Willistown is churning up like a tropical depression once again. Would that the ill wind that blows no good over there start by blowing some of these charmers to Puerto Rico and they can ship their love of Teslas there by freighter or something?
We shall start with the sewer rats, one in particular, who seems to like bombarding the township with emails. And when he’s not bombarding the township stuff with emails, he’s bombarding the supervisors. Seems like an old man should get a new hobby, eh? He doesn’t seem to get that the actual business of the township should not include constantly babysitting his maniacal bullsheit? Maybe those lovely brown belteds should leave him a pile of manure to shovel?
It’s also like the antics of S & S guy (Sidewalks and Sewers – just felt the need to shorten it) are ramping up. Calgon, take Willistown away….also is he really going to be running for Supervisor?
Now I’m going be honest that this person with this crusade was seemingly only friendly with me as long as I was useful or agreed with him, which does make you feel kind of used as a human being, but that’s on him not me. Hey it’s his jam and when we last spoke he said he was going to be running for Supervisor in Willistown and maybe it’s not the worst idea for him to see how the other half lives is it?
The whole thing with the sewers is, there’s no pleasing some of these people and the person posting about one component of this evening’s meeting is on septic, so he is NOT AFFECTED. Stirring up a sheit storm may not go as well as he thinks right?
The reality is a lot of these municipal sewer systems have deferred maintenance. And people in these townships kick the problems down the curb and apply Band-Aids for decades until they no longer can so then the repairs have to be made, however saying all that….the one thing that these people and Willistown still don’t seem to understand is they DO NOT actually OWN the sewer. they use it and they are billed for their use but it’s kind of like a leasehold thing. It’s not an ownership thing.
None of this is free. And umm developments have helped put more stress on infrastructure and that includes the sewer system.
And then there are sidewalks as an issue.
Sidewalks in some places aren’t a bad idea but the thing that the sidewalk people don’t understand is who all is supposed to pay for it, and why many suggested roads are fakakta. They also want to tell you that grants and everything will pay for it all or get the sidewalks approved and THEN figure out the details but that’s not always true is it and that’s why sidewalks are often a hot topic in communities, correct?
One problem with sidewalks is once they go in they are the responsibility of the property owner who gets the sidewalks plunked on their property that means no municipality and no Penndot is paying for it. they will tell you if it’s in the right away, you won’t pay for the sidewalk, but you will. That’s what residents in Radnor Township and other places have learned.
And then what if there are people that don’t want to give their land to a municipality for sidewalk use? That creates an eminent domain situation. That’s what almost happened to the Hicks Farm and East Goshen.
So, if these are your issues in Willistown, I’m not saying don’t have them as your issues, but I am saying learn and listen, so learn the facts…and avoid peekaboo keyhole blouses as well. But I hear one fashionista is lately obsessed with driving a Tesla cross county and well can we say bon voyage? Is the car named Pinky too?
I will note that the rooster issue and the issue of how many farm animals in a suburban subdivision back yard is a good thing has yet to be addressed so what does Willistown have to lose by dealing with a perennial problem? It’s stupid not to address it.
Also can we chat about something else interesting here? Can you trust someone with sewer antics and sidewalk dreams who was seen cozying up to someone involved with the development of Rock Hill Farm? So is the pretzel logic here big development on that swath of beautiful open space is OK as long as it means a concrete jungle of sidewalks? Seems like selling one’s souls to the devil doesn’t it?
Desperation always makes strange bedfellows….in Willistown.
The Willistown meeting is in person and non-recorded as always at the General Wayne Elementary School this evening at 7 PM. I admit, I have a huge problem with the township, not making an effort to record the meetings and upload them to YouTube or something while their township building is under reconstruction. That’s archaic and not sunshine friendly.
Here’s the link to the entire agenda and bring your popcorn:
https://www.willistown.pa.us/AgendaCenter/ViewFile/Agenda/_08192024-327
