NEWS
MONTGOMERY COUNTY OFFICE OF COMMUNICATIONS
COURT HOUSE, NORRISTOWN, PA., BOX 311, 19404-0311
PHONE (610) 278-3061 FAX 278-5943
COMMISSIONERS:
JAMES R. MATTHEWS, Chairman, JOSEPH M. HOEFFEL, Vice Chairman, BRUCE L. CASTOR, JR, Commissioner
RELEASE: IMMEDIATELY 03/25/09 PR#09-17
Montgomery County Commissioners Funding Veterans Memorial Park Expansion
LOWER GWYNEDD — The Montgomery County Commissioners presented the Lower Gwynedd Supervisors with a check for $416,000 Tuesday for the expansion of Veterans Memorial Park on Bethlehem Pike.
The township will match the County grant with $104,200. In addition to expanding the 1.5 acre park, the acquisition will provide for parking and serve as a trail head for the township’s trail network.
The funds come from Greenfields/Greentowns, the County’s 10-year $150 million open space preservation program that voters approved overwhelmingly in 2002.
The County Commissioners will be coming to voters again this November asking them to support another $150 million program to improve traffic flow on area roads, Matthews said.
The state and federal governments have clearly indicated that all of their transportation dollars for the foreseeable future will be used to fix existing roads and bridges that are wearing out.
left to right: Larry Comunale, Township Manager; Edward J. Brandt, Board of Supervisors Chairman; Chip Behr, Board of Supervisors Vice Chairman; Jim Matthews, Montgomery County Commissioners Chairman; Kathleen Hunsicker, Supervisor; Joe Hoeffel, Montgomery County Commissioners Vice Chairman.
