Parker won that battle with the help of the Democratic party. That turned the mayor’s race into a contest of who could bring out the most voters.
With no statewide or federal election at the top of the ticket, voter turnout was relatively low, with about 200,000 voters casting ballots. » MORE: The Towamencin fight to stop a sewer sale continues: Voters support a new local law that that prohibits privatizationĬherelle Parker is poised to become the first Black woman to be elected mayor of Philadelphia after her primary win Tuesday night. 5,282 votes were cast, out of the 13,147 registered voters. Supporters led with 2,728 votes, against 2,418 votes in opposition, according to unofficial election results Wednesday morning. That charter made it onto Tuesday’s ballot and passed by 310 votes. That commission, made up of NOPE residents, wrote a new home rule charter prohibiting the sale of water, wastewater, and stormwater systems. In November’s general election, residents voted to create a Government Study Commission. Towamencin NOPE, “Towamencin Neighbors Opposing Privatization Efforts,”has been working towards this day for about a year.
The suburban Philadelphia township is one of the many Pennsylvania communities battling the privatization of public water and sewer systems. Towamencin residents passed a new local law forbidding the privatization of the township’s sewer system. A movement to stop a sewer system sale in Towamencin, Montgomery County, has made strides.
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