planning: Municipal Open Space Planning Status 11/23/05

Montgomery County, PA

P.O. Box 311, Norristown, PA 19404-0311
Courthouse Hours: 8:30a.m. to 4:15p.m.
Phone: 610-278-3000
Website: www.montcopa.org

Status of Municipal Open Space Plans    

 

Abington

Grants approved for the Jackson Property, Grove Property, and the Somerford Property

Contact Douglas Wendell at 215.576.5213.

 

Ambler

Working on a park improvement grant for Knight Park

 

 

Bridgeport

Working on a riverfront park improvement grant

 

Bryn Athyn

Grants approved for the Paper Mill Woods Property and Lords New Church Property

 

Cheltenham

Working on a series of grant applications for greenway improvements along Tookany Creek

Contact Bryan Havir 215.887.6200 x112

 

Collegeville

Working on a grant application for a trail head park along Main Street

Contact Geoffrey Thompson at 610.489.9208.

 

Conshohocken

Grant approved for green infrastructure and bike amenities

Contact Chris Stetler at 610.828.1092.

 

Douglass

Grant approved for the Libor Property

Contact Peter Hiryak at 610.367.6062.

 

East Greenville

Grant approved for Early Property (with Upper Hanover Township and Red Hill Borough) and 6th and State Street Property

Contact Donald Huff at 215.679.5194.

 

East Norriton

Working on a grant application for the Barrington Property

Contact Larry Brown at 610.275.2800.

 

Franconia

Grants approved for the Nguyen Property, Longacre Property and West Property

Contact Kevin Baver at 215.723.1137

 

Green Lane

Grant approved for the Ziegler, Ziegler, Freed Property (with Marlborough Township)

Contact Midge Fulcher at 215.234.8633.

 

Hatboro

Working on a grant application for a property on Old York Road

Contact 215.443.9100.

 

Hatfield Borough

Grant approved for the Reed/ Bideau Property

 

Hatfield Township

 

Horsham

Grant approved for the Farne Property

Grant application submitted for the Power Line Trail

 

Contact Mike McGee at 215.643.3131.

 

Jenkintown

Contact Michael F. English at 215.885.0700.

 

Lansdale

Grants approved for the Stoney Creek Park Improvement Project and the Wissahickon Restoration

Contact Carl Saldutti at 215.368.1691.

 

Limerick

Grant approved for the Kurylo Property

Contact Daniel Kerr at 610.495.6432.

 

Lower Frederick

Grant application submitted for the 18 Colonial Drive Property

Contact Tamara Twardowski at 610.287.8857.

 

Lower Gwynedd

Grant application submitted for the Pennlyn Pike Trail, Wissahickon Trail Connection (with Whitpain Township), and a property in Springhouse

Contact Larry Comunale at 215.646.5302.

 

Lower Merion

Grants approved for the Christian Science Parking Lot Property, Spaventa Property, 1508 Flat Rock Property, Flat Rock Trail System, Ashbridge Park Trail System, Tree Inventory, and Warner Avenue Playground

Contact Chris Leswing at 610.645.6145.

 

Lower Moreland

Grants approved for Paper Mill Road Woods Property (with Bryn Athyn Borough) and Lords New Church Property (with Bryn Athyn Borough, Upper Moreland Township and the Pennypack Ecological Restoration Trust)

Contact Richard L. Mellor at 215.947.3100.

 

Lower Pottsgrove

Grants approved for the Shaner Property, School District Property, Bateman Romer Property,and Reininger Property

Contact Rodney Hawthorne at 610.323.0436.

 

Lower Providence

Contact Mike Seigel at 610.539.8020.

 

Lower Salford

Contact Mary West at 215.256.8087.

 

Marlborough

Grant approved for the Ziegler, Ziegler, Freed Property

Contact Paul Williams at 215.234.9300.

 

Montgomery

Grant application being developed for the Power Line Trail

Contact John Nagel at 215.393.6900.

 

Narberth

Grant approved for the tree inventory

Contact Bill Martin at 610.664.2840.

 

New Hanover

Grant application being developed for a property on Little Road

Contact Ed Wagner at 610.323.1008.

 

Norristown

Grants approved for improvements to Martin Luther King, Jr. Park and for the development of softball fields in Elmwood Park

Contact Jayne Musonye at 610.272.8080.

