Exeter Examiner Stories
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The Exeter BOS is clearly broken
If there was a doubt in anyone’s mind before that the Exeter Board of Supervisors was broken, after the Monday night meeting, all doubt is gone. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit jerrygeleff.substack.com
Preview of the Exeter Supervisors August 1st meeting
In what looks like a return to a normal sized agenda, the Exeter Supervisors will hold their initial August meeting on the 1st. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit jerrygeleff.substack.com
Exeter school board to hold two meetings Tuesday night
The Exeter school board will hold two meetings Tuesday night. One will be their regularly scheduled Committee of the Whole meeting, the other will be a special voting meeting. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit jerrygeleff.substack.com
RCC to reopen as an event space
The Exeter Township Supervisors announced that they have reached a preliminary agreement with Reading Hospitality Management (RHM) and Catering by Doubletree to reopen the Reading Country Club (RCC) as an event space in which to hold weddings, proms, parties, corporate events and the like. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit jerrygeleff.substack.com
FORE! An update on the finances of the RCC golf course
As an addendum to our preview of the Supervisors meeting of Monday night, and in light of a new partner potentially being brought in to run the Reading Country Club (RCC) food and beverage business, it seems a good idea to do a quick recap of how the RCC golf course is doing financially. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit jerrygeleff.substack.com
Big agenda for Exeter Supes July 25th meeting
A big agenda awaits the Exeter Township Supervisors for Monday’s meeting, with the biggest item being about the Reading Country Club (RCC). This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit jerrygeleff.substack.com
PREVIOUS EXETER SCHOOL ADMINISTRATION LOW-BALLED SALARY FIGURE
In a humdrum school board meeting, as July always is, the only controversial moment was when it was divulged that the salary for the newly created School Safety and Security Coordinator position had been incorrectly reported by the previous interim Superintendent, Dr. Cindy Mierzejewski. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit jerrygeleff.substack.com
Preview of the Exeter school board July meeting
The Exeter school board will hold one meeting for the month of July, as is their custom. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit jerrygeleff.substack.com
The snooze meeting that wasn’t
You’d think I would learn. I started writing about this meeting before it even started, thinking I’d be able to write a portion because it was going to be a staid affair. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit jerrygeleff.substack.com
Exeter Supes MIGHT NOT have a 3 hour meeting this time
By the looks of the agenda, the Exeter Supervisors might not have a three hour meeting Monday night. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit jerrygeleff.substack.com
DUNN CENTER STEPS BEING TORN OUT
The steps built last year between the Dunn Center and the Exeter Community Library are in the process of being torn down. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit jerrygeleff.substack.com
SUPERVISORS DIG, DIG, DIG-PART 2
The biggest item in the June 27th Exeter Supervisors meeting was the Perkiomen Ave Phase 2 discussion, in which the Supes discussed and voted on advancing the project to bids, just to find out what the costs will be under the current economic conditions. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit jerrygeleff.substack.com
Exeter school board raises taxes, approves labor contracts
The Exeter Township School District raised taxes, approved labor agreements, welcomed a new Superintendent, and engaged in fuzzy math. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit jerrygeleff.substack.com
SUPERVISORS DIG, DIG, DIG-PART 1
The June 27th Exeter Supervisors meeting can be summed up in one word; dig. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit jerrygeleff.substack.com
A near clean sweep of management positions in Exeter Township government
With the “resignation” of former Exeter Finance Director Jennifer Savage, eight township management employees have been removed either by dismissal or resignation. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit jerrygeleff.substack.com
The Exeter school board is getting ready to raise your taxes 1.5%
It’s about to be official. The Exeter school board on Tuesday will raise your taxes 1.5%. This will be the fourth tax hike in four years, and eleventh in the last twelve. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit jerrygeleff.substack.com
PREVIEW OF EXETER SUPERVISORS 6/27 MEETING, OR, SHENANIGANS AFOOT
The Exeter Supervisors appear to have something majorly wrong on their agenda. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit jerrygeleff.substack.com
Exeter Supes censure and remove Hughes as Vice Chair
Gardella appointed Vice Chair This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit jerrygeleff.substack.com
Are Exeter Supervisors imploding?
