Dear Neighbor, I hope you are well. Below I have information on my Summer Collection Drive, which ends this week, a statement on transit funding and our state budget, helpful information, and more! Remember to scroll down to the community events section to find out what’s happening in the district and across Montgomery County! As always, I hope you find the information below useful. | | Important Updates/Highlights | Transit Funding & State Budget Statement | The Pennsylvania Senate returned to Harrisburg yesterday after six weeks of inactivity—six weeks where our state was without a budget and funding for our transit systems. And we’re still without either of those because Senate Republicans failed to do their job. They passed their own budget and transit funding legislation, but their options are not solutions to the problems at hand. The budget they passed does not fulfill our constitutional obligation to invest in schools, provide for health services, support disability services, fund mass transit and more. The mass transit proposal Senate Republicans passed takes money away from all our transit systems in Pennsylvania, and they passed it knowing that the PA House and Governor Shapiro will not support it. They only returned to Harrisburg this week, fully aware that SEPTA would have to implement drastic service changes by Thursday if the budget wasn’t approved. On Monday, the House sent its fifth funding proposal to the Senate for review, incorporating changes that Senate Republicans should have agreed to. With the proposal the Senate has now sent to the House, the mass transit crisis continues and puts transit services across Pennsylvania in jeopardy. SEPTA’s service cuts are imminent. Tomorrow’s deadline is real, and without a sufficient deal—which Senate Republicans could have passed yesterday—the proposed cuts will go into effect on August 24. They have failed workers, students, seniors, those with disabilities and businesses that all depend on mass transit. The livelihood of our neighbors and our economy is on the line, and they let down every single one of us. | Friends, my 2025 Summer Collection Drive ends this Friday, August 15, and we’re still in need of donations! We’re collecting canned foods, paper products, personal care items, school supplies for the fall and more for St. James Outreach House, Daily Bread Community Food Pantry and Spring-Ford Project Outreach. Please take a look at the list on the graphic for some of the most needed items.
You can drop off donations at my office 35 Evansburg Road, Collegeville, PA 19426, and either of the following locations. Lower Providence Township Building 100 Parklane Drive, Eagleville, PA West Norriton Township Building 1630 W. Marshall Street, Jeffersonville, PA Upper Providence Township Building 1286 Black Rock Road, Phoenixville, PA | Last Tuesday, one of my staff members attended the 100th birthday celebration of Margie Hatfield and presented her with a citation! Surrounded by family, friends, and festivities at Morningside House of Collegeville, it was an honor to celebrate this special day with Ms. Hatfield! | Heads up! The 2026 Growing Greener grant program will begin accepting applications from April 2026 through June 2026. This gives municipalities and groups time to identify and plan for future projects related to the Perkiomen Mapping and Flood Mitigation Plan. The 2025 cycle required a 5% match and permitted funding up to $500,000. A successful grant application takes time! The project needs to be identified, and planning needs to progress to the point of identifying the problem and the recommended solution. As we wrap up the PM&FM Plan, we will provide planning level guidance for the 20 locations identified in the Phase 1 recommendations. Many of the project mitigations include “Upstream Basin Additions/Modifications” or better volume controls and additional stormwater infiltration. These mitigation actions may require coordination among several municipalities along their common creek segment. One of the Growing Greener Priority Project Examples is “Innovative BMP projects in MS4 communities”. The PM&FM Plan’s Phase 1 recommendations will be available in the coming weeks. Now is the time to start discussions about how to begin implementing these recommendations. If you have an idea for how this program could be implemented in our community, please feel free to reach out to my office at 484-200-8263 or your own municipal government! For more information about Growing Greener Grants go to www.dep.pa.gov and search for “Growing Greener.” | QPR: Suicide Awareness is an upcoming seminar from Upper Providence Township Police Department and Montgomery County Department of Health & Human Services. This free, 18+ program will help you learn skills to identify and help someone showing suicidal warning signs. When: On Thursday, October 23, from 6pm to 8:30pm Where: Upper Providence Township Meeting Hall Register by clicking here | Reminder! The Property Tax/Rent Rebate Program application deadline has been extended to December 31, 2025. This program, which is eligible to older adults and people with disabilities 18 years or older, supports homeowners and renters across PA with rebates ranging from $380 to $1,000.
