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  Exeter Township wasted more than $12,000 in suing me in their 1st Amendment bashing action 

https://exeterexaminer.us/latest-news/f/exeter-township-wasted-more-than-12000-in-suing-me

 In episode 41 of The Exeter Underground, co-host Kevin Foehl and I detailed the REAL reason that the Exeter Township Supervisors dropped their civil rights violating lawsuit against me.  

https://exeterexaminer.us/latest-news/f/the-real-reason-the-supervisors-dropped-their-lawsuit-against-me

 The January 23rd, 2023 Exeter Supervisors meeting will have the Supes discussing…. 

https://exeterexaminer.us/latest-news/f/exeter-supervisors-january-23rd-meeting-preview

 Despite the cowardly actions of the Exeter Township Supervisors, the 1st Amendment thrives.  
https://exeterexaminer.us/latest-news/f/the-1st-amendment-thrives-despite-the-exeter-supervisors

 The Exeter Township Supervisors have taken the unprecedented step of suing one of their citizens. Me.  

https://exeterexaminer.us/latest-news/f/exeter-township-is-suing-me-and-violating-all-of-our-rights

 While going through the agenda for tonight’s meeting, in the “Finance” portion, we see item #3, “Discuss and possible action to ratify the payment made to SRW Strategies (Invoice 2022- 042, dated 9/22/2022, $6,750) for the forensic computer audit. “ This has come up before in discussion that Dave Hughes wanted to have in October, but that no one else was interested in at the BOS.  

https://exeterexaminer.us/latest-news/f/is-something-shady-in-this-exeter-township-government

 In the November 28th Exeter Supervisors meeting, Supervisor Ted Gardella could not  contain his excitement on the ability of the township government to hide information from the people of Exeter.  

https://exeterexaminer.us/latest-news/f/exeter-solicitor-and-supervisor-exult-in-hiding-information

 The November 28th Exeter Township Supervisors meeting agenda leaves a lot to be desired.  

https://exeterexaminer.us/latest-news/f/township-once-again-refuses-to-publish-supporting-documents

  In a meeting chock full of details, and for once, short on anger (except for a couple of childish outbursts by Supervisor Ted Gardella), the Exeter Township Supervisors listened to a budget presentation by Interim Township Manager Betsy McBride which detailed: 

https://exeterexaminer.us/latest-news/f/gardella-claus-promises-more-and-more-spending

 Exeter Township will have a $1.5 million deficit next year, according to a release of the proposed 2023 budget.  

https://exeterexaminer.us/latest-news/f/exeter-township-projecting-15-million-deficit

Chairman of the Exeter Board of Supervisors George Bell adjourned the November 14th meeting before the agenda was completed, presumably so he didn’t have to hear criticism from fellow Supervisor David Hughes.
https://exeterexaminer.us/latest-news/f/bell-adjourns-supes-meeting-in-apparent-fear-of-hughes%E2%80%99-comments

 A dual meeting and light agenda had the Exeter school board at home in time for the first pitch of Game 4 of the World Series.  

https://exeterexaminer.us/latest-news/f/exeter-school-board-has-light-agenda-gets-home-in-time-for-phils

  The long awaited and much ballyhooed comprehensive forensic audit of township finances is complete, and the Exeter Township Supervisors got the report last night. 

https://exeterexaminer.us/latest-news/f/supervisors-get-forensic-audit

In a stunning reversal of what looked like a sure thing, the Exeter school board voted 5-4 against installing solar arrays on district property, with members Jason Mell and Tim Morgan joining the three “none” votes from the COW meeting of John Fidler, Bob Quinter, and Andrea Battler. 

https://exeterexaminer.us/latest-news/f/exeter-school-board-turns-down-solar-arrays

 In what now looks like fait accompli, the Exeter school board has moved a plan forward to spend millions of dollars on a solar array plan, on the very night they heard about an unanticipated multi-million dollar expense coming in the near future. 
https://exeterexaminer.us/latest-news/f/school-board-moves-forward-with-solar

  The Supervisors heard from Public Works Manager Larry Piersol on his and Supervisor Michelle Kircher’s investigation as to utilization of space for township employees.  

https://exeterexaminer.us/latest-news/f/exeter-supervisors-%E2%80%9Cwe-don%E2%80%99t-need-no-stinkin%E2%80%99-contracts%E2%80%9D-part-2

  In a bold contradiction of board policy and Pennsylvania law, the Exeter Township Supervisors voted last night 4-1 to “supersede” the contract with Keystone Municipal Services, which is the document that spells out the employment terms of interim township manager Betsy McBride.  

https://exeterexaminer.us/latest-news/f/exeter-supervisors-%E2%80%9Cwe-don%E2%80%99t-need-no-stinkin%E2%80%99-contracts-part-1

 New personnel are on the agenda at the next Exeter Township Supervisors meeting. 

https://exeterexaminer.us/latest-news/f/new-personnel-for-township-being-debated

   The Exeter school board had question after question about the planned  solar array fields the district has been debating.  

https://exeterexaminer.us/latest-news/f/school-board-tables-solar-arrays