Upper Pottsgrove Township is soliciting bids for the construction of a new municipal complex on township-owned land at the corner of Gilbertsville and Moyer roads. The land was initially purchased using $500,000 in open space funds — a move not supported by township commissioners Cathy Paretti and Dave Waldt. Paretti instead felt the property should be purchased using general fund money to avoid the township being faced with another lawsuit due to building on land with open space restrictions. Other commissioners eventually agreed with Paretti, and voted to reimburse the open space fund with general fund money for the purchase. The township is currently involved in a lawsuit to prevent it from building a municipal complex at the Smola farm, which was purchased to be preserved as open space. A court ruled in October 2024 that the construction of a new building at Smola Farm would violate the state’s open space law. The township has appealed that ruling.
Source: Pottstown Mercury; 4/6/2025