Upper Pottsgrove Township wasted no time in appealing a ruling from Montgomery Court of Common Pleas Judge Jeffrey Saltz. Saltz’s October ruling found that the 36-acre site on 370 Evans Road — the former Smola Farm that was purchased in December 2008 for $450,000 — was subject to the state’s open space law and could not be used for a municipal complex. The decision was re-affirmed on Feb. 18. According to court papers, the appeal was filed Feb. 18, the very same day Saltz made his ruling final. Upper Pottsgrove Township also held a commissioners meeting on Feb. 18, but made no mention then of the filing of the appeal or the fact that the case would be continuing. The court papers filed Feb. 18 are a notice of appeal and do not specify on what grounds the township’s attorneys intend to base the appeal to the Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania.
Source: Pottstown Mercury; 3/4/2025