# October 21, 2026 Board of Commissioners Meeting


**Body:** Lower Merion Township
**Date:** October 20, 2026
**Jurisdiction:** SLED

**Tags:** Environment, Public Safety


At its October 21, 2026 stated meeting, the Lower Merion Township Board of Commissioners welcomed three new police officers and conducted regular business. The board adopted Ordinance 4345, a zoning-map amendment related to properties being acquired by Riverbend Environmental Education Center and by private owners, and Ordinance 4346, increasing residential solid-waste collection fees by 14% across subscription levels and optional rear-yard collection services. The consent calendar was also approved; no contract awards, RFPs, vendor selections, or other purchasing decisions were identified in the transcript.

Public comment covered historic-resource review and code definitions, potential regional effects of data centers, a request for an exception allowing gas-powered blowers for gutter cleaning, park stewardship, and the township’s tree-canopy program. One speaker urged increasing the annual tree budget from 200 to 400 trees, but the board took no action on that request during the meeting. The board also announced a public meeting on Montgomery Avenue Corridor Safety Plan recommendations.

**Source:** Lower Merion Township