Seeking Applicants: Horsham Township To Fill Upcoming Council Vacancy

HORSHAM TOWNSHIP, PA —With last week's resignation of long-time Horsham Township Councilman Gregory Nesbitt, the township will now have to focus on filling out the one year remaining on his term.

Township Manager Bill Walker said Nesbitt's resignation is effective Dec. 31.

From that point, Walker said the council has 45 days to appoint someone to Nesbitt's seat.

Walker said the council has not given him a deadline.

He is advising that anyone interested in replacing Nesbitt should send him an email stating their interest along with a resume. Walker said he will then forward those candidates to the council for consideration.

At the end of last Wednesday's council meeting, Nesbitt announced his resignation, stating he needed to devote time to his work as a trial lawyer and could not serve any longer to the best of his abilities.

Nesbitt spent 19 years on the council. The fourth-generation resident has lived in the township for nearly 50 years.

In other township business:

The council unanimously approved a measure to pay $285,000 as its share of the cost of purchasing a perpetual agricultural conservation easement for the Pennypack Farm on 31.6 acres owned by The College Settlement of Philadelphia. The settlement is not expected until next fall.