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the 19035: they can’t just let *anyone* in…

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I’ve written about Gladwyne, PA before. It was the first place we lived when we moved to the Main Line many years ago when I was a kid.

When I was a kid, it was truly a magical unique place. Then like the rest of the communities on and off and adjacent to the Main Line who suffered from Main Line-itis or wanna be status, they believe their own press releases at this point and it’s time for them to go talk to Vanna and buy an overpriced clue.

As an adult, I have been in and out of Gladwyne for years because my parish church was there growing up, and I have had many friends who have lived there and still live there.

It has only in the recent past come to pass that not very many of my friends are either involved with the civic association there or in leadership positions. I mean, I can’t think of how many years in a row dear friends were either president or a vice president or on the board of that civic association. As a matter of fact, I was around when they started their Facebook group and was one of the early people invited to join it.

So as the people whom I knew moved on and new people filtered in, you started to notice a big difference in Gladwyne Civic Association, and even in their Facebook group. I noticed that in spite of big issues going on there locally with different things the page was getting dumbed down and seemingly sanitized?

For example posts about the 19035 Madoff types (convicted and jailed felons Josh Verne and Scott Mason) although news for right there were removed. I mean they couldn’t possibly admit they were taken in by their schtick, right? And what about Christopher Hogg from a couple of years ago?

Then other posts would also appear that made me laugh literally. One of my favorites was the person who posted an outrage about why wasn’t someone picking up their horse’s poop when they went down the road? When I saw that post I instantly flashed back to when the sound of horses on the roads of Gladwyne was the rule rather than the exception.

And gosh how would these current 19035-ers have reacted to the mid 1970s burglar nicknamed the “Fat Cat Burglar”? Yup look it up. 1974 and 1975. Victims included Ruth Junkin, J. Permar Richards, Walter Pew, E.R. Fenimore Johnson.

Does the Junkin name ring a bell to any of these people? Or do they realize that was the last name of the little old lady who sold her estates that would become a lot of what became Waverly Heights and once we used to visit the horses on her property? Were they aware of the crazy battle that ensued over the former estate of the late Ruth Rea Junkin circa 1983 to build Wobbly Heights? It was known as the “Junkin Tract” although the property had originally belonged to her late father, Samuel Rea, who had been the president of the Pennsylvania Railroad and built the mansion still part of the property today in 1914? Did they know about all of the crazy accusations of all sorts of things like political lobbying and the criticism of the late Commissioner Howard West whom as the Realtor brokered the deal I guess? And that was definitely true because he was my parents’ next door neighbor back then. (FYI you can read about this in the archives of the Main Line Times and Philadelphia Inquirer.) The initial 53 acres that would become Waverly Heights was approved by Lower Merion in May of 1984.

Or remember Kurt Davidyan who went from social butterfly and having the Real Estate firm Davidyan and Nichols in the basement level of the building that housed PNC Bank and Gladwyne Pharmacy to umm his 2004 fall from grace having to do with fraud charges?

Are people allowed to remember the house that blew up on Dodds Lane in 2019?

Of course, the latest scandal in the 19035 that they definitely don’t want discussed is what will happen with the historic village of Gladwyne? Will it be Yasswyned? So as related to that, I posted a couple of weeks ago a simple question in the Gladwyne Civic Association Facebook page: I wanted to know if there was a link to the Zoom recording of the recent Lower Merion HARB meeting that people could watch? I got a roundabout non-answer answer from the new commissioner who used to be involved with the civic association Facebook page and the civic before he was elected commissioner for Gladwyne.

And then came a message:

Ahh I see.

I responded back to him that I didn’t understand his message basically because I’d always been a member of this group and I lived in Gladwyne as a child.

It was utterly ridiculous to receive such a message. Also worth noting is I am hardly the only one in that group who doesn’t live in Gladwyne. They’re quite a few people who never lived in the 19035 including a woman from upstate New York who now lives in Malvern, who will never live in Gladwyne.

I still think it is because I asked an uncomfortable question for some. Of course that question shouldn’t have been uncomfortable because it was pretty basic. I mean, what’s the big deal about the HARB meeting? It’s like when someone had posed a question months ago about who bought the buildings, and I didn’t actually know who was behind the limited partnership or whatever it is, but I posted the public real estate record showing the transaction and that comment was removed and why? It wasn’t even posted with particular comment. It was just the public record so what was the big deal? Was it a secret?

So after I responded to the guy, I never heard anything for I guess more than a week. I’d forgotten about it because I just thought the whole thing was stupid and then came the messages I received yesterday:

Oh my gosh, oh golly, he threw me out of the gated community of 19035! Yet he wants my support? Huh?

He is one of the new co-presidents of the watered down Gladwyne Civic Association has thrown me out of the Gladwyne Civic Association Facebook group, which again I’ve literally been in since it was started. At the end of the day I’m amused by this. He’s a jackass. Yes, that is an opinion.

Yes, I told him off. And it’s not because I am in one less Facebook group. It’s the principle of the matter. And I did mention to him that I’ve been contacted by lots of people who currently live in the 19035 because they feel that the Civic Association is doing a whole lot of nothing when it comes to protecting the community and it’s historic character. I think that’s worrisome. Also worrisome? They’re so concerned with their appearance in a Facebook group that they are not actually encouraging public discourse on anything meaningful and why?

So essentially he is like treating Gladwyne like it’s a big HOA and I’ve been tossed out of the gated community 🤣

So yes, I’m apparently banned from the 19035. Whatever. Better lock up the gates right?

The last word is most simply put keeping me out of a Facebook group because I asked a question that made some people uncomfortable for God knows what reason isn’t going to stem the tide of questions or concerns about a modern day robber baron coming to the historic village center will it?

And at the end of the day, my opinion remains the same. I have zero objections to adaptive reuse of historic structures and restoration. It’s the whole make it like a stilted nouveau Main Line Peddler’s Village and messing with the zoning that raises concerns and why is it bad to show concern? And they haven’t revoked the First Amendment yet so I can have those opinions.

It’s not just about opportunity, it’s about community. Community means many voices, not just what some want scripted.

sometimes a no thank you means no…

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So I am what you call a BloomBox OG. I have literally been their customer since they started, which off the top of my head was around 2016.

https://lancasteronline.com/business/local_business/bloombox-launches-in-lancaster-with-subscription-based-plant-delivery-service/article_bf41f6fa-632b-11e6-b4f7-8fc67e2a9618.html

Chase and David the owners who are now friends literally started with a small hoop house that I am pretty sure they made themselves. They delivered all the plants themselves at first. That’s actually how I met their dogs.

I want to say up front I have been a devoted and regular customer. I am not ever compensated in any way, shape, or form. Quality plants- annuals, perennials, shrubs, trees, herbs, fruit plants, vegetables and more.

I love to garden, they have great plants at fair prices. And they deliver. I do know some of the wholesale nurseries in multiple states that they use, so I know what I am buying and it’s quality plant material not all juiced up with Miracle Gro. Have I lost a few plants over the years? Yes, due to deer, not them!

I have bought so many wonderful things from them. I have introduced friends and family in multiple states now to them. I have watched them grow from a one hoop house and a couple of vans operation to a multi-state business where they have a hub up in Lancaster County and another in Maryland. They are even growing some of their own plants now.

Last year they added a new arm of their business called Second Chance Plants. It’s an overstock and discount concept put into pop-up locations. They tried it out last year and it was such an enormous hit that this year. They have the regular Bloombox business and like a dozen of these seasonal pop-ups stretching through PA and MD.

I went to the one in Exton on Saturday because I was jonesing to look for plants. Gardening is a definite passion of mine, and I put a lot into my garden every year. So the Exton location is that the Exton Square, Mall in one of the parking lot. And since it’s essentially a dead ghost mall, there’s plenty of space. Of course if those developers would actually pay attention it shows you what people want and it’s not more condos townhouses and apartments is it? It’s things like this and a hospital isn’t it? (But I digress.)

This additional arm of their business is freaking amazing and the prices are amazing and the plant quality is literally like Terrain, but not the Molly Markup. I bought three trees and they had so much stuff and it was just the soft opening. They even had a tremendous selection of beautiful ceramic planters. They have the grand opening next weekend. I think it starts on March 20. You have to look on the website or their social media.

