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 04/03/09 PR#09-19
UPPER MERION — Montgomery County Commissioners Chairman James R. Matthews presented the Upper Merion Board of Supervisors with a check Thursday for $220,000 for the expansion of William Wall Park.
The township will match the County grant with $55,000. The funds will be used to purchase a half-acre along Supplee Drive adjacent to the park. The township will demolish a house that is on the property.
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.
“Montgomery County and its municipalities are going to have to get together and fix some of our own problems,” Matthews said. “Little things like fixing intersections or coordinating traffic signals can make a big difference.”
Montgomery County Commissioners Chairman James R. Matthews and Upper Merion Supervisors Chairman Scott Sibley.
