Government should be of, by and for the people at all levels of government. This is especially true at the local level, where the government has the most impact on the lives of the residents. To have our residents most active and engaged, I believe the township should live stream and record all meetings.

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) under the Clean Water Act have designated the Wissahickon creek an impaired waterway. The EPA has established a TMDL, Total Maximum Daily Loads requirement that establishes the amount of a pollutant that a water body can assimilate without exceeding its water quality standard for that pollutant. Steve has supported that effort by funding and directing the staff to fully participate in the establishment of a region wide efforts by effected municipalities and Waste Water Treatment Plants to craft a science based solution to address EPA concerns while preserving taxpayer’s quality of life and  low cost of homeownership in the township.

Approximately 80% of our trails are connected and the last 20% are the most challenging. In order to address that last 20%, Stephen was instrumental in obtaining in the 2019 budget funding for bridge construction.The bridge will be installed along route 63 at the Johnson and Johnson site and will connect the neighborhoods on Tennis Ave. The residents along Tennis Ave will have safe access to our trail systems.

The Springhouse Innovation Park formerly known as the Dow Chemical site is a centrally located large parcel of land that is currently being developed. I strongly believe that there is no room for error in developing this property correctly and I have been advocating transparency with local government, residents, and the developer. I will work tirelessly as I did with the Springhouse shopping center to make sure that all the stakeholders are happy with the final product.