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About the Board

 

The Board of Supervisors consists of elected officials serving six year terms. Agendas for the meetings are available the Friday prior to the meeting date. The Board performs primarily legislative functions. These include setting policy, enacting ordinances and resolutions, adopting budgets and levying taxes. The Board also appoints and supervises the Township Manager, who handles the day-to-day administration of Doylestown.

The Board of Supervisors meets on the first and third Tuesdays of every month at 7 PM. 
All meetings are conducted at the Township Building, 425 Wells Road, Doylestown, PA.

Agenda information is available the Friday prior to each meeting; contact the Township at 215-348-9915 for additional information.

Please direct all Board of Supervisors correspondence to:
(member name)
Doylestown Township Supervisor
425 Wells Road
Doylestown, PA 18901

Upcoming Meetings and Agendas


The next Board of Supervisors meeting will be on
June 4th at 7 pm.

at the Doylestown Township Administration Building, 425 Wells Road.

AGENDA
 

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Biographies

 

Barbara N. Lyons (December 31, 2015)
Email: blyons@doylestownpa.org  Phone: 215-340-7655

 
Barbara Lyons, Esq. was appointed to the Board of Supervisors on June 18, 2002, to carry out the remainder of the term previously occupied by John T. Carson (deceased).  Prior to her appointment, Ms. Lyons served for several years as Chairman of the Township’s Park and Recreation Board. She is currently serving as Doylestown Township's Chairman of the Board of Supervisors, is also the past Chairman of the Township's Oktoberfest Committee and is currently Chairman of the Township Golf Outing.

Ms. Lyons earned her B.A. from the University of Pittsburgh, and holds a Juris Doctor from Temple Law School.  A former trial attorney, she now practices law as a civil mediator and neutral arbitrator. In addition to her Township activities, Ms. Lyons serves the community on various boards including Central Bucks Cares and as a counselor to women and families in transition. She and her husband, Rick Lyons, have three children.

A resident of Doylestown for 25 years, Ms. Lyons looks forward to her role as Township Supervisor.
 

E. Thomas Scarborough, Jr.  (December 31, 2013)

 

Thomas Scarborough has been a life-long resident of the Doylestown area. Prior to his election to the Board of Supervisors in January 1996, he served for several years as Chairman of the Township’s Cable TV Advisory Council. He also served as a Doylestown Borough Councilman before moving into the Township as well as on the Bucks County Community Development Block Grant Advisory Board, The Bucks County Social Services Sub-Committee, and he served as President of the Bucks County Association of Township Officials during the 2006-2007 period.

Mr. Scarborough has been involved in numerous community activities throughout the years such as The Bucks County Chapter March of Dimes (Past Chairman), The Fanny Chapman Pool Board (Past Vice Chairman), The Doylestown Athletic Association (Founding Member), The Central Bucks Family YMCA (Past Director), and he was selected as one of the "Outstanding Young Men in America" in 1973.

Mr. Scarborough attended Delaware Valley College and served in the United States Air Force.

He and his wife Carol have two children, Thomas II and Allison.

 

Richard F. Colello (December 31, 2013)

 rcolello@doylestownpa.org


Richard (Rick) Colello was appointed to the Board of Supervisors on March 16, 2010. Prior to his appointment, Rick served for several years on the Oktoberfest Committee as well as the Planning Commission.

In 1972 Rick graduated from Saint Joseph's College with a BS degree in Mathematics. After twenty two years in the transportation industry he went back to school and began a second career as a Certified Financial Planner (CFP) located in Doylestown.

In addition to volunteering on Township Committees, Rick also is involved in several charitable organizations in the community.

Rick has been a resident of Doylestown Township since 1985, is married to Marie and has two children (Allison & Kristine), a son-in-law Joe, and two grandchildren (Nadia & Adam).

 

Ryan Manion (December 31st, 2017)

rmanion@doylestownpa.org

 

Ryan is the Executive Director of the Travis Manion Foundation, a non-profit that was founded after her brother 1st Lt Travis Manion was killed in Iraq in 2007.  She has been inspired to help wounded Veterans and Families of Fallen Heroes because of her brother’s character, leadership and sacrifice.  As the sister of a fallen Marine, Ryan has had several opportunities to speak to a national audience about the importance of supporting our military community.  She is responsible for strategic development, planning, marketing, and executing Foundation events and programs.  She serves as the keynote speaker for the Character Does Matter Leadership program to help school age children realize the importance of leadership and character.

Ryan earned a Bachelor's Degree in English from Cabrini College.  She resides in Doylestown with her husband and two daughters, Maggie Rose and Honor.

Shawn Touhill (December 31st, 2017)

stouhill@doylestownpa.org

 
 
 

 

 
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