If voters are to decide in November’s election whether Lower Alsace Township and Mount Penn should merge, officials need to agree on a proposal by Aug. 4.

About 40 residents came out to voice concerns and learn about the next steps during a merger committee kickoff meeting Monday at Antietam Middle-Senior High School.

Residents wanted to know if taxes would go up or down, who would collect their trash and what the sewer situation would be. Many also were concerned about voting for something without fully knowing what it would entail.     Read more at The Reading Eagle →