Montco attorney appointed to SEPTA board
MONTGOMERY COUNTY Fox named to SEPTA board NORRISTOWN An environmental lawyer and former Lower Merion official has been appointed Montgomery County's representative on the SEPTA board.
MONTGOMERY COUNTY
Fox named to SEPTA board
NORRISTOWN An environmental lawyer and former Lower Merion official has been appointed Montgomery County's representative on the SEPTA board.
Robert D. Fox, a managing partner in the firm Manko, Gold, Katcher & Fox, was appointed March 5 to a five-year term on the transit agency board, filling the seat Leslie Richards held before being appointed state transportation secretary.
Fox, 54, a Democrat from Merion Station, has served on township boards for nearly 30 years, including the Zoning Hearing Board, Planning Commission, and Environmental Advisory Council.
He was appointed by a 2-1 vote, with Commissioner Bruce Castor saying he had expressed interest in the seat himself.
"I thought if a member of the currently sitting board was interested, the other members, unless they had a specific reason not to, should have supported me for that spot," Castor said after the meeting. "That's not to say I think Mr. Fox is a bad choice. Under any other circumstances, I would have supported him."
Commissioners Chairman Josh Shapiro said that Castor "wasn't up for nomination," and that Fox would bring long-term stability and land-use expertise to the board. - Jessica Parks