News Flash

March 21st, 2023: Letter from Shaun Walsh, Chair, Board of Supervisors

Dear West Goshen Residents and Business Owners,

Spring brings good intentions to freshen up our homes and yards. Similarly, cleaning up trash and litter is a great way to show local pride and help make our community attractive. This Saturday, March 25th, 9...

January 18th, 2023: Letter from Shaun Walsh, Chair, Board of Supervisors

Dear West Goshen Residents and Business Owners,

As we begin another year, Township staff are already developing plans to deliver the projects included in our 2023 Budget. Chris Bashore, Township Manager, wrote an excellent preface document to the detailed ...

December 16, 2022: Letter from Ashley Gagné, Vice-Chair, Board of Supervisors

Dear Residents, 

Happy holidays from West Goshen Township. I hope that you find time this holiday season to enjoy all it has to offer. Here at the Township, our Board and staff have been busy preparing for another great year ahead for our resident...

November 16th, 2022: Letter from Shaun Walsh, Chair, Board of Supervisors

Dear West Goshen Residents and Business Owners,

As the year end approaches, we are all busy preparing for the upcoming Holiday season and working to complete items on our 2022 To Do list. In that vein, the Township staff and Board of Supervisors are curren...

September 20, 2022: Letter from Ashley Gagné, Vice-Chair, Board of Supervisors

Dear West Goshen residents,

I hope that you enjoyed the summer in all its glory. Whether you spent your summer here at home or somewhere else, I hope you savored the long days, fresh fruit, outdoor dining, trips to the beach, warmth, and time with family a...

Ray Halvorsen: Supervisor, Public Works Director Remembered

Raymond Halvor Halvorsen, who served for as a West Goshen Supervisor and as the Township’s Public Works Director for fifteen years, was born in Flushing, New York on April 14, 1951. But the story of his connection to the town that would help def...

June 22, 2022: Letter from Shaun Walsh, Chair, Board of Supervisors

Dear West Goshen Residents & Businesses,

Summer is with us and I hope you are enjoying the warm weather and taking advantage of the long hours of daylight to participate in outdoor activities. I encourage you to check our calendar of West Goshen summer...

March 16, 2022: Letter from Ashley Gagné, Vice-Chair, Board of Supervisors

Dear West Goshen Residents and Businesses,

Spring is on the horizon, and I am looking forward to longer and warmer days ahead. As Board liaison to our Parks and Recreation Board, I can promise you that West Goshen has many wonderful community events planne...

January 17, 2022: Letter From Board of Supervisors Chair Shaun Walsh

Dear West Goshen Residents & Business Owners,

As we begin another year, we welcome to the Board our two newly elected supervisors, Tinamarie Smith and John Hellman, and say thank you to departing supervisor, Hugh Purnell.  Hugh has dedicated m...

Meet New Board of Supervisors Member Tinamarie Smith

Tinamarie is no stranger to working with West Goshen Township administration and residents and has volunteered on several committees prior to her appointment to the Board of Supervisors. Given her volunteer experience in combination with an environmental ...

West Goshen Township Supervisors John Hellmann and Tinamarie Smith Sworn in

West Goshen Township Supervisors John Hellmann and Tinamarie Smith were sworn in at the January 3, 2022 Township Organization Meeting. See pictures below from the ceremony.

December 20, 2021: Letter from Ashley Gagné, Vice-Chair, Board of Supervisors

Dear West Goshen residents,

On behalf of the Board of Supervisors, I want to wish each and every one of you a happy and healthy holiday season. This year brought many positive changes to our Township. In-person meetings resumed at the Township building, an...

November 11, 2021: Letter from Shaun Walsh, Chair, Board of Supervisors

Dear West Goshen Residents & Business Owners,

Deep into fall, I hope you are enjoying the cooler weather and have been able to take advantage of the many outdoor activities at this time of year. I am sure you are now in the midst of planning how to man...

Board of Supervisors Visit Natural Lands' ChesLen Preserve

Members of the Board of Supervisors and Township staff attended a field trip at the Natural Lands' ChesLen Preserve in Coatesville, Chester County, on Monday, November 8, 2021. They met with Gary Gilbert and Sean Quinn of Natural Lands to tour th...

Letter From Ashley Gagné, West Goshen Township Supervisor

Dear West Goshen Residents,

As we head into the fall season, I hope that you look fondly upon the end of summer. I hope that you and your loved ones were able to take advantage of the long days of warm weather, but that you are now prepared to settle into ...

August 9, 2021: Letter from Shaun Walsh Chair, Board of Supervisors

Dear West Goshen Residents & Business Owners,

On behalf of the Board of Supervisors, I am writing to encourage you to participate in an upcoming joint workshop with the Township Board of Supervisors and the West Goshen Sewer Authority Board members. &a...

April 20, 2021: Letter from Shaun Walsh Chair, Board of Superviors

Dear West Goshen Residents and Business Owners,On behalf of the Board of Supervisors, I hope that you and your loved ones are doing well. Like me, I am sure that with increased vaccine supply and widespread inoculation now available, you are eagerly antic...

West Goshen Welcomes Ashley Gagné and John Hellman to Board of Supervisors

In January 2020, the West Goshen Board of Supervisors swore in two new supervisors. Both are long-term residents of the township and are hopeful about the impact they can make in their new roles.

Ashley Gagné describes herself as a “ho...

Board of Supervisors’ Statement on COVID-19 Response

This statement was made at the April 21, 2020 Board of Supervisors meeting by Supervisor Shaun Walsh regarding the overall COVID-19 response by the Township and subsequent expenditures for overtime.

Board of Supervisors Statement on COVID-19 Response

Meet the Board of Supervisors

Did you know that much like businesses and nonprofits have a Board of Directors to advise them, the Township has a board to provide counsel?

Supervisors are charged with the general governance of the township and the execution of legislative, executive and...

Board of Supervisors’ Statement on Racial Injustice

Board of Supervisors Statement on Racial Injustice

Letter from Ashley Gagné, West Goshen Township Supervisor

Dear West Goshen Residents,

As we begin this new year of 2021, I hope that you are safe and well. 2020 was extremely difficult, and my heart goes out to those who have suffered loss and continue to do so during this pandemic. Our frontline workers and firs...

Happy Holidays from the West Goshen Township Board of Supervisors

Dear West Goshen Residents,

The West Goshen Township Board of Supervisors, wishes you Happy Holidays and a Happy New Year!

Although 2020 has been a challenging year as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, and the spread of the disease continues to challenge o...