiinal but preferred)
A line stating "I oppose the proposed subdivision on the site of the Perkiomen Valley Airport."

Together we will preserve our quality of life in Skippack Township.

#StopMillRun

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A Rundown

Well, they did it. Tonight at the Skippack Township Planning Commission meeting, the Commission voted to recommend approval of the conditional use permit requested by Audubon Land Development Corporation and Del Grippo Homes. This gives them the green light to move forward with the Mill Run development on the site of the Perkiomen Valley Airport, despite repeated pleas over a period of six months from nearly 500 residents that this not happen. Now I'm annoyed. No, scratch that ... I'm pissed . On a stratospheric, biblical level. Pissed to the point of wishing for each of the Commission members genital boils, COVID, leprosy, and a full IRS audit. The thing is, I'm not so much ticked off at the result -- although it does infuriate me to no end -- but to the complete and utter lack of respect for the residents, the casual dismissal of their concerns, and the use of various procedural stunts to try to derail us: The Board of Supervisors claimed that BoS meetings were not fora f...

So here's what happened ...

An update on the airport project. Brace yourself, it's a biggie. If you want to skip the tales of carnage from the meeting, you can skip to the action items at the end. Tuesday, February 22, there was a meeting of the planning commission at the Skippack Township building on Heckler Road. This meeting was very heavily attended ... as in, standing room only. The following people were in attendance: Chris Heleniak, Township Manager Tim Woodrow, Township Engineer Joe Zadlo, Township Planner Luke Dielsi, Planning Commission member Harry Greco, Planning Commission member Tim Landemesser, Planning Commission member Brad DeForest, Planning Commission member Gerald Rader, Planning Commission member Eric Fry, Attorney for the developer Traffic engineer contracted by the developer (Sandy someone, I don't remember her last name) Site engineer from Bursich Associates (I didn't catch his name) Two reps from Del Grippo Homes (I assume del Grippo Senior and del Grippo Junior) The purpose ...

We can do this!

Okay, so here’s an update on the effort to halt the Mill Run subdivision. Up to this point we have been hearing the standard boilerplate from the developer, the Skippack Planning Commission, and the Skippack Board of Supervisors: “A property owner has a right to do with his or her property as he or she wishes. If you wanted to develop your property, you would have the right to do so.” This is only half true in that yes, a property owner does have the right to do with their property as they wish. What is left out is the implied caveat “Unless those activities infringe on another property owner’s right to enjoy their property.” This is exactly what is being proposed: Increased traffic Further increasing the overcrowding already present at Skippack Elementary (currently at a 16:1 student/teacher ratio, higher than the state average of 14:1). Environmental damage from increased storm runoff. Increased light pollution. Potential groundwater contamination. Two weeks ago I reached out to pret...

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