Questions Raised About Former Official's Building

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Tuesday  night was another one for North Coventry resident, and Sanatoga property owner Dave Fisher to pose some uncomfortable questions to the township commissioners.

Fisher, who in June called for the resignation of zoning hearing board chairman Keith Diener for his failure to file financial disclosure forms, this time apparently had former township commissioner James Vlahos in his sights.

Fisher asked several questions about why his Right to Know requests regarding the development file for 1954 E. High St., in which Vlahos apparently had a hand, showed no evidence of a sprinkler system being installed or waivers from the approved plans for a water permeable parking lot to control storm water.

In fact, said Fisher, the macadam parking lot has made storm run-off worse, affecting a building he developed, which is downhill from 1954.

He also noted there there is no highway occupancy permit in the file, which is required given that High Street is a state road.

Fisher further noted that he could find no evidence of a use and occupancy permit for the second floor of the building, as he was required to procure for his building, or for an expansion out the back of the building.

Whether this is simply evidence of a bad filing system or something deeper is not yet known. Township Solicitor Charles Garner Jr. thanked Fisher for bringing this information to the board's attention, and said they would respond when they had some answers.

Fisher requested that the response be in writing.

Here are the Tweets from last night's meeting, including video of Fisher's comments.

More Turmoil for Lower Pottsgrove Township

In a move that North Coventry resident Dave Fisher himself described as "blindsiding," he appeared before the Lower Pottsgrove Township Commissioners Thursday night and called for the resignation of constable and zoning hearing board chairman Keith Diener.

Attempts by The Mercury to reach Diener Thursday were unsuccessful.

Fisher presented documents indicating Diener has not filed "statements of financial interest" with the State Ethics Commission, as required by law, and suggested look into whether he has filed them with the township as a zoning hearing board member, also required by law.

Vice Chairman Stephen Klotz accused Fisher of having "a personal agenda against Mr. Diener" and questioned the veracity of documents Fisher himself did not file Right to Know requests to obtain.

But you can see it all in the video posted below. But before you do, you might want to invest in a neck brace.

When Periscope video failed me, I had to switch to regular video. I also tried to switch from vertical to horizontal mid-video. Note to self, bad idea.

As a result, you can hear it all on the video, but if you want to see it, well, you're going to have to crane your neck.

In other resignation-related news, long-time township secretary Michele Cappilletti's resignation was announced and very unhappily accepted by the commissioners Thursday night.

Without further ado, here is the Twitter recap: