The township also announced that they are seeking new applicants for the position of director of planning, zoning and code enforcement
A key step has been taken toward a bond borrowing meant to tackle infrastructure projects in Towamencin.
“This consideration is to advertise a public meeting notice for March 25, 2026, to consider an ordinance that would authorize the incurrence of general obligation debt in the amount of $5 million, as provided in the 2026 budget,” said supervisors Chair Joyce Snyder.
Last fall the township held a series of budget workshops that resulted in a 2026 budget with the township’s first tax increase in three years, and heard details on a list of roughly $10.7 million in total capital project requests from department heads, including $4.6 million for the township’s sewer plant and infrastructure, another $2.3 million for stormwater work, and just over $1 million each for roadwork and park projects. Any new debt would wrap around the township’s existing debt schedule, with payments scheduled to fall off over the next few years on bonds issued as far back as the early 2000s.
No details were discussed about the bond borrowing or possible projects during the Feb. 25 meeting, but Snyder asked for a motion to advertise the action for the board’s March 25 meeting, supervisor Vanessa Gaynor made that motion, supervisor Kofi Osei seconded, and the full board unanimously approved.
One other budget-related item also arrived in February: Snyder announced that the township had received a $51,150 grant from the state’s Growing Greener grant program to go toward design and permitting costs for streambank restoration along the Skippack Creek located along Old Forty Foot Road. The township also announced in January that a separate $159,000 grant had been awarded to the township from the state’s Community Conservation Partnerships Program for improvements to Grist Mill Park, including a pedestrian walkway, accessibility upgrades, stormwater management, and new landscaping.
Police camera contract updated
The board has also approved a contract for replacement body-worn cameras meant to replace those worn by Towamencin police officers over the past five years.
“The current body-worn and in-car camera systems have reached the end of both their operational lifespans, and warranties. Both systems would require the township to pay full repair costs in the event of a breakdown, having exceeded their operational service life,” Snyder said.
Towamencin was among several local police departments that began using body-worn cameras in 2020-21 in the wake of national debates about police use of force, policies and procedures.
Police are now seeking to transition their body camera video hosting services to an Axon platform, which builds on a cloud-based evidence storage system by the same company that the department has used since 2024, according to police. The new contract covers a total of 25 “body worn camera bundles,” four docks for those cameras, and 25 licenses for the use of those cameras, per the contract terms posted by the township, with estimated delivery dates starting in October for the new equipment and software.
The total cost for the five–year contract is roughly $443,000, and those costs are a roughly $47,000 savings over the current contract over that same period, Snyder said, before the board approved the new contract unanimously.
Code director position open
The township also announced in January that they are seeking new applicants for the position of director of planning, zoning and code enforcement. Prior director Will Brugger arrived in Towamencin in early 2023 after predecessor Jen Guckin had held that role from 2015 to summer 2022, and had helped vet numerous projects in the township, including the ongoing renovations of North Penn High School that started in May 2025, and helped draft a new chicken code for the township.
No action or announcements were made regarding the code director position during either February board meeting, but Snyder announced that the board had met in executive session to discuss personnel items on Feb. 11, Feb. 24 and 25 ahead of the latter meeting.
Towamencin’s supervisors next meet at 7 p.m. on March 11 and 25 at the township administration building, 1090 Troxel Road. For more information, visit www.Towamencin.org.
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