tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-54590201219117210892024-02-20T10:16:56.029-05:00Wallace VotersYour Wallace Township News
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(Springton Manor Farm)Wallace Votershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06053677461386875916noreply@blogger.comBlogger36125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5459020121911721089.post-65570723994582616782009-03-24T06:35:00.002-04:002009-03-24T06:35:00.920-04:00How are things going with the State Police?To be of assistance to area residents, we have decided to have a section devoted to the monthly reports given by the State Police. We thought it might be interesting to compare the statistical data with last year’s. Hopefully this will be of help to each of our residents. As part of our statistical reporting, if any concerns are expressed at the Board of Supervisors’ Meetings we will include a summary. It is our hope this will give every resident a complete and unbiased view.<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;">POLICE CORNER<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">A Monthly Reporting of Wallace Police Activity<br /></div><br /><table border="2" cellpadding="4"> <tbody><tr> <td><br /></td><td>2008<br />Police Activity<br />Calls for Service and Traffic Activity<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span></td><td>2009<br />Police Activity<br />Calls for Service and Traffic Activity</td> </tr> <tr> <td>January*</td><td>146</td> <td>26</td> </tr> <tr> <td>February**</td><td>161</td> <td>26</td> </tr> </tbody></table><br /><br />*One concern expressed was the time delay in responding to traffic accidents on snowy days. Apparently the State Police prioritize accident calls on snowy days. Accidents that involve injuries to motorist are given top priority, not by time of the call. Hopefully, the Supervisors will monitor this carefully and respond accordingly as they continue to evaluate Police in Wallace Township.<br /><br />**In February there was a runaway at Devereux School. The State Police brought in a helicopter to locate the student. We were told by the Supervisors that the State Police had resources that would be available when needed. This was definitely demonstrated in this instance.Wallace Votershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06053677461386875916noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5459020121911721089.post-37860760447259230532009-03-11T10:25:00.003-04:002009-03-11T10:25:00.430-04:00School House Grant - $35,000 Approved!The grant applied for by the BOS to restore the Indiantown School House on fairview road was finalized and approved by the State. The much needed $35,000 will be used very soon to replace the dilapidated roof. A bid package is to go out soon for vendors to bid on replacing the roof with new cedar shingles, installing gutters, and basically renewing everything on the school house above the stucco. Any monies left over from the roof replacement project will be used on repairing other exterior wear. It was noted by the engineers who reviewed the current condition of the bell tower that it was in no danger of falling off the roof. This dispelled another rumor spread on our favorite blog.Wallace Votershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06053677461386875916noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5459020121911721089.post-33267431056497223972009-03-10T10:16:00.004-04:002009-03-10T10:24:45.617-04:00Voice Blasts Supervisor Then Bans Him From PostingAfter battling back and forth for days with Supervisor Jones the Wallace Voice closed down their site preventing anymore posts. Except that is from cmp11 the admin of the site. cmp11 then preceded to blast away with the typical litany of false statements knowing that Supervisor Jones could not defend himself. This should be of no surprise, as no one has been able to respond freely in the past, because any posts that did not criticize the BOS were frequently deleted. So much for freedom of speech...Wallace Votershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06053677461386875916noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5459020121911721089.post-84546268876813920962009-01-07T14:00:00.006-05:002009-01-07T14:00:01.204-05:00DLN Article - Property Taxes Eliminated in Wallace TownshipThe article is really well written, although the title is pretty lousy. Why the news media always has to try to put a negative spin on things, or at least bury the good news and make it almost seem like bad news is always disappointing. If you just read the headline you might think the there was no more police coverage and something else in the article was going to address some sort of bad tax news. Like one of our local blogs sometimes you have a story line and you stick to it even when the facts contradict you...