Radnor Twp
Delco judge orders Radnor Right to Know case settled
June 24, 2009 |
A Delaware County Court of Common Pleas judge
ordered that a Right to Know case between a
citizen and the Radnor Township School District
be settled. Read
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Negative coverage divides Radnor
March 15, 2009 |
For some Radnor residents, the controversy
surrounding the township manager and his salary
bonuses wasn't as troubling as the widespread
news coverage. Unaccustomed in many ways to the
glare of publicity, they are questioning how open
township business should really be. Read
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Radnor board axes manager over alleged bonus cover-up
March 08, 2009 |
Radnor Township's Board of Commissioners voted
unanimously last night to suspend Bashore and
request his resignation after the recent
discovery that he had distributed hundreds of
thousands of dollars in bonuses - $141,500 for
himself - then allegedly attempted to cover his
trail by falsifying financial documents.
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Township manager's spending draws questions in Radnor
March 04, 2009 |
Imagine a job that includes a six-figure salary,
a generous benefits package, an interest-free
loan for a new house, an SUV for personal use and
the ability to award yourself no-questions-asked
bonuses every year. Welcome to Dave Bashore's
world. Bashore's contract and other previously
undisclosed documents were pried loose in recent
months by residents who filed records requests
under Pennsylvania's Right to Know Law, which was
strengthened this year. Read
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Manager suspended in Radnor
February 28, 2009 |
RADNOR — It appears David A. Bashore’s days as
township manager are numbered. Whether he will
face criminal prosecution for allegedly awarding
hefty bonuses to himself and about 30 other
township employees without the approval of the
board of commissioners remains to be seen. A
string of public record requests uncovered
Bashore’s employment contract, signed in 2001,
which included a $175,000 interest-free loan he
used to purchase a home in the 200 block of
Spruce Tree Road. Read
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Documents in Right-to-Know case released
February 17, 2009 |
The Radnor Township School District has released
two sets of documents that it has maintained for
nearly two years were not public records.
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Radnor School District releases Right-to-Know documents
February 12, 2009 |
The Radnor Township School District has released
two sets of documents that it has maintained for
nearly two years were not public records.
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Many citizens use open-records law for things large and small
January 21, 2009 |
On any given day Kim de Bourbon is manning the
discussion boards on the Pennsylvania Freedom of
Information Coalition Web site, answering
questions like “What recourse is available if a
county or the state refuses to respond to a
request?” or “Do community colleges and
state-owned universities have to answer requests
for number of faculty and salaries?” Read
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Municipalities, school districts prepared for new open records law
January 14, 2009 |
As of January 1, 2009, school districts,
municipalities, and state agencies are officially
responding to requests for information
differently. Along the Main Line, governing
bodies have crafted new policies and adopted new
procedures that align with the new Right to Know
law, which was signed into law last year and went
into effect two weeks ago.
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Open government, transparency are things we should all agree on
November 11, 2008 |
Open
government and transparency are the types of
issues that people from all areas of the
political spectrum can unite behind and support.
Because when a governmental body like the Radnor
Township School Board makes a decision, as many
of my great elementary school teachers from
Radnor stressed to me when I was a student, it is
critical that they show their work.
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