I never had the time to visit any of the pop-ups last year. And I’m really glad they moved them into so many areas this year.

One of the things that we are lacking around here now with the constant march no stampede of big box stores and the cost of renting space and what not is there aren’t as many plant nurseries. There used to be so many gorgeous plant nurseries around so to me this is welcome. I’m not saying there aren’t any nurseries, but they aren’t nearly as many as there used to be.

The guys from Bloombox have worked hard and they have done this on their own. They drive all their own social media. They have wonderful people who work for them I and all of their other happy customers celebrate their success. Their success means our gardens look better and better every year.

However, their success means people want to make a buck off of it, doesn’t it?

Enter my favorite fauxblicist and some shall we say rather pushy or interesting unsolicited now not so private messages to the BloomBox guys:

Good lord. Does this woman not understand not being freaking rapid fire pushy? Yes fauxblicist, no thank you after trying to ignore the ping ping ping of unsolicited messages is a no means no situation is it not? Or does she think that is a maybe?

Welp….it’s a no. I spoke with them.

You see they don’t need her mailing list.

They don’t need whoever she thinks are her followers.

They do their own work. And trust me when I tell you, they work hard.

Social media also isn’t something a small business needs to necessarily hire someone for. A lot of this can be done by yourself for your business or for yourself personally with just a little effort. And that doesn’t mean buying followers. It means connecting with your audience. It means posting about your business. It starts with baby steps.

And if your business needs more, then you hire a real professional, which in my humble opinion which I am allowed to have it isn’t someone who only shares on their own channels.

I would also like everyone to look at the timestamp. It’s really not polite to message strangers later in an evening is it, or do people simply not have boundaries anymore as far as social norms? Just like it’s rude to message too late (especially someone you don’t know), it’s also equally rude to message them so early isn’t it?

And all of this goes into the context of if she wanted a shot at their business and this is what she’s doing? Would you also message someone early in the morning as they’re getting ready to launch a soft opening of multiple pop-up locations over a couple of different states?

A more prudent person might’ve sent an initial message to say hi but then you let it sit and maybe follow up with another brief message a few days later, right? Kind of the wrong situation to lack impulse control wouldn’t you say?

But then again this is the woman who even made a write up and Bitchy Waiter once upon a time:

Worlds’s Most Desperate Blogger (and It’s Not Me)

And Philadelphia Magazine:

https://www.phillymag.com/foobooz/2013/12/10/heres-get-restaurant-publicity-aroundmainline-com/

https://www.phillymag.com/foobooz/2014/01/14/gawker-five-pr-tragedies-sarah-lockard/

Eater:

https://www.eater.com/2013/12/11/6315909/philly-blog-publisher-asks-restaurants-for-a-free-dinner

And Crossing Broad:

The Worst Blogger in Philly

I’m surprised she didn’t offer Bloombox boudoir?

And then there was the time when she went a little Rambo on a restaurant:

And another restaurant:

And then, of course she does this Easter bunny thing with this creepy costume. And she’s a made herself a public figure so I can have an opinion about the creepy, flat faced rabbit outfit. And no she’s not a furry, just seasonally a bunny. But then she post this recently about that jam:

Yeah….ummm… if somebody’s possibly bringing you somewhere to possibly be around their small children to entertain, they want to know you’re OK, right?

And when we’re talking about the email, I never signed up for her emails and I’ve been trying for I don’t know how many years to not get her emails yet there she is along with the other junk mail that covers nice topics like erectile dysfunction etc.

She’s a peach. A frenetic one….and that is being kind.

meet the milk carton gang.

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A reminder of some of the political boot lickers when it comes to data centers.

A reminder that while Senator Katie Muth shows up every time East Whiteland residents need her, Rep. Kristine Howard tells people she will show up if she can squeeze it into her busy schedule doing nothing for constituents and nothing to upset her handlers.

State Representative Lisa Borowski has knee pads with the guvvie’s face on it.

State Representative Chris Pielli is only ever about himself and let his constituents down, abandoning them as a West Goshen Stupidvisor over pipelines and Rep. Paul Friel? He’s hustling his pussy angle it seems.