<br /><a href="http://www.dailylocal.com/articles/2009/01/06/news/srv0000004435682.txt">Click here to view <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">DLN</span> Article</a>Wallace Votershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06053677461386875916noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5459020121911721089.post-56949304967547591042009-01-06T15:09:00.005-05:002009-01-06T22:03:47.618-05:00$35,000 Grant for Indiantown SchoolhouseThe township has received preliminary approval for $35,000 in funding from the state for repairs to the Indiantown Schoolhouse. After routine state verifications the grant should be ready to utilize on much needed repairs to the exterior of the schoolhouse.Wallace Votershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06053677461386875916noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5459020121911721089.post-90429494763239238932009-01-05T09:41:00.002-05:002009-01-05T09:52:41.912-05:00Organizational Meeting Tonight @ 7:30pmThe Wallace Township Organizational meeting is set for tonight at 7:30pm to be followed by a regular <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">BOS</span> meeting. We linked to the agenda from the township's website under current documents to the right.Wallace Votershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06053677461386875916noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5459020121911721089.post-75901297444874037462008-12-31T09:00:00.007-05:002009-01-01T10:49:26.657-05:00State Police To Patrol Wallace at Midnight TonightState Police will begin patrolling Wallace Township tonight at midnight. Here are some interesting links and phone numbers to familiarize yourself with Pennsylvania State Police. Residents should still call 911 in case of emergency, but now have the option of contacting the State Police directly at 484-340-3241.<br /><span class="fullpost"><br /><strong>Phone Numbers:</strong><br />Fire/Medical Emergency/Police Emergency: 911<br />Police Emergency/PA State Police - <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">Embreeville</span>: 484-340-3241<br /><br /><strong>Links:</strong><br /><a href="http://www.psp.state.pa.us/">State Police Website</a><br /><a href="http://www.psp.state.pa.us/psp/cwp/view.asp?A=3&Q=42640"><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">PSP's</span> <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_2">CALEA</span> Certification</a><br />Wallace will be patrolled by: <a href="http://www.psp.state.pa.us/troopj/cwp/view.asp?a=579&Q=172413&PM=1">Troop J out of <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_3">Embreeville</span>, PA </a><br /><a href="http://www.psp.state.pa.us/psp/cwp/view.asp?A=100&Q=38860"><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_4">PSP</span> Aviation Unit (<span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_5">PSP</span> has 7 Bell Jet Ranger helicopters and 5 "High Wing" airplanes)</a><br /><a href="http://www.psp.state.pa.us/psp/cwp/view.asp?A=11&Q=177698">State Police Find Many Child Safety Seats Are Improperly Installed</a><br /></span><span class="fullpost"></span>Wallace Votershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06053677461386875916noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5459020121911721089.post-43267918269213053042008-12-30T22:48:00.009-05:002009-01-01T10:42:56.030-05:00Township Eliminates the Property Tax ($771.45 per family)This past Monday the Board of Supervisors voted unanimously to eliminate the property tax. Yes, you heard it right. Your property tax bill is $0. That is 0 mils. Nada property taxes. With the economy floundering this is good news for Wallace Township residents. As our <a href="http://wallacevoters.blogspot.com/2008/12/bos-saves-each-household-much-needed.html">previous post</a> <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">calculated</span> this will save the average family in Wallace Township $771.45 per year. <span class="fullpost">The budget also includes a $100,000 surplus and sets <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">aside</span> funds to restore the historic <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_2">Indiantown</span> Schoolhouse.