News in Haverford Township, April 9-15

The Press page of www.LarryChrzan.com has been updated to keep track of the news about what's going on in our Township, particularly around the corruption indictment, the resignation of Township Manager Mike English, and the Acting Township Manager appointment of Larry Gentile.

I spoke during the Citizens' Forum at the April 9, 2007 meeting. To summarize my comments, I called for action to:
1. Continue the clean-up and run the township in the most transparent way going forward.
2. Demonstrate competence and professionalism by taking action with positive, proactive steps to move the Township forward.

You can read the full text of the speech here. I was also asked to comment for a Delco Times article, where I said:

Although he said these events are clearly a "black mark on the township," Democrat Larry Chrzan thinks "it would be a shame if the township didn't learn something along the way."

To get out from under the dark cloud, Chrzan recommends ending what he described as cronyism, favoritism, nepotism and pay-to-play practices, despite some positive changes over the past few years. Access to information needs to be improved upon, he added.

"It's important that we move forward in a positive and pro-active way," Chrzan said.

In short, the Commissioners and new administrators of Haverford Township are obliged to make this right and make the changes necessary to win back the public trust. And while that is in progress, it is also important to keep moving forward on planning, development, and business revitalization. A tall order for sure.

One issue that I think is critical in this election is removing all appearance of corruption. When I began this campaign I posted on the Contribute page of my website that I would take no contributions from anyone who does business with the Township. Also, I will take no contributions from PACs that are outside our township. As I said in the Citizens' Forum, "Our Commissioners must take nothing so that the public knows that only the taxpayers’ interests are being looked after."

Hint: look for more on this as we go forward!