Keep calling.

missing: state rep. kristine howard

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Last Seen? Usually neither seen nor heard by constituents.

Her district is fighting a DATA CENTER in East Whiteland Township and does she support her constituents or special interest groups?

Where is she on HB 5121?

https://www.palegis.us/legislation/bills/2025/hb2151

Will she take a stand against data centers in her own home community?

CALL HER AND ASK!


(610) 251-1070
(717) 783-4088


KRISTINE IT IS TIME TO SHOW UP!

there is limited equality in great valley school district

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So Goffredo the Superintendent who I have felt should be replaced back in the TikTok of it all is at it again. The TikTok of it all made international news. Essentially there was zero accountability on the part of the parents or offending students IMHO. Of course it is also my opinion that the teachers’ union should have been more supportive of the teachers talking to law enforcement, but hey can’t un-ring that homeroom bell, right?

In a time when our country is fraught with strife and anger and divisiveness and violence, Goffredo is allowing a club that is not some normal high school kids’ political club.

Let the not so subtley veiled attempts at indoctrination begin – the failed political Sabo duo want to “train” your kids and isn’t that special? If you have a problem with this:
hcapetola@gvsd.org
dgoffredo@gvsd.org
jwexler@gvsd.org
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If this was a regular Republican or Democrat or even Independent or Libertarian political club, I personally wouldn’t give a damn. But this? This is something unlike all of the rest and well, even if in the end allowed, it puts forth a group think that is not actually peaceful or inclusive.

Someone commented on my blog’s Facebook page:

I recall similar groups throughout history who used to pass around flyers and recruit people. I think their activities were a little different but I’m sure the end goal is the same here. I don’t see this as a unifying club. Pretty clear how the language starts off with “Identify…” The only thing missing is a symbol and the letters. How about we start a club called “society” where EVERYONE is included and works together to find common ground and solutions that make sense rather than continuing to file every into Red or Blue and spreading hate while we all get fleeced by those in power.

Then of course we had these treasures who escaped from the echo chambers of hate:

Sigh…can’t even explain the difference between group and page to them, or point out their general ignorance. To not wish to live in the US when it feels like 1930s Germany with social media in the year of our country’s 250th anniversary is a very real feeling. Here we are loving our country, yet wondering why it has deserted her people in favor select factions, and yes this is a real feeling. Conflicted. Sad. Somewhat disgusted that freedom is only if you tow the party line.

So there is a school board meeting this evening. Great Valley School Board won’t do anything, honestly because I don’t know that they can or have the courage to do? However, they can get a new superintendent and exit Daniel F. Goffredo, Ed.D.  and assistant superintendent Stephen O’Toole, Ed.D. (whose contract is up for renewal and is supposedly on agenda this evening?)

Below is the activities application which is tearing apart a high school….and community.

Club-America-request-to-establish-a-student-activityDownload

Oh and speaking of Great Valley? Kids upset with the new “club” who ripped down posters for it received detention and a fine? And rolling into this…

This “club” which does not have at it’s core an actual desire a real desire to embrace diversity of any sense of the word in a high school that does have a diverse population is really upsetting the KIDS. Not just parents. And the kids need to be taken into consideration here. Fair is fair and if that club gets a chance with this administration, why so punitive on kids upset about frozen feds everywhere? What is it that this school district doesn’t *get* about kids worrying that because of the shade of their skin or perhaps nationality that they will be safe going to school or going home from school?

Maybe Goffredo it is time to take your jackass self on out of this school district?

PS how Rustin in WCASD is handling this:

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is that the sound of political slithering?

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Ok. Hmmm. Laughing.

Why?

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Slither slither slither.

Related:

hey chesco dems, was grandma not saying please?

if you want a do nothing suck-up politician, by all means radnor re-elect state rep. lisa borowski and remember: lisa ❤️ data centers.

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Oh, look there she is! It’s Lisa Borowski there for a photo op! and you can always tell when it’s election season because she gets a fresh haircut and her bangs are out of her face and she looks less like a Muppet.

Former do much of nothing Radnor Township Commissioner now State Representative Lisa Borowski likes long walks, nature, photo ops. But what does she actually do? Most people are still trying to figure that out.

