October 12, 2013<\/p>\n
Springfield Press
\n1914 Parker Avenue
\nHolmes, PA 19043<\/p>\n
Re: Letter to the Editor<\/p>\n
Dear Neighbors and Voters,<\/p>\n
I am the Democratic candidate for Springfield Township\u2019s Commissioner \u2013 4th Ward. I am running for office, because I am concerned by the Township\u2019s never-ending cycle of tax increases, sweetheart business deals and lack of transparency.<\/p>\n
As a social worker, small business owner and professional fundraiser for non-profit organizations I know how important it is to minimize expenses and diversify funding streams.<\/p>\n
A for-profit company has file an SEC report; a non-profit has file an IRS 990 form, which are both available to the public. But if I want to know how much Springfield Township spends on personnel or equipment costs, I have to file an Open Records request and wait weeks \u2013 or possibly months \u2013 for a response.<\/p>\n
Why is the Township afraid to post job descriptions, budgets and voting records on its website? As residents and voters, we have a right to know how our tax dollars are being spent and to hold our Board of Commissioners accountable.<\/p>\n
I believe if the Township becomes proactive in applying for available grants, it can help prevent future tax increases or lower tax bills for residents who are unemployed, disabled or living on a fixed income.<\/p>\n
Thank you for your time and consideration. For additional information about my campaign and stance on important issues, please visit www.smartvoter.org.<\/p>\n
Sincerely,<\/p>\n
Mandy Santiago<\/p>\n
Candidate for Commissioner \u2013 4th Ward October 12, 2013 Springfield Press 1914 Parker Avenue Holmes, PA 19043 Re: Letter to the Editor Dear Neighbors and Voters, I am the Democratic candidate for Springfield Township\u2019s Commissioner \u2013 4th Ward. I am running for office, because I am concerned by the Township\u2019s never-ending cycle of tax increases, sweetheart business deals and lack of […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[7],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-345","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-candidates"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/springfielddems.org\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/345","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/springfielddems.org\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/springfielddems.org\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/springfielddems.org\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/springfielddems.org\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=345"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/springfielddems.org\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/345\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/springfielddems.org\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=345"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/springfielddems.org\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=345"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/springfielddems.org\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=345"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
\nSpringfield Township
\n276 Orchard Road
\nSpringfield, PA 19064
\n(215) 901 – 1775<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"