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In a few years after the extension of the railroad, the population grew from 600 to 1,850. Pottstown's metal production grew; steel from the borough was used in the Panama Canal and Golden Gate Bridge. [4] In 1944, the borough adopted a city manager form of government. By 1964, the borough saw the need to reorganize the municipal government.
In 1942, Pottstown annexed a little more than five acres bounded by North Hills Boulevard, Mulberry Street and Keim Street. In November 1953, the voters of Lower Pottsgrove Township supported the Township becoming a first-class Township for the primary purpose of preventing further annexation by the Borough of Pottstown.
Some boroughs have even numbers of council members. The borough offices of tax assessor, tax collector and auditor are elected independently. The borough council can also hire a borough manager to enforce ordinances and carry out the day-to-day business of the town's administration and dictates of its council. The definition of boroughs is a ...
At the May 20 council meeting, Butch Frati was unanimously hired as interim DPW director. The council ratified the agreement from Keystone Municipal Solutions (KMS) identifying Frati for this ...
What that matter involved was not disclosed by Borough Manager Jim Gant, citing its confidential nature. The borough's police department is being run by Capt. Mike Frazee during McConnell's leave ...
The 2024 budget includes $112,620 for expenses related to the borough manager position. In 2023, the borough paid $26,000 to Keystone Municipal Solutions to identify eligible candidates for ...
Pottstown School District is among the oldest in the state of Pennsylvania. The first documentation of a school in Pottstown dates back to the 1700s according to George Wausnock, chairman of the Alumni Outreach Committee. [2] The first school board was formed in 1839 and the first high school class graduation was in 1881.
New Stroudsburg Borough Council member Joseph Shay is sworn in by Council Vice President Erica McCabe during the council's Dec. 5, 2023, meeting. “It’s an honor to be appointed,” Shay said ...