Longtime board chairman recognized for 24 years as supervisor
A familiar face was the center of attention in Towamencin last Wednesday night.
The township’s supervisors presented a commendation to now-former supervisor Chuck Wilson in honor of his two and a half decades of volunteer effort for the township.
“Mr. Wilson served on the township’s board of supervisors for 24 years, beginning in 2002 and ending this past December,” said current board Chair Joyce Snyder.
“He served on the zoning hearing board, and a number of Towamencin committees including finance, pension committee, sewer advisory and public works committees,” she said.
Wilson’s tenure on the board came to a close at the end of 2025, after the longtime Republican fell short in the May primary election as he sought a fifth six-year term on the board amid years of controversy surrounding the sale of the township’s sewer system and lack of actions on new development on several sites in the township. properties.
During their Feb. 11 meeting, Snyder noted that in addition to leading the local board from 2004-05 and from 2015 to May 2025, Wilson also served as chairman of the Pennsylvania State Association of Township Supervisors’ finance committee and had acted as past president of the Montgomery County Association of Township Officials.
“Chuck continues serving on the Towamencin Municipal Authority, and on the Morgan Log House board of directors,” she said. “Congratulations, and thank you for your years of service.”
Sean Drakeley, a constituent specialist for state Sen. Tracy Pennycuick, then read a similar citation listing more of Wilson’s accomplishments, starting with Wilson’s time on the township zoning hearing board in 1999.
“Throughout his career, Mr. Wilson strove to adhere to the highest standards of service, and rightly earned the respect and admiration of many of his friends and colleagues,” the citation said.
After receiving the citation from the senator and similar ones from state Rep. Liz Hanbidge and from PSATS, Wilson reflected on his accomplishments.
“I’d like to say thank you to the residents of Towamencin, for giving me the opportunity for 24 years, to serve on the board. Over that time period, with the help of my colleagues, we accomplished a great deal. We inherited a township on the brink of not being able to make payroll by June, and restored the financial footing of the township,” he said.
The former official then noted that during his tenure, he and fellow supervisors worked to fund the township’s pension plan from being considered distressed to fully funded, and “accomplished many things” in various township parks.
“And we did a lot with the roads: widening of Forty Foot Road in various sections, the realignment of Orvilla and Troxel (Roads), and there’s some things in the pipeline that the current board will be following through on,” he said.
“Once again, thanks to the residents, for giving me the opportunity to serve. I’m very proud of what we’ve been able to accomplish together. Staff has always been great, and I’d like to give a big ‘thank you’ to them as well.”
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