She is still very much on PA HB2151 which will remove the rights of Pennsylvanians and their municipalities when it comes to AI data centers.

She was also on that last bill (HB 502) that failed miserably in 2025. So what was she promised if she was on this HB2151 and was Josh Shapiro‘s little cheerleader Muppet?

So she’s out doing her nominating petition, and is announcing events where they’re going to be signing these petitions throughout Delaware County in her district. Here are the locations and dates:

Your mission should you choose to accept it is to show up at these events as well as call her office and tell her to get off of the data center bill. The number is PA HB2151.

If that bill goes through, it will affect our power grid which affects our PECO bills. It affects our water usage. Data Centers are not environmentally friendly. data centers are also extraordinarily noisy in a very pervasive negative way.

Lisa Borowski needs a field trip to Louden County, Virginia and needs to get her head out of her ass about this issue.

If Lisa Borowski wants to be reelected, she needs to do the right thing here. If not, she deserves to not be reelected.

https://www.palegis.us/legislation/bills/2025/hb2151

Call her. Show up at her events and tell her being an elected official is more than just a series of photo ops.

You can also call her campaign number:

610-547-7537

info@lisaforpa168.com

https://www.palegis.us/legislation/bills/2025/hb2151

BE POLITE when you contact her and I know for some that’s a challenge because she seriously has annoying affectations and mannerisms.

Make it an easy thing for Lisa to understand: if she wants to stay in office, she needs to get off of bad bills like this that only helps special interests, not everyday Pennsylvanians.

PS her municipality seems eminent domain happy so you might want to ask the state representative where she stands on eminent domain as well.

oops she did it again!

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Seriously, you can’t make this stuff up. Just when you think there’s no more Barsouming to be had, here she comes again! She is the Britney Spears of county government! Oops she did it again!

https://www.votebeat.org/pennsylvania/2026/02/06/chester-county-mail-ballot-application-error-reverse-first-last-names/

Mail ballot application error adds to Chester County’s woes

The county sent out thousands of forms that reversed voters’ first and last names.

By Carter Walker | February 6, 2026, 4:12pm EST

A Pennsylvania county election office that was already facing criticism for a 2025 election snafu and an alleged hostile work environment is dealing with another error. 

Roughly 145,000 mail ballot applications sent out in Chester County this week for the 2026 elections were printed with the first and last names of voters reversed…..Chester County’s election director, Karen Barsoum, confirmed ….Barsoum declined to say which employee or division of the office performed the check.

She said the accuracy check was more focused on confirming that the proper information, such as voter ID number or address, was connected to the right voter rather than whether the names were in the correct order. 

Mmmkay Karen and once again we hear crickets versus a simple apology or truly owning yet another screw-up.

Effective leadership starts at the top and she’s not a leader is she? She’s not a good manager is she?

Read the full article, there is no paywall.

#FIREKARENBARSOUM

Prior Barsouming includes:

https://www.votebeat.org/pennsylvania/2026/02/05/chester-county-pollbook-problem-2025-election-board-meeting-karen-barsoum/

https://vista.today/2024/08/karen-barsoum-leadership-chester-county/

https://www.votebeat.org/pennsylvania/2025/11/12/chester-county-pollbook-provisional-ballot-problem-2025-election/

Chester County poll book error was caused by ‘simple human error,’ investigation finds

https://www.inquirer.com/politics/election/chester-county-election-office-burnout-20251216.html

Chester County pledges to ‘make it right’ as it navigates fallout from poll book error
karen barsoum needs to go: chester county has made independents invisible on election day.
love note from “chester” (and fire karen barsoum)
hey karen barsoum, where is my husband’s provisional ballot?
it’s not conclave, it’s voter services so what gives chester county commissioners? where’s the truth and accountability?
where’s karen barsoum, chester county?
serenading….chester county voter services!
where’s the literal karen of chesco voter services?
who is a conspiracy theorist now with chester county voters services?
the big voter services investigation is out, so what will change? odds are, not much in my opinion.

stealth legislation: the bill gov. shapiro and a.i. / data center bigwigs don’t want pa residents to see before it’s passed.

