Fiscal crises are the predictable result of county Democrats prioritizing progressive vanity projects over fiscal prudence.
By Terry Tracy
Frank Agovino: Curtain call for one-party rule in Delco’s tax hike drama
The Democrats control the Delaware County Council, 5-0. Delaware County remains the only one of 67 counties in Pennsylvania that does not have at least one minority representative on Council. And it shows. Just last week one of the aforementioned members of Council came clean and admitted trouble ahead when […]
Chester County Commissioners pass 13 percent tax hike
The 2-1 vote to raise taxes broke along party lines, with both Dems favoring the hike.
By Linda Stein
Reuther demands pay raise just before voting for tax hike
Just before voting for a 23 percent property tax hike, Democrat Delaware County Councilwoman Christine Reuther advocated for a pay raise. “I am on a fixed income. My income has not gone up in the five years I’ve been on council,” she said at a recent council meeting. Public records […]
Wally Nunn: Delco council can’t fool all of the people all of the time
The Delaware County Council has concluded that its citizens just fell off a turnip truck. They think that they can tell us magical fairy tales and, like a bunch of five-year-olds, we will just believe. On November 1, the executive director delivered to Council a proposed budget — more about […]
Delco stays silent on mystery $7.6 million that helped backfill 2025 proposed budget
The county’s numbers don’t add up.
By Todd Shepherd
Delaware County proposes 23% tax increase, one council member calls it a fiscal ‘crisis’
The budget also draws down the county’s rainy day fund to its lowest level in years.
By Todd Shepherd
Upper Darby income tax, speech limits, and ARPA reversal fail in court
A Delaware County court recently killed Upper Darby’s new income tax and restrictive public forum rules as well as a policy to effectively defund a youth arts center. The rulings not only quash fiscal policies expounded by Mayor Ed Brown (D) and his allies on Township Council but rebuke the […]
Delaware County facing $76 million budget deficit — 28 percent tax increase proposed
The taxes would replace temporary federal funds that were used to pay for permanent spending increases.
By Todd Shepherd
Guy Ciarrocchi: Education Tax Credits work.
They work because they’re customer service focused.
By Guy Ciarrocchi