<br /><br /><a href="http://www.wallacetwp.org/2009%20Proposed%20Budget.pdf">Wallace Township 2009 Budget</a><br /></span><span class="fullpost"></span>Wallace Votershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06053677461386875916noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5459020121911721089.post-178112181669646642008-12-26T05:45:00.000-05:002008-12-26T05:45:01.417-05:00Eliminate the School Property TaxHere is an interesting site that supports legislation to eliminate the school property tax. We agree with those that say this is a great burden on families, especially seniors in our community. It is not fair that those who have worked hard their whole life to pay off there home still have to essentialy pay rent to the government to remain in their home. Home ownership and property rights are the back bone of this country. Something does need to be done about property taxes accross the board in the state of PA.<br /><br /><a href="http://mysite.verizon.net/drbsr/PTCCWeb/">==> PTCC (PENNSYLVANIA TAXPAYERS CYBER COALITION)</a>Wallace Votershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06053677461386875916noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5459020121911721089.post-26710917202792770562008-12-25T11:18:00.000-05:002008-12-25T11:18:14.555-05:00Merry Christmas!Merry Christmas from Wallace Voters! Check out this great skit about an Inn Keeper named Stuart who discovers something strange is going on in his barn.<br /><br /><object height="344" width="425"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/p9CNxi5_G20&hl=en&fs=1"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/p9CNxi5_G20&hl=en&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object>Wallace Votershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06053677461386875916noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5459020121911721089.post-49516937502520145512008-12-22T23:14:00.000-05:002008-12-22T23:15:08.099-05:00Imposing Open Space Tax will cut your taxes?<p>The proponents of an open space tax have always argued that imposing an increase in taxes via the open space tax will in the long run lower overall taxes for our Township. While there are other arguments that could support and open space tax, like preserving valued scenic vistas and preserving historic farms and sites, imposing an open space tax is not going to drop your overall tax bill. This argument is at best inconclusive and more probably just the opposite.</p><p>First let's present the proponents position: If you impose the open space tax you will save money in the long run on infrastructure costs and services and have fewer kids utilizing the school district as well. This will in turn lower your township property tax and your school district tax. Basically, less people, less taxes.</p><p>Next, let's tackle the school district claim. The obvious flaw in this argument is that the school district includes eight different municipalities many of which have been growing at a very rapid pace. So while Wallace has grown less than 6% in population since the year 2000, the school tax has ballooned from 17.750 mils to 24.850 mils. That is a 40% increase. The slow growth of Wallace did not translate into a savings on the school tax bill, because townships like Uwchlan, Upper Uwchlan, West Bradford, and East Brandywine have been pumping lots of new students into the Downingtown School District. Wallace could lose residents and the school property tax would still go higher and higher. We are too small a piece of the pie. </p><p>So, does a smaller population translate into a township having lower township property taxes? Logically, this does not even hold up. Many of the services a township provides require certain facilities, equipment, and personnel whether the township is big or small. Just to run a township there is a minimum amount of each of these categories that is required; the more population the more income taxes and property taxes to spread across many of these areas of the budget. </p><p>Let's pause for a moment, remember we are dispelling a property tax proponent myth here, we are not proponents of more development. In fact like just about everyone in our township we would have liked to shut the door on development right after we moved into the Township. That might have precluded many of you from moving in. Sorry, but you get our point. </p><p>Notably, before discussing the local property tax versus population, 4 of the 5 highest taxed townships in the county have the open space tax - EAST BRANDYWINE TWP (2.5), FRANKLIN TWP (2.75), SCHUYLKILL TWP (2.9),<br />LONDON BRITAIN TWP (3.52). Next, when you look at township taxes for the townships in Chester County, more specifically the Downingtown School District you will find there is not a definitive correlation between population and local real estate taxes. Other than the fact that by far the two most populous townships West Bradford (18,430) and Uwchlan (12,146) are by far the least taxed 0 mils, and .09 mils respectively. Meaning West Bradford has no property tax and Uwchlan for all intents and purposes has such a low millage rate they also have no property tax; whereas, East Brandywine (6,485) and Wallace (3,433) townships, with fractions of the same population, have the highest taxes 2.5 and 2.4 respectively. Now thankfully the BOS has eliminated property taxes going into 2009. But, these are 2008 statistics and they show that the supposed tax savings that the property tax proponents claim as gospel does not hold up when you put the numbers to it.