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Shhhhh! They want it to be a political secret! Literally if you try searching for it on Google and stuff it’s nearly impossible to find you have to dig. Which is kind of unusual because they want these bills out there so people can see their elected officials are working except they elected officials know this is a shameful dirty secret and should not pass go.

The media is not really talking about this – I have only found ONE story and it goes to some sort of initial vote TOMORROW as in 2/4/26. But we all are and why is that? Is there a Johnny Frack err Josh Shapiro blackout of sorts? I hate to sound all conspiracy theory, but this whole issue is like a giant conspiracy theory, isn’t it?

https://legiscan.com/PA/bill/HB2151/2025

It is a partisan bill. It’s a Democrat sponsored bill, the they want to offer up with us the residents of Pennsylvania as collateral damage, to help Governor Josh Shapiro, who just launched his reelection campaign and has an agenda when it comes to data centers, doesn’t he?

https://legiscan.com/PA/bill/HB2151/2025

The bill opens up by saying:

An Act amending the act of July 31, 1968 (P.L.805, No.247), known as the Pennsylvania Municipalities Planning Code, in zoning, providing for data center ordinance assistance; and imposing duties on the Center for Local Government Services.

So yes, it’s a Band-Aid on the Municipalities Planning Code (MPC) which hasn’t had any comprehensive updates since circa 1968 or 1969. The MPC guides all the zoning that we find maddening affecting our communities. The MPC is the reason that when your elected officials say they can’t do something about something getting shoved down a community’s throat…they often can’t. Sometimes it’s because they lost their balls but not all of the time, right?

You know it’s funny, but under the MPC, all of our communities have to update their comprehensive plans every so many years or they should. (In some cases, like what was once the case in Lower Merion Township for example, it was like 30 years or better, but I digress.) Anyway the MPC tells our communities how often they should update yet that weighty tome is never comprehensively updated, and it needs it, but in order to do it, it requires an act of the state constitution to be enacted, and isn’t it time yet to do so?

I mean, why would politicians actually go out of our their way to do anything truly beneficial for their communities when it’s far easier to hold up that gruel bowl and to just continue to jury rig the MPC with these odd legislative Band-Aids that do more harm than good? This is exactly the case in my humble opinion with PA HB 2151 of 2026. Josh Shapiro and his corporate buddies and lobbyists want it, yes? It’s not all about them yet is it?

This has barely been introduced five minutes ago quite literally and it’s already being warp speed turbo charged fast tracked. All by edict of the Governor and his cozy relationships with AI and data center folks, yes? A VOTE IS SCHEDULED FOR TOMORROW ALREADY. We know how slow stuff moves in Harrisburg, yet this is all polished and ready to go? Mmmkay.

You all will remember HB 502 from 2025:

https://triblive.com/opinion/megan-mcdonough-hb-502-is-a-betrayal-of-local-communities/

https://www.pennlive.com/opinion/2025/07/bill-502-must-be-scrapped-opinion.html

25 PA Enviro Orgs Condemn Bill That Would Fast Track Gas Projects

PA HB 502 of 2025 is kind of a political cousin to PA 2151 of 2026. It kind of interesting that you can’t find articles about it now and PA 2151 is very hard to locate on a simple internet search. It’s hiding in plain sight hoping it’ll get passed PDQ.

PA HB 2151 will literally remove rights from municipalities regarding data centers. It’s not some nice and nicely how to guide which is how it’s being misrepresented by state reps and presented.

The good news is state reps are almost always constantly running for office because it’s a two-year term. We as Pennsylvania’s need to remind them. They can’t rest on their laurels and hope the Democrats are going to save them because this is a partisan bill. We don’t have much time to ratchet it up here and we need to get busy. It’s already happening but you can do your part contact your state rep. Tell them simply PA HB5121 is not for the good of Pennsylvania. You need to tell them if they like being a state rep they don’t want this to be their Waterloo.

Now I want show you who’s involved with the bill. And please note there is still one obvious Chester County State Reps who is a sponsor. Sappey and I am very disappointed in her, and Danielle Friel Otten who ran initially as a pipeline activist, has apparently removed herself (more below). Of course former Radnor Township Commissioner who often looks like a muppet with those bangs who is now a Delaware County State Rep named Lisa Borowski is on it as well, which doesn’t surprise me because all she does is bend over in Harrisburg, for whatever she is told to do, doesn’t she? And yes, that does sound vulgar, but that’s an opinion of how people see her.

