He also noted that there is a “common misconception” that Delaware County’s Springfield Township and the Springfield School District are one and the same. McGath cited both a township and a school district in Montgomery County that bear the name Springfield.
McGrath listed several arguments for inclusion of the name in a draft of a letter that was tweaked and eventually approved for delivery by council to the Springfield School Board.
It is the right time and the right thing to do,” the letter stated in part.Īt council’s June meeting, Councilman Bob McGrath brought up the subject of adding the borough’s name to the school district and council agreed to discuss his proposal. “We of Morton Borough find no reason – historical, economic or political – that our own shared vision and commitment to our future generations should not be represented as a shared community with the proper names of both our towns included in the official title of our combined school districts.
MORTON > Council agreed at its July meeting to send a formal letter to the Springfield School Board asking that the name of “Morton” become part of the official designation of the Springfield School District.
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