Limerick Township Board Recognizes Student

The Limerick Township Board of Supervisors recognized student Kyle Beers at Tuesday's workshop meeting for his service on the township's Parks and Recreation Committee.

Parks and Recretion Committee member Margie Schweitzer said having student representatives has been a very good thing for the committee.

"They're really enthusiastic, and they're great at getting the word out at the high school when we need extra hands," Schweitzer said.

Also during the meeting, assistant township manager Beth DiPrete requested  funds to upgrade the township's financial software and server equipment.

Previously, DiPrete said, the upgrades would have cost $40,000, so the staff chose not to go through with the upgrades for next year.

The township's software provider, Caselle, is offering a discount and a five-year payment plan in order to encourage its clients to upgrade to new software. DiPrete said the new offer would save the township $15,000.

During supervisor's comments, board chairman Thomas Neafcy said that he would like to revisit the electronic sign ordinance again, due to concerns about electronic signs in residential areas.

"A few residents have come to me and expressed their concerns," Neafcy said."I'd like to take a look at it [the ordinance] and talk about it again."

Neafcy said the two most obvious examples of signage in residential areas are the and .

Supervisor Joseph St. Pedro commented that a change in the ordinance could also affect churches and other businesses, in addition to schools.

The board asked township manager Dan Kerr to create a list of churches, schools and businesses in residential areas that would be affected by a change in the ordinance.

"We need to look at the neighbors it's affecting and have some discussions," Neafcy said.