New Reports Raise Questions in "Lettergate"

A published report indicates that not as many Tredyffrin Supervisors as one may have thought actually a saw a controversial letter before it was posted on line.

A report published Thursday on Main Line Media News indicates that few of Tredyffrin Township's seven elected members of the Board of Supervisors may have actually seen, let alone signed off on, a controversial letter posted in September on the Township's official website. The letter on township letterhead (which inlcudes the names of all seven Board of Supervisors members) and posted on the township's website was written by Board of Supervisors Vice-Chairman John "J.D." DiBuonaventuro. A copy of the letter is attached to this article as a pdf file. In the letter DiBuonaventuro took pointed political shots at Pattye Benson, a private citizen and blogger. Benson's role as "Community Matters" blogger (whose blogs often also appear on TE …

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Supervisors Blasted Over Letter on Website

Tredyffrin Township Supervisors, manager come under public fire as a blogger and a former T/E School Board member demand apologies.

In her last official moments as Tredyffrin Township Manager Mimi Gleason and members of the Tredyffrin Board of Supervisors came under fire in two pointed, blunt and direct no-holds-barred public statements Monday night. The statements were made by Community Matters Blogger Pattye Benson and former three-term Tredyffrin Easttown School Board member Andrea Felkins. Felkins is a Republican who has lived in TE for three decade. Benson ran unsuccessfully for a seat on the Board of Supervisors as a Democrat in 2009.  That is relevant to the story because the letter at the heart of the First Ammendment controversy was posted on the township's taxpayer funded website by Board Vice Chairman John "JD" DiBuonaventuro. He is a Republican. In his …

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Residents Gear Up for Two Showdowns Tonight

Outraged Tredyffrin residents plan to bring it on Monday night. Why this matters to YOU.

Discussion of zoning issues and First Amendment rights aren't normally the stuff of big headlines in Tredyffrin Township. Today those issues, and how they impact the lives of every resident are front and center and the residents at the center of the two separate, but now intertwined issues say it's worth your attention. They're right. If you live in Tredyffrin Township what happens at tonight's Tredyffrin Township Board of Supervisors meeting could impact you either directly or indirectly. The Tredyffrin Township Board of Supervisors meets Monday night at 7:30 p.m. at the Tredyffrin Township Municipal Building. The agenda, as posted on the township's website is available by clicking here. Issue One: Commercial C-1 Zoning in Tredyffrin …

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Go Inside Hidden Treasures All Over TE

A rare chance to go inside some of the most amazing (private) and historic buildings in TE is coming up and you won't want to miss this.

Local B&B is a Stop on a Unique History Ride

The Great Valley House is not only the oldest home in continuous use in Tredyffrin Township, it has a special place in America's black history.