The agenda for the Supervisors meeting on Wednesday, June 22nd, has a surprise in it. The agenda calls for a discussion about the Vice Chair position, and about interaction with staff and the solicitor. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit jerrygeleff.substack.com
Exeter Township government looks foolish and indecisive
The time and place of a special meeting in which the Exeter Board of Supervisors is to discuss the Perkiomen Avenue Streetscape Project has been changed. AGAIN. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit jerrygeleff.substack.com
ONE MORE THING ON THE LAX EXETER FINANCIAL RECORD CONTROLS
On June 15th, I wrote an article about the loose financial controls in Exeter Township government, “EXETER TOWNSHIP SHOWS LAX FINANCIAL CONTROLS”. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit jerrygeleff.substack.com
UPDATE ON THE GETZ TRIP PAID FOR BY EXETER TAXPAYERS
In my previous article, “One more thing on the lax Exeter financial record controls”, I revealed that the former Assistant Township Manager for Exeter Township went to a professional development conference three weeks before leaving for a job with Schuylkill Township in Chester County. After a tip from a reader, and a Google search, it was confirmed that Laurie Getz has been promoted to Township Manager for Schuylkill Township as of May 2022. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit jerrygeleff.substack.com
Exeter Township Shows Lax Controls
In all candor, I went snooping looking for one thing, and came out with another. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit jerrygeleff.substack.com
$5.9 million in losses at the RCC in the last four years
According to figures provided from an analysis of golf course revenue and expenditures by Exeter Supervisor Dave Hughes, the Redding Country Club golf course has lost $3.1 million in the last four years, 5.9 million if you include the debt service. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit jerrygeleff.substack.com
Gardella says Exeter Township is "not very good at transparency"
In an interview on “The Exeter Underground”, Exeter Township Supervisor Ted Gardella admitted that “we are not very good at transparency right now, we are just not”. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit jerrygeleff.substack.com
Supervisors discuss Perkiomen Ave Phase 2 in detail
The Exeter Township Supervisors put some meat on the bones of their objections to the Perkiomen Ave Phase 2 project in their June 6th meeting. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit jerrygeleff.substack.com
Exeter Supervisors Special Meeting preview
The Exeter Supervisors will be holding what is termed a “special meeting” on Monday June 6th. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit jerrygeleff.substack.com
Yes, Virginia, there IS a tax hike in your future
A tax hike is coming, it's just a matter of how much. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit jerrygeleff.substack.com
Exeter school board to hold two, two, two meetings in one night
The Exeter Township School Board will hold two meetings in one night. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit jerrygeleff.substack.com
Your kids are safe in Exeter schools, and here's why
Uvalde, Texas is a scarring moment in time. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit jerrygeleff.substack.com
The Golden Era of Exeter sports
It's the golden era. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit jerrygeleff.substack.com
Exeter Supervisors pick new board members
The Exeter Township Supervisors have a full board of five again, with the choosing of Dave Vollmer and Ted Gardella to replace the two recently departed members. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit jerrygeleff.substack.com
Supervisors May 23rd meeting preview
The Exeter Township Supervisors May 23rd meeting will contain discussion and possible action on….. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit jerrygeleff.substack.com
The end of our second broadcast year
It came down to the Exeter/Hamburg county playoff baseball game, which was won by Exeter 6-3. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit jerrygeleff.substack.com
School district won’t allow public in to Superintendent interviews
Unless something changes in the next 24 or so hours, the Exeter School District has decided not to decide to let the taxpayers view the Superintendent interview process. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit jerrygeleff.substack.com
NOW EXETER TOWNSHIP IS PASSING OUT FAKE ELECTION POLLING PLACES
Just when you think they’re getting their crap together, Exeter Township government shows you that they can’t even do a very basic part of their reason for existing. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit jerrygeleff.substack.com
May 16th, 2022 Exeter school board voting meeting preview
May 16th, 2022 Exeter school board voting meeting preview This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit jerrygeleff.substack.com
Exeter doubles up Hamburg in baseball playoffs
Exeter doubles up Hamburg in baseball playoffs This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit jerrygeleff.substack.com
Exeter finds win in gritty performance
The Exeter Eagles showed why they’ve moved up in county and district playoff rankings with a gritty performance in a game that looked on paper like a walk in the park, taking a 3-1 victory over Solanco. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit jerrygeleff.substack.com
Exeter Supervisors will have interviews for replacement Sups on Thursday
Exeter Supervisors will have interviews for replacement Sups on Thursday This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit jerrygeleff.substack.com
Exeter Sups hold 2021 budget review session
Exeter Sups hold 2021 budget review session, and interesting info came out This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit jerrygeleff.substack.com
May 9th Exeter Supervisors Meeting Preview
In the May 9th Exeter Township Supervisors meeting, they’ll be discussing and or voting on several items. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit jerrygeleff.substack.com
Exeter sweeps Wilson this season with a 9-4 victory
The Exeter Lady Eagles swept arch rival Wilson in their season series with a resounding 9-4 win. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit jerrygeleff.substack.com
The proposed tax hike from the schools is 1.75%
The Exeter School Board will move forward to their voting meeting a 1.75% tax hike to be included in their proposed final budget in the May voting meeting. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit jerrygeleff.substack.com
Senior Day for the Lady Eagles yields a big win
The Lady Eagles poured themselves into a Senior Day celebration, handing the visiting Muhlenberg Muhls a 10-0, mercy rule loss in the process. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit jerrygeleff.substack.com
Exeter Supervisors commit to open interview process
In email and phone exchanges with two of the Exeter Township Board of Supervisors members, both have committed to a full and transparent interview process in the selection of their new members. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit jerrygeleff.substack.com
A big, disappointing loss for Exeter
A big, disappointing loss for Exeter baseball This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit jerrygeleff.substack.com
School board meeting of May 3rd, 2022 preview
In the May 3rd Exeter Township School Board Committee of the Whole meeting, the board will be discussing…. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit jerrygeleff.substack.com
Exeter Supervisors pick new Chairman, VC
A new Chairman and Vice Chair have been picked by the Exeter Township Board of Supervisors This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit jerrygeleff.substack.com
OK, so the real story is.....
Bombshell!! Huge story!! Looks like Geleff got scooped! This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit jerrygeleff.substack.com