The Whitemarsh Township Board of Supervisors announced on May 14th that it will hold a special meeting on May 22nd at 6:30 p.m. at the Colonial Elementary School to discuss the board’s decision to cancel the annual 4th of July Parade. The board voted to cancel the parade on May 8th citing safety concerns

The meeting will include a presentation on parade safety and time for comments and questions from the community. To submit a question in advance, email specialevents@whitemarshtwp.org.

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As we mentioned yesterday, we emailed the three candidates for the Whitemarsh Township Board of Supervisors who are not incumbents to learn their position on the cancellation of the parade. We have received one response thus far.

Democrat Megan Griffin-Shelley offered the following statement to MoreThanTheCurve.com:

As a lifelong resident, I was disappointed to hear Whitemarsh’s 4th of July Parade was cancelled this year.

If I am fortunate enough to be elected to serve, one of my priorities will be to leverage my experience in constituent services to improve the township’s communications, transparency, and outreach.

If Whitemarsh is unable to execute the parade this year, I am hopeful the township will present an alternative way for our community to come together to celebrate July 4th.

More to come.