(Actually any sponsor or co-sponsor on this bill should be sent kneepads with Josh Shapiro‘s face on them shouldn’t they? )

Your data center issue potentially appearing in your community is your new pipeline. It’s your new condo building you don’t want. It’s your new apartment building. It’s also your new warehouse that you don’t want. The common denominator here is they need to comprehensively update the PA Municipalities Planning Code yet what do they want to do? Shove data centers in everywhere. Now I’m gonna show you who the Bill sponsors are here and then I’m going to segue to a piece of Pennsylvania in Lackawanna County that you didn’t know existed- Archbald. Why is this little area? That’s a big big acreage area called Archbald important? They’re trying to shove 400 acres are better of data center up there. This area is a proposed location for several large-scale data center projects, notably the Wildcat Ridge Data Center Campus (14 buildings) and “Project Gravity” (7 buildings) by Western Hospitality Partners, sparking significant local debate over environmental impact (water, power) and proximity to residential areas

https://www.wnep.com/article/news/local/lackawanna-county/residents-voice-concerns-over-archbald-data-center-plan-lackawanna-county-project-gravity/523-af1be776-d2dd-4cdd-945d-b1342cf4e8c5

The media is BARELY talking about this Archbald stuff state-wide and only one report on this HB 2151.

https://local21news.com/news/local/dirty-data-centers-opponents-claim-shapiro-backed-data-centers-must-be-stopped-pa-pennsylvania-politics-data-centers-house-energy-committee

Here are the names I found on the data center bill HB2151 via Legiscan https://legiscan.com/PA/bill/HB2151/2025:

Rep. Kyle Donahue [D]

Rep. Kyle Mullins [D]

Rep. Benjamin Waxman [D]

Rep. James Prokopiak [D]

Rep. Danielle Otten [D]

Rep. Jose Giral [D]

Rep. Joseph Webster [D]

Rep. Nikki Rivera [D]

Rep. Christina Sappey [D]

Rep. La’Tasha Mayes [D]

Rep. Lisa Borowski [D]

Rep. Ben Sanchez [D]

Rep. Steven Malagari [D]

Rep. Johanny Cepeda-Freytiz [D]

Rep. Heather Boyd [D]

Rep. Mandy Steele [D]

Rep. Dan Frankel [D]

Rep. Melissa Cerrato [D]

Rep. Gregory Scott [D]

If you want to FedEx, these people kneepads, you can go to their office page, you will get the addresses. Of course I’m actually kidding with the kneepads but it’s apropos in my opinion.

I must note that since I started this post earlier today, Rep. Danielle Otten has apparently removed herself from the bill. However, there is no public announcement of this by here, and shouldn’t there be? Otherwise it makes people wonder, right? If you are standing with the people, please say so. Here are the screen shots that pertain to this and see updated list here:

https://www.palegis.us/legislation/bills/2025/hb2151

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HOWEVER, she is NOT off on this PA link: https://legiscan.com/PA/bill/HB2151/2025

So giddy up fellow Pennsylvanians and stop this thing. It deserves to be stopped. This bill diminishes our rights to have a say in the shape of our communities. Plus there are very real environmental and other issues with regard to data centers. Google Louden County Virginia and other places which have been negatively impacted. Here in Chester County and throughout PA, it’s starting to feel like every day brings another data center plan. It’s time to slow their roll.

PA Data Center Opponents Condemn Shapiro-Supported Model Ordinance
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oh my east pikeland, that is something, yes?

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Now we all know East Pikeland doesn’t like sunshine, but it’s a clear and brilliant day and something that has hit my desk. Kind of interesting:

FILED- Complaint_4935-5412-9290.1Download

Gosh East Pikeland, your slip is showing…again. I will note that this is a document that is filed with the courts and not a state secret. And this attorney and his firm? They don’t play.

Grab the popcorn. Happy Friday!

I feel the need to point that out since they didn’t like that I posted something else not a state secret…in November.

things that make you go hmmmm…in east pikeland township maybe?