Read the full bill text here: buff.ly/SS5kBBl

If a company wants to use enormous amounts of electricity, it should pay its fair share and meet strong, enforceable standards. If you support protecting ratepayers and keeping costs down for families, call your state senator and urge them to sign on to the Ratepayer Protection Act.

The bill blocks large energy users from pushing infrastructure costs onto residents and requires that during grid emergencies, large, noncritical loads are curtailed first to keep homes, hospitals, and essential services powered.

We’re grateful to the staff at the Victim Services Center and the Montgomery County Prothonotary’s Office for their partnership, and to every community member who donated to help bring comfort, creativity, and care to kids who need it most.

I appreciate the continued work of our counties, municipalities, and service providers for their work to help individuals who are in need of resources and support.

A full list of funding recipients can be found here: buff.ly/Eeu0dfN

It’s an important step, and I’m grateful to everyone who showed up, spoke out, and stayed engaged. The final decision now moves to the Board of Supervisors.

Their vote reflects the concerns residents have raised about placing an industrial-scale facility next to a heavily residential area, along with the well-documented impacts these sites have on water use, electricity demand, and public health.

Thank you to the Office of Consumer Advocate for filing a formal complaint to challenge these unfair hikes. Their full complaint is here: buff.ly/HoYqxok

At the same time we’re talking about the strain major industrial users put on water systems, families are already getting squeezed while industry absorbs almost none of the increase.

The company’s own filing shows that 68.4% of the water revenue increase would fall on households, while heavy industrial users would carry just 3.3%.

If you or a family member are a veteran who needs assistance, my office hosts a Veterans Service Officer in our Royersford office each month. Just call 610-792-2137 to schedule an appointment.

Developers use CBAs to dress up a bad project, but the real costs stay local and permanent while the benefits are tiny and temporary.

Let me be clear: a one-time payout to the Township or token “community fund” won’t protect the veterans living next door or the families who would bear the noise, diesel fumes, traffic, massive power and water demands, and the health impacts that come with them for years to come.