Dinniman Honors Chester County Sheriff, Deputies

WEST CHESTER (September 4) – State Senator Andy Dinniman recognized Chester County Sheriff Carolyn “Bunny” Welsh and her deputies Thursday for receiving the 2008 Crime Prevention Office of the Sheriff Award from the Pennsylvania Commission on Crime and Delinquency.

Dinniman presented Sheriff Welsh with a Senate citation and thanked members of her department for their service and dedication.

“Sheriff Welsh and her deputies have shown just how important they are to crime prevention efforts. They have truly done a tremendous job in developing a community-based approach that keeps kids and families safe,” Dinniman said.

Dinniman Delivers $5,000 to Meals on Wheels

TRAPPE (Aug. 29) – State Senator Andy Dinniman recently visited Meals on Wheels of Montgomery County Family Services and presented the organization with $5,000 in state funding.

“Meals on Wheels provides an invaluable service to the elderly, disabled and homebound residents of Trappe and Upper Providence,” Dinniman said. “For many clients, this program is what allows them to remain in their own homes with familiar surroundings.”

Dinniman secured $5,000 in Department of Community and Economical Development funding to support Meals on Wheels program operations in Trappe and Upper Providence. He also joined volunteers to personally deliver meals to local clients on Wednesday, August 29.

Dinniman Announces Environmental Education Grants

WEST CHESTER (Aug. 21) – State Senator Andy Dinniman announced today that two grants have been awarded to support local environmental education projects.

The grants, which come through the Department of Environmental Protection’s Environmental Education Grant Program, are as follows:

• The Renaissance Academy-Edison Charter School in Phoenixville will receive $3,000 for materials and equipment to study wetlands; and
• The Stroud Water Research Center will receive $12,856 to hold a five-day teacher workshop that will focus on Environment and Ecology Standards for Agriculture and Society, Integrated Pest Management and Humans and the Environment.

“It is important that our teachers have the tools they need to engage students in environmental research and expand their understanding of science and ecology. After all, we must prepare our young people today to meet the challenges of tomorrow,” Dinniman said.

Dinniman: Feds Approval of Gasline Project 'Unacceptable'
Senator Calls Meeting for Monday to Discuss Local Response

WEST CHESTER (Aug. 15) – State Sen. Andy Dinniman called “unacceptable” the federal government’s approval of a pipeline project in his district and has vowed to strongly oppose it.

Dinniman has called a meeting of affected property-owners for Monday, August 18, to discuss the different options in response to the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission’s Thursday approval of the Transcontinental Corp.’s Sentinel Expansion Project, which goes through East Caln, West Whiteland and East Whiteland in his district. The meeting is open to all property-owners affected by the project and other interested parties and will take place at the senator’s district office at 1 North Church Street in West Chester at 7 p.m.

“I am very troubled by FERC’s approval of Transco’s project,” Dinniman said. “I don’t believe FERC has taken into consideration all the environmental and property concerns that I, residents, and Chester County officials have voiced over and over again.”