Until Zoning was invented, the people had to deal with sign owners on their own Since 2012, I’ve had the opportunity to watch West Chester Trustee Lee Wong drag his well worn and tattered straw man onto the wrestling mat. The result is always the same, Mr. Wong is 4-0 against the “Wild West” strawman… Continue Reading
The elected officials of West Chester Township were invited to speak and take questions Last night at the West Chester Tea Party meeting. It was an interesting meeting for several reasons, most notable being the length of time allocated for the event. After just the first question (which actually turned into a discussion) New President… Continue Reading
Is Common Sense A Campaign Promise? If it is,then Mark Welch wasted no time giving West Chester Township a sample of what it’s like. In his very first trustee meeting on Jan 14th, Mark Welch and George Lang (by majority) directed the Administrator to review several zoning policies created by the previous board. Some of… Continue Reading
50 Seconds Of Sanity Almost two and a half years have passed by since West Chester Township added the ridiculous 84 inch rule to parking trucks “in your own driveway”. As George Lang and Mark Welch move to fix this overreach of power….let’s reflect back on 56 seconds of sanity…. It never surprises me anymore… Continue Reading
Where Does Our Tax Money Go? Over the course of the last month I’ve heard the candidates mention that businesses in West Chester receive a substantially lower dollar amount in services than a residence. In the Trustee candidate forum on Oct 15th, Trustee candidate Mark Welch stated that for every dollar of taxes collected, 45… Continue Reading
West Chester Trustees Lack Command of Issues We Need New Leadership! Guest Article, Author: Randy Simmons On Oct 15th, the Tea Party sponsored “Meet the Candidates” night at the Lakota Freshman School; for the first time, West Chester got a chance to ask questions of both Trustee incumbents Lee Wong and Katherine Stoker and their… Continue Reading
The Character of the Community West Chester Ohio I’d like to address a phrase that keeps popping up in public and private discussions. The “character” of West Chester seems to be a popular phrase used by Township officials and employees. Exactly what does “the character of West Chester” mean? In my observations, when any government… Continue Reading