 

North Wales

Grants approved for the development of Hess Park, the upgrading the Weingartner Trail, and improvements to Wee Whalers Park.

Contact Sue Patton at 215.699.4424.

 

Pennsburg

Grant approved for the acquisition of the Green Lane Tool and Die Property

Contact Jeanne Hopkins at 215.679.4546.

 

Perkiomen

Grant applications being developed for the Huber Tract and properties near Wartman Road 

Contact Cecile Daniel at 610.489.4034.

 

Plymouth

Grant approved for the Acquisition of the Wetherill Tract

Contact Karen Franck at 610.277.4312.

 

Pottstown

Grants approved for the acquisition of the Pottstown Metal Works Property, the upgrading of Memorial Park, the development of a Spray Park, and the upgrading of the Walnut Street Park.  Grant applications being developed for improvements to the Metal Works Property and upgrading various municipal parks.

Contact John Reber at 610.970.6607.

 

Red Hill

Grants approved for the acquisition of the Hope Valley Church Property and the Early Property (with East Greenville Borough and Upper Hanover Township)

Contact Darlene Stoudt at 215.679.2040.

 

Rockledge

Grant application being developed for a trail

Contact

Royersford

Grants approved for green infrastructure on Main Street, a borough gateway park, and riverfront park

Contact Mike Leonard at 610.948.3737.

 

Salford

Grants approved for the acquisition of the Krystanowicz Property, Linford Bardt Farm (with the Montgomery County Agricultural Board),and the Barrett Property

Contact Barbara McMonagle at 215.257.5664.

 

Schwenksville

Contact Robert Umstead at 610.287.7442.

 

Skippack

Grant was approved for the Skippack Trail System

Contact Ted Locker at 610.454.0909.

 

Souderton

Grant application submitted for the development of the Main Street Plaza

Contact Michael Coll at 215.723.4371.

 

Springfield

Grant applications under review for the acquisition of the Schwartz McLaughlin Properties and upgrades to selected parks

Contact Mike Taylor at 215.836.7600.

 

Telford

Grant approved for improvements to Centennial Park

Contact Mark Fournier at 215.723.5000.

 

Towamencin

Grant approved for the acquisition of the Tennis-Lukens Property

Contact Rob Ford at 215.368.7602.

 

Trappe

Grant approved for the development of Rambo Park

Contact Borough at 610.489.7181.

 

Upper Dublin

Grant approved for the development of a trail system Phase I

 

Contact Susan B. Lohoeffer at 215.643.1600.

 

Upper Frederick

Contact Jackie Tallon at 610.754.6436.

 

Upper Gwynedd

Grant application being developed for a township trail system

Contact Glenn Anne Rorie at 215.699.7777.

 

Upper Hanover

Grant approved for the acquisition of the Early Property (with East Greenville Borough and Red Hill Borough)

 

Contact Stan Seitzinger at 215.679.4401.

 

Upper Merion

Grant approved for 1259 Supplee Road

Contact Dan Rusell at 610.265.1071.

 

Upper Moreland

Grants approved for the acquisition of the Ramsey Property, Cardamone Property, Lords New Church Property, and the development of a trail in Memorial Park.

Contact Patrick Stassio at 215.659.3100

 

Upper Pottsgrove

Grants approved for the Prince/ Austerberry Properties and Stauffer Property

Contact Herb Miller at 610.327.8602.

 

Upper Providence

Grants approved for the Lover's Lane Property and Scioli Property. A grant application has been developed for the Arsenich Property

Contact Susan Barker at 610.933.9179.

 

Upper Salford

Contact Dorothy Terhune at 610.287.6160.

 

West Conshohocken

Grant approved for the acquisition of the St. Gertrudes School Property

Contact Caren Andrews at 610.828.9747.

 

West Norriton

Grant approved for the acquisition of the Burnside School Fields

Contact Karen Madden at 610.631.0450.

 

West Pottsgrove

Grant applications are being prepared for properties along the Manatawny Creek

Contact Edward Whetstone at 610.323.7717.

 

Whitemarsh

Contact Bruce Horrocks at 610.825.3535.

 

Whitpain

Grant application approved for the acquisition of the Haas Gravagno Property (with the Wissahickon Valley Watershed Association)

Contact Phyllis Lieberman at 610.277.2400.

 

Worcester

Grant application approved for the acquisitiion of the Heyser Property

Contact Susan Caughlan at 610.584.5619.