The forms are available for pick up in my district office! If you need assistance filling out an application, please call ahead to schedule an appointment.
For more information, other ways to apply, and to check your eligibility please visit: https://www.pa.gov/agencies/revenue/incentives-credits-and-programs/ptrr.html | Coatesville VA Suicide Prevention Run | Neighbors, make sure you save the date. The Coatesville VA is hosting a Suicide Prevention 5K Run/Walk on Saturday, September 6, 2025, to raise awareness for Veteran suicide prevention. The 5K will be held at the Coatesville VA Medical Center, 1400 Blackhorse Hill Road, Coatesville, PA 19320 Lot D. Registration begins at 7:30 a.m. and the race kicks off at 9 a.m. The event is free for any Veteran or active duty service member, but all are welcome with a registration fee. To sign up or find out more information, click here: Coatesville VA Strides to Prevent Suicide 5K Run/Walk | If you need state-related assistance, my office can help you! Please feel free to contact my staff with any questions by calling 484-200-8263 or emailing [email protected] | National Nonprofit Day – August 17 | Sunday, August 17, is National Nonprofit Day, a day where we recognize and celebrate the positive impact that nonprofits create all across the United States. My staff and I would like to thank each of the nonprofits in our own community and all over the country for their dedication and service to the people in our communities. | 19th Amendment Ratification – August 18 | 105 years ago on August 18, 1920, the 19th Amendment was ratified and added to the United States Constitution. This milestone granted women the right to vote after years of work in the women’s suffrage movement and shifted us closer toward gender equality in our country, though this amendment didn’t include all women. Women of color would have to wait another 45 years until the Voting Rights Act was implemented to fully practice their right to vote. As we celebrate this milestone, it’s important to remember that many still faced challenges and were exclude from this right. | Music in the Park: Family Stages: Robin Hood from Upper Providence Township Wednesday, August 13, from 6 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. Anderson Farm Park, Natural Amphitheater, 499 Hopwood Road, Collegeville, PA Movies on the Lawn – Wicked: The Singalong from Ursinus College Friday, August 15, at 7 p.m. Berman Lawn, 601 E Main Street, Collegeville, PA UP! Music Fest from Upper Providence Township Saturday, August 16, from 1 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. Anderson Farm Park, Natural Amphitheater, 499 Hopwood Road, Collegeville, PA Butterfly Celebration from Upper Schuylkill Valley Park Saturday, August 23, from 9 a.m. to 12 p.m. 1615 Black Rock Road, Royersford, PA Family Movie Night – Despicable Me 4 from West Norriton Township Saturday, August 23, at 7:30 p.m. Padden Park, 2101 Oakland Drive, West Norriton, PA Al Laskey Memorial 33rd Annual Auto Show from Perkiomen Township Fire Company Sunday, August 24, from 8 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Perkiomen Valley School District Campus, Route 29 & Trappe Road, Collegeville, PA Summer Concerts in the Park – Super UnLEDed from Lower Providence Township Saturday, August 24, at 6 p.m. Eagleville Park, 100 Parklane Drive, Norristown, PA Music in the Park – Family Stages: Swifti & the Midnights from Upper Providence Township Wednesday, August 27, from 6 p.m. - 8 p.m. Anderson Farm Park, Natural Amphitheater, 499 Hopwood Road, Collegeville, PA | Please continue to stay safe, healthy, and well-informed. And, if you have questions about any state-related issue, please contact my office at 484-200-8263 or email [email protected]. If you wish to unsubscribe to this email, please scroll to the bottom where it says, “Update Email Preferences.” Sincerely, Rep. Joe Webster
State Representative
150th Legislative District | Pennsylvania State Capitol 125-B East Wing P.O. Box 202150 Harrisburg, PA 17120 (717) 787-0419 | District Office 35 Evansburg Road
Collegeville, PA 19426 (484) 200-8263 | |
