Ahhh West Goshen. A very murky, politically funky municipality. Today I learned something. Doreen Woodward whose late husband was Dave “Woody” Woodward the Director of Public Works is suing West Goshen Township.
Read the docket. It talks about “squirrel time” . It also makes you think back to just recently when West Goshen decided that residents didn’t need to see the result of the forensic audit that residents/taxpayer paid for. I am sure old Shaun Walsh doesn’t want ANY of this out before the election, right? I mean this is enough to make a politician take a final bow, right?
It’s always shady in West Goshen Township.
So yes. Litigation has been filed. Cliff Notes is West Goshen Township, West Goshen Supervisors, and Township Manager, Christopher Bashore, will have to defend 4 counts of Negligent Infliction of Emotional Distress that allegedly was the cause of Director of Public Works, John David Woodward (22 yr. township employee) taking his life on July 28, 2023.
A lawsuit was filed against the defendants (named above) on Oct. 19, 2023 in the Court of Common Pleas, Chester County, PA. by the deceased’s Estate, et. al.
Again, any West Goshen person running for re-election right now, sure as shineola doesn’t want ANY of this to see the light of day, right?
https://www.griecofunerals.com/obituaries/john-woodward-jr
Also don’t forget….
History’s Mysteries….in West Goshen Township from 2014
Widow denied state benefits over husband’s mysterious drowning at water treatment plant
Updated: Jul. 17, 2014, 12:17 p.m.|Published: Jul. 17, 2014, 11:17 a.m.
By Matt Miller | mmiller@pennlive.com
Suicide is a terrible burden for the families which survive. So was this a suicide?
Is the past prologue in this municipality or is just everything always a hot mess half hidden? You have to ask the whole past as prologue thing now, don’t you?
And then there was this:
6ABC: Local leader killed by truck at West Chester grocery store
Wednesday, August 13, 2014
WEST CHESTER, Pa. — Police say a longtime West Goshen Township Supervisor was killed by a pickup truck in a crash at a West Chester grocery store.
Action News has learned that the man killed was 77-year-old Dr. Robert White.
It was around 12:30 Wednesday afternoon when the driver of a silver pickup truck – a young woman in her early 20’s – reversed right into the front of the ShopRite store on the 1100 block West Chester Pike.
As the truck went careening toward the front of the store, White was standing right in the path on the sidewalk out front.
The truck first hit him – sending him right through the front window of the supermarket – then the pickup came to a stop.
http://6abc.com/news/local-leader-killed-by-truck-at-grocery-store/256384/
Seriously if you are looking for local municipality that could be the topic of several Lifetime TV whodunnit movies, look no further…..
West Goshen can bring out the conspiracy theorist in everyone.
The Daily Local has an article which I will excerpt next but it’s stuck being a paywall.
But please read the court filing. And shouldn’t Casey LaLonde be in this suit?
Widow of former West Goshen official files suit over his death
John Woodward committed suicide days after being placed on administrative leave
By MICHAEL P. RELLAHAN | mrellahan@dailylocal.com
PUBLISHED: October 26, 2023 at 12:45 p.m. | UPDATED: October 26, 2023 at 12:47 p.m.
So apparently none of the employee supervisors who knew about squirrel time got this money? But they knew about it? And they are still working there? And one guy takes his life over it and West Goshen wants to sweep it under the rug? And why isn’t the former Township Manager in this lawsuit again? Seems like he knew this was going on? You can’t blame the current manager for being upset because well this is some shady ass stuff, correct?
What is the value of life West Goshen?
I close with (again) why is it always shady in West Goshen Township?