Steve Santarsiero
Steve Santarsiero
Steven J. "Steve" Santarsiero is a Democratic member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives. He has represented the 31st district since 2009...
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We've talked about ultimately having four of these a year, but it's probably best to start slower, so my vote for this year is July 4 and possibly something later in the fall. I think July 4 is a good one to start with because that is a celebration for the whole country.
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We all travel the roads around here. We all have been frustrated by traffic problems. If you have a regular commute, then you deal with them every day and you know what they are. Now we want to hear from our residents and start taking action.
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We had hoped to have before us a finalized settlement agreement. But there is one issue that needs to be resolved which makes it impossible to consider a final agreement tonight.
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We are facing increasing challenges to bring more revenue into the township so that we can avoid future tax increases. This is something we can do to help with that.
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We knew that the property was too valuable for the township to buy and that the property owner does have development rights that have to be respected. So the question became what we can do at that property that is the least objectionable.
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It needs to be done in a unified, cohesive manner, not piecemeal. I think as a board, our job is to be proactive and go out and look for that, and not wait for people to come to us.
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There's a need to do this as a means of increasing citizen participation in our budget process. Obviously, what the township spends and what we're taking in are issues that are near and dear to all of us since we all pay taxes and no one wants to pay more taxes. And we all want to find the most economic way to function in the township while providing a high level of service.
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This is the right thing to do. I'm very hopeful that within the next couple of weeks, this remaining drafting issue will be resolved and I'm confident it will be.
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This gives the members of the town another opportunity to participate in the process and be assured that we're doing everything we can to be fiscally responsible.
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Part of their charge will be to ultimately find alternative revenue streams, and there are some out there. For example, the Delaware River Joint Toll Bridge Commission this past year floated a (multi-million-dollar) bond that was available to communities up and down the Delaware River for various road improvements.
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I'm hopeful this issue will be worked out. It's an issue we should be able to work through.
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The idea is to get citizens involved in our budget process, not just when budget time rolls around in the fall but to involve them in the process throughout the year.