Daily Local News (West Chester, PA)
2 townships awarded for newsletters
East Caln, Upper Uwchlan earn honors from Pennsylvania State Association of Township Supervisors
UPPER UWCHLAN » Two townships received awards for their communication efforts.
Upper Uwchlan Township’s efforts to keep its residents updated and informed about the community have earned the municipality two awards in the Pennsylvania State Association of Township Supervisors’ (PSATS) 50th annual Township Citizen Communication Contest. The annual contest recognizes townships that have successfully communicated programs and activities to citizens.
Upper Uwchlan received first place in the Class 1 Newsletters category for townships with populations over 10,000 and second place in the Most Improved Newsletter category. East Caln Township also received an award for its communication efforts to residents. East Caln received second place in the Class 3 Newsletters category for townships with populations of 2,001 to 5,000 residents.
The contest attracted entries from across the commonwealth in eight categories, including printed and electronic newsletters, most improved newsletters, other publications, audiovisual communication, cable TV programs, social media, and websites. In all, 42 townships submitted 99 entries for this year’s competition, and 20 individual townships won awards.
All contest entries were judged on the usefulness of information presented and how well the information was communicated to township residents. Publications were also judged on their overall attractiveness and readability.
Judges included members of the association’s standing committees and PSATS staff.
The Pennsylvania State Association of Township Supervisors represents Pennsylvania’s 1,454 townships of the second class and is committed to preserving and strengthening township government and securing greater visibility and involvement for townships in the state and federal political arenas. Townships of the second class represent more residents — 5.5 million Pennsylvanians — than any other type of political subdivision in the commonwealth.