Limerick Township Supervisor Linda Irwin resigned from the board of supervisors on Tuesday night, saying she believes the current board majority is moving the township in a direction that could cause irreversible damage.
Irwin, a Republican, announced her resignation during the supervisor comment portion of the September 1 meeting.
“At this time I am officially resigning my position as Limerick Township Supervisor effective immediately,” Irwin said.
“This is not what I fought for or signed up for,” she continued. “Everything that this majority board is doing, I believe is moving in a direction that the damage will be irreversible.”
Irwin did not elaborate on which board actions prompted her decision.
Township Manager Dan Kerr confirmed that he had received Irwin’s written resignation. As Irwin left the meeting, Board Chair Connie Lawson thanked her before the board continued with its agenda.
Irwin’s departure leaves Supervisor Kara Shuler as the board’s only Republican. Democrats Lawson, Cheryl Walraven, and Patrick Morroney currently make up the board majority.
The political balance of the board shifted following the November 2025 municipal election. The Pottstown Mercury reported that Democratic candidates Lawson and Walraven defeated Republican incumbents Mike McCloskey and Kenn Sperring Jr., joining Morroney to give Democrats control of the board of supervisors.
Irwin was elected to a six-year term in 2021 and took office in 2022, according to The Mercury.
Although Irwin described her resignation as effective immediately, Kerr explained later Tuesday that state procedures require additional action from the board.
The supervisors have 45 days to formally accept the resignation, Kerr said. Once it is accepted, the board will have 30 days to appoint someone to fill the vacancy.
Kerr said the resignation is expected to come before the board at an upcoming meeting.
No possible replacements were identified or discussed Tuesday night.