</p><p>So we can resurrect the debate, but let's not resurrect the old illogical argument that raising taxes will saves taxes.<br /><br /></p>Wallace Votershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06053677461386875916noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5459020121911721089.post-63153254200196539922008-12-22T12:30:00.004-05:002008-12-22T17:11:10.912-05:00The Other Great Debate<p>Interesting debate on whether there are benefits to having local township governments or larger consolidated governance: <a href="http://www.psats.org/sept05coverstory.pdf">http://www.psats.org/sept05coverstory.pdf</a></p>Wallace Votershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06053677461386875916noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5459020121911721089.post-15182279014900339102008-12-19T13:25:00.004-05:002008-12-19T13:35:07.295-05:00Valhalla challenge fails to gain footingNot sure what all the hubbub is about with Mr. Heim recusing himself. He pretty much did. In fact the board voted 2-1 to appoint a hearing officer to overhear the zoning hearing challenge so neither Mr. Heim nor any of the other members will be voting on anything substantive in the complaint. It doesn't seem like a conflict for him to vote to remove himself from the hearing, which he did. So any decision that comes down will be free of any supposed bias. The only strange thing we observed was that the alternate was sitting at the table and even was asked by the zoning hearing board solicitor if he wanted to vote. So he did. If any thing was unprecedented at this hearing it was the alternate voting when all of the other zoning hearing board members were present.<br /><a href="http://www.dailylocal.com/articles/2008/12/19/news/srv0000004310716.txt" target="_top" rel="nofollow">http://www.dailylocal.com/articles/2008/12/19/news/srv0000004310716.txt</a>Wallace Votershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06053677461386875916noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5459020121911721089.post-90112046046770240812008-12-19T10:21:00.001-05:002008-12-19T10:42:32.542-05:00The Great Open Space Debate (It Was Civil)The issue of an open space tax has been thoroughly debated in our township. It was a good, fair and civil debate. Both sides vigorously presented their view of the tax. Both sides acknowledged that each had the resident’s best interests at heart. They just disagreed fundamentally on how those interests should be addressed. That's ok. It seems now when people disagree with the BOS or their supporters it is because the BOS is bad and has bad intentions. They feel the need to attack them personally and even try to suppress any information that would support the BOS view. We feel here that the more information available on either side of an issue the better. And, we are ok if you disagree with us. We will not attribute some intellectual or ethical depravity to you; we will just acknowledge our disagreement and continue to argue our side of the issues.<br /><br />There have been some rumblings as of late, that an open space tax could have helped to stave off the Valhalla project. The idea that the 2 million bond that may have been available due to the open space tax could somehow purchase enough land to stop this project is absurd. The various tracts are rumored to range anywhere from 30million to 50 million dollars. Even using the 2 million to buy development rights would not have gone very far. The project was originally on about half of the acreage anyways. The Heim and Comstock tracts were added later. On top of that it is doubtful that the open space proceeds would have ever been used to purchase the Industrial portion of the project which is where the main portion of the project resides. Besides, we are not convinced that most residents would be ok with handing their hard earned money to a wealthy land owner to keep on living on their property as they always have, just a lot richer. We don’t mean to impugn the land owner who may sell development rights. We believe they would have the best intentions as well. Wanting to preserve their land for generations to come. But, still the idea of taking from the poor to give to the rich still seems a little backwards. Meanwhile, even though residents are essentially paying a tax to this land owner they can’t step foot on the property. This all assumes that any of the money would have ever gotten spent on open space.