February 23, 2023

Supervisors Recognize Long-Time Employee

The Board of Supervisors recently recognized long-time Township employee, Lena Cabot, for her much-deserved retirement.

Lena began working for the Township back in February of 2001 and served as an administrative assistant in the Code Enforcement Department. In 2011, she received a promotion and moved to the Finance Department where she has served as an Accounts Payable/Receivable Administrator. 

“Lena posses a strong work ethic and worked tirelessly to ensure accuracy in her work for the Finance Department,” said Township Manager Roman Pronczak. “We will miss many things about Lena, but perhaps the thing we will miss most is her continual willingness to help others no matter how busy she is with her own duties.”

Lena Cabot (bottom row) along with (second row; from left to right) Supervisor Michele Minnick, Chair Scott Badami, Supervisor Jeff Campolongo, and Vice-chair Kimberly Koch

Take A Survey To Help Improve Biking Conditions

The Township has partnered with GVF on a project aimed at improving biking conditions for residents and employees in Whitpain.

"Bike More, Drive Less" will create a plan that identifies barriers to biking more and driving less. The Township and GVF, a non-profit with 30 years of transportation and mobility planning experience, want to hear your experiences with the biking system and what could be improved.

Click here to take a survey

Trees Benefit The Community

Trees in our community offer many environmental benefits often called ‘ecosystem services’. 

In addition, trees provide many aesthetic qualities as well, making for more pleasing landscape and neighborhoods. It is well-documented that communities with more trees have higher property values (3 to 15 percent) and a greater sense of community pride.

Help support the Shade Tree Commission’s goal of a restored tree canopy as we look after our trees and woodland that make Whitpain a better place to live and work.

From The EAC: Battery Recycling Program

The Environmental Advisory Council (EAC) will start collecting residents’ used batteries.

Batteries will be collected for recycling at locations within the Township on a periodic basis. The first collection is scheduled for Saturday, March 4 outside the Township Building from 9 a.m. to 11 a.m.

Collection is only open to Whitpain residents. Proof of residency will be required. Residents will be required to properly tape certain batteries (click below for a list) before dropping them off and are asked to do so before arriving to speed up the drop-off process.   

Large volumes of batteries cannot be handled by this program as it is designed for small volumes of batteries used by residents. Car batteries and industrial batters will not be accepted.

Click here for more information, including a list of batteries to tape

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