Submitted by Katie Pritchett
The monthly meeting of the East Pennsboro Democrats was held on Wednesday, March 26, 2025 at 7PM. Several topics were discussed at the meeting, including the upcoming May primary election as well as reports from the School Board and Township Commissioners’ meeting. Sasha Sacavage, who is running for the Court of Common Pleas was present at the meeting and encouraged attendees to not only vote in the upcoming primary but educate friends and neighbors as some Republicans running for office have cross filed to appear on both the Republican and Democratic ballots.
Carol Steinour provided a report on the East Penn School Board and cited the importance of fulfilling the township’s responsibility to students and teachers. She shared that she did vote in favor of the 2.5% increase in school tax to ensure educational needs are met in the school district.
Discussion also took place regarding the need to ensure Democrats are appointed to municipal boards. In particular, the Zoning Board was brought up as an area where more Democrats are needed.
During the Commissioner report, the proposed installation of the large marquis sign was discussed. As the initially proposed location of the sign near Adams Ricci Park would require clear cutting of trees, alternates were provided at the Commissioner’s meeting to reduce the environmental impact of the sign installation.
Action steps were also discussed at the meeting for the May primary, including having slate cards with information on the candidates made and distributed, as well as sending out information regarding mail in voting.
At the end of the meeting, a motion was made to allow the club to spend up to $1,000 for election related expenses.