<br /><br />In East Brandywine on February 21st, 2007 the BOS voted to spend much of their open space money on their new building. “… $665,000 of the proceeds from the 2003 Bond will be changed to help pay for the new Township buildings. Mr. O’Neill stated that $65,000 would be used to reimburse the open space funds for interest costs and $600,000 would go towards completion of the construction“. They have yet to pay back the money. They do not ever have to repay the money.<br /><br />Enough said for now, besides much has been said already. See the top ten reasons against the open space tax at our old site:<br /><a href="http://www.wallacevoters.com/top%2010.htm">http://www.wallacevoters.com/top%2010.htm</a>Wallace Votershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06053677461386875916noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5459020121911721089.post-84118036858737003462008-12-18T08:49:00.005-05:002008-12-18T09:50:15.605-05:00DLN exchange on Gambling<span style="color:#000000;">The Following is an exchange on the DLN blog following the latest Guardians article. There is some back and forth about gambling that we thought you might find interesting. As with anything we post, especially from other blogs we are not endorsing any of the following opinions or stated facts, just bringing this conversation to your attention.</span><br /><span style="color:#3333ff;"></span><br /><span style="color:#3333ff;">Guardians Gambling wrote on Dec 17, 2008 9:38 AM:</span><br />" Im sorry to see this resort come if it does get developed. i think it stinks. but i disagree with the guardians tactics. the supervisors have done the best they can to limit this development and protect our resources. there is only so much that can be done by law. this ordinance contains leeds certification, audubon certification severly limits density to the housing (aprox 275) and hotel rooms (approx 190). in addition the supervisors have stood firm that they will make as a condition that gambling must be forever taken off the table. now if the guardians win there zoning challenge and greenfield comes back without the PCCC and with a vengence you will see a 1000 hotel units and gambling. and 600 homes. Nothing will stop him then. the only conditional use he will need then is the golf course portion. he cant be stopped on that he has more than enough land and he will be in no mood to take gambling off the table. gaurdians, thanks for the gamble, and thanks, maybe, for the casino. "<br /><br /><span style="color:#cc0000;">Casino hotel golf wrote on Dec 17, 2008 12:17 PM:</span><br />" The likelihood of any of this happening in the near future is slim to none.In case you missed it, Trump Resorts missed interest payments on the loans for its casinos. That business is in a slump. Ask any hotel owner how business has been lately. Also in the crapper. The golf course business is as bad or worse.Anybody who thinks these businesses, which rely on discretionary spending are coming back soon had better pick up a copy of the Financial Times. New home sales are stalled, and values are dropping. Frankly I have no clue why anybody with a brain would be thinking about building something like this now, or where they would find anybody dumb enough to invest in it. "<br /><br /><span style="color:#3333ff;">Gaurdians Gamble wrote on Dec 17, 2008 1:05 PM:</span><br />" the hard economic times for housing etc is exactly why greenfield might turn to gambling financers who see a cheap place to throw slots. look around gambling is expanding in PA. they even tryed to get it into historic gettysburg. when he cant sell houses he will slam hotels in and gambling and nothing outside of the PCCC can stop him. the PCCC is the only thing that limits the hotel units and that will via conditional use lock out gambling forever. when we get our slots we will know who to thank. "<br /><br /><span style="color:#cc0000;">Crazy wrote on Dec 17, 2008 1:19 PM: </span><br />" If gambling comes to Wallace, you'll have no one to thank but the BOS and PC who are accommodating this developer. The PCCC does nothing to stop gambling!!! You can't zone against gambling. Nice try.Place blame on the right people - those who accommodated a single developer to the detriment of the citizens of Wallace Township. This is illegal. Even if Valhalla Brandywine is the best we could get, the process by which we find ourselves here is wrong and tainted. Government needs to be held accountable to the people as do the individuals responsible for this. "<br /><br /><span style="color:#3333ff;">Gaurdians Gamble wrote on Dec 17, 2008 2:46 PM:</span><br />" the PCCC does not zone against gambling but as a part of the conditional use proceding the supervisors have made it clear and so has mr. greenfield that they will deed restrict the property with the township and 3rd partys which will lock out gambling forever. if the PCCC is overturned then the next conditional use would only be for use on the golf course section of the property so their will be no leverage and no incentive for greenfield to give up such rights on the industrial portion of the property. "Wallace Votershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06053677461386875916noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5459020121911721089.post-41975318107818741212008-12-17T22:41:00.001-05:002008-12-19T10:41:29.374-05:00Zoning Hearing Challenge ContinuedThe parties (and non parties) to the zoning hearing challenge agreed to continue the zoning hearing challenge until the January 27th Conditional Use night. They are trying to come to an agreement that might stay the whole challenge until after the Conditional Use is completed and a decision is reached. It remains to be seen whether all of the parties (and non parties) will agree.Wallace Votershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06053677461386875916noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5459020121911721089.post-76049809592693019532008-12-17T09:40:00.000-05:002008-12-17T09:45:12.924-05:00Grass-roots battle over zoning law in WallaceThe link below is a daily local article about the zoning hearing meeting tonight at the township biulding at 7pm and the "Guardians of the Brandywine" challenge to the PCCC ordinance.<br /><br /><a href="http://www.dailylocal.com/articles/2008/12/17/news/srv0000004292907.txt">http://www.dailylocal.com/articles/2008/12/17/news/srv0000004292907.txt</a>Wallace Votershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06053677461386875916noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5459020121911721089.post-8979691885821253982008-12-17T01:42:00.001-05:002008-12-17T01:46:42.733-05:00New SiteWe hope you like the new site and find the new format helpful. For those who like to dialogue you can still comment in the comments section at the bottom of each of our articles. We hope you find this integrated approach more effective then the separate blog and news site. We are also going to try to pull together helpful information to the right of the news to keep useful township info and links at your fingertips. Thanks for stopping by.Wallace Votershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06053677461386875916noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5459020121911721089.post-61147285193440086792008-12-17T00:47:00.002-05:002008-12-17T01:05:56.965-05:00Police seek help in labor disputeThe following story appeared today in the Daily Local. The quote from the Wallace Township Solicitor pretty much sums up the article from Wallace's perspective:<br />"Notably, however, the specific violations enumerated in the charge of unfair labor practices primarily relate to the hiring practices and conduct of East Brandywine Township in connection with East Brandywine's newly formed police department."<br /><a href="http://www.dailylocal.com/articles/2008/12/15/news/srv0000004270695.txt">http://www.dailylocal.com/articles/2008/12/15/news/srv0000004270695.txt</a>Wallace Votershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06053677461386875916noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5459020121911721089.post-66598216389254953652008-12-13T22:03:00.000-05:002008-12-16T22:58:35.647-05:00WALLACE VOICE CENSORING POSTS, AGAINThe following are posts you will no longer see on Wallace Voice, as they are busily censoring anything that does not follow the party line:<br /><br />On Lawyer Fees:<br /><a href="http://n2.nabble.com/Re:-Legal-Expenses-in-Wallace-tp1651688p1651688.html">http://n2.nabble.com/Re:-Legal-Expenses-in-Wallace-tp1651688p1651688.html</a><br />On the old Schoolhouse:<br /><a href="http://n2.nabble.com/Re:-The-School-House-in-Wallace:--budgeted-for-25K-in-2009-tp1651559p1651559.html">http://n2.nabble.com/Re:-The-School-House-in-Wallace:--budgeted-for-25K-in-2009-tp1651559p1651559.html</a><br />On the budget:<br /><a href="http://n2.nabble.com/Re:-Check-out-the-Proposed-2009-Budget!-tp1651573p1651573.html">http://n2.nabble.com/Re:-Check-out-the-Proposed-2009-Budget!-tp1651573p1651573.html</a><br />Just Funny:<br /><a href="http://n2.nabble.com/Re:-Legal-Expenses-in-Wallace-tp1646080p1646080.html">http://n2.nabble.com/Re:-Legal-Expenses-in-Wallace-tp1646080p1646080.html</a><br /><br />One has to ask. Why are they so afraid of a free exchange of ideas. Why censor divergent opinions.Wallace Votershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06053677461386875916noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5459020121911721089.post-32243451485445884242008-12-12T22:30:00.000-05:002008-12-16T22:51:00.782-05:00FIOSMany of you have already taken advantage of Verizon's new FIOS service for Internet and Phone over their fiber optic network. For now residents cannot get the TV service offered by Verizon because the franchise agreement between Wallace Township and Verizon is being negotiated. This is the same type of franchise agreement that Comcast already has with the township for providing TV services. This agreement among other things will impact how much you will pay on your bill in Franchise taxes, so it is important to get things right. As well these contracts usually have very long terms so it will be a long time before the Township has an opportunity to negotiate this contract again.Wallace Votershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06053677461386875916noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5459020121911721089.post-43914481113263737152008-12-12T00:47:00.000-05:002008-12-17T00:51:26.639-05:00Tree Lighting Ceremony, Caroling and Bonfire - SUNDAY DECEMBER 14TH 6:00 P.MSounds like a fun time, and a great way to get together and take a break from the township politics for a little while. From the township Website:<br />BE A PART OF OUR TREE LIGHTING CEREMONY AT THE INDIANTOWN SCHOOLHOUSE ON FAIRVIEW ROAD SUNDAY, DECEMBER 14TH 6:00 P.M. AFTER THE TREE LIGHTING, WE WILL BE CAROLING OUR WAY TO THE GLENMOORE UNITED METHODIST CHURCH FOR A BONFIRE, REFRESHMENTS AND FUN WITH OUR SPECIAL GUEST <a href="http://www.wallacetwp.org/tree.pdf">(Click here for flyer)</a>Wallace Votershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06053677461386875916noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5459020121911721089.post-37127452781104019002008-12-11T00:46:00.001-05:002008-12-17T01:49:33.544-05:00Wallace Voters Blog Open For BusinessWell we couldn't have a homeless Mud Loppy. Since Wallace Voice has banned this fearless little salamander we thought we would give him a new home. Stop by and introduce yourselves at the newest blog in Wallace. Where if we disagree with you we won't delete you. We'll actually let the debate take care of itself. So try to keep it civil, not personal and to the point.<br />==> Enter Wallace Voters BlogWallace Votershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06053677461386875916noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5459020121911721089.post-75989206912380899752008-12-11T00:46:00.000-05:002008-12-17T01:04:46.544-05:00Trouble in paradise (Continued)Update: We have started keeping track of the history rewrite on Wallace Voice in our blog, see the blog link above. We didn't want to keep taking up valuable home page space. <br /><br />This one is really amusing. They deleted the two posts found here: <a href="http://n2.nabble.com/Re:-Check-out-the-Proposed-2009-Budget!-tp1630990p1630990.html">http://n2.nabble.com/Re%3A-Check-out-the-Proposed-2009-Budget%21-tp1630990p1630990.html</a><br /><br />Then once the posts that exposed the truth were neatly hidden away from public view then they pick up the thread like they were never there: <a href="http://n2.nabble.com/Check-out-the-Proposed-2009-Budget!-tp1630806p1630806.html">http://n2.nabble.com/Check-out-the-Proposed-2009-Budget%21-tp1630806p1630806.html</a>Wallace Votershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06053677461386875916noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5459020121911721089.post-49249275942732204012008-12-10T00:46:00.001-05:002008-12-29T07:22:04.110-05:00Trouble in paradiseUpdate: Wallace Voice has started banning users from their site. A Mr. Mud Loppy (don't ask us) has been banned. Here are a couple of more posts they deleted:<br /><a href="http://n2.nabble.com/Re:-Check-out-the-Proposed-2009-Budget!-tp1630990p1630990.html">http://n2.nabble.com/Re:-Check-out-the-Proposed-2009-Budget!-tp1630990p1630990.html</a><br /><br />We posted below all of the threads they have deleted so far. The list is growing by the hour.<br /><br /><a href="http://n2.nabble.com/Being-Slammed-on-Wallace-Voters%3A--just-like-the-bOS-they-don%27t-let-you-respond%21-td1628931.html#a1629942">http://n2.nabble.com/Being-Slammed-on-Wallace-Voters%3A--just-like-the-bOS-they-don%27t-let-you-respond%21-td1628931.html#a1629942</a><br /><br /><a href="http://n2.nabble.com/Free-Exchange-Over--tp1634142p1634142.html">http://n2.nabble.com/Free-Exchange-Over--tp1634142p1634142.html</a><br /><br /><a href="http://n2.nabble.com/Nice-Try-tp1634277p1634277.html">http://n2.nabble.com/Nice-Try-tp1634277p1634277.html</a><br /><br /><a href="http://n2.nabble.com/See-Wallace-Voters-tp1635923p1635923.html">http://n2.nabble.com/See-Wallace-Voters-tp1635923p1635923.html</a>Wallace Votershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06053677461386875916noreply@blogger.com0