Thursday, May 16, 2013
Traffic, storm water management, and open space and recreation were discussed at the conditional use hearing in front of Borough Council; a decision was not made.
Legal counsel for developer John Forde went in front of Conshohocken Borough Council on Wednesday to request a conditional use hearing for two eight-story apartment complexes at 400 West Elm Street that would bring 352 units the area. Forde plans to develop the property zoned Specially Planned -3 (SP3) Zoning District along the Schuylkill River, which requires a conditional use permit, and also to construct roads driveways and parking lots in the floodplain and regrading lands in the floodway, which is a separate application. Marc Kaplan, Forde’s attorney, said that the state's Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) completed a flood mitigation project for the Plymouth Creek and the Schuylkill river, but floodplain maps had not …
Commissioners partner with GVF TMA to observe national initiative on Friday.
Exercise. Environment. Fun. The day is intended to really combine them all. The Montgomery County Commissioners along with the Greater Valley Forge Transportation Management Authority (GVF TMA) will team up to bring National Bike To Work Day to Montgomery County. "Communities in Motion, a GVF TMA Foundation will organize a group bike ride to observe National Bike to Work Day on Friday, May 17," said Maureen Farrell COO of Communities in Motion. "This will mark the second annual bike to work day with the Montgomery County Commissioners." This event, Farrell said, is held in conjunction with Communities in Motion's National Bike to Work Challenge, which began May 1 and runs until Sept. 30. The organizations have planned for two unique …
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Wednesday, May 15, 2013
The park, located at North Lane and Jones Street in the Conshohocken section of the township, was at one time the main park of Whitemarsh.
Whitemarsh Township officials and staff were on hand yesterday to celebrate the renovation of Leeland Park at Jones Street and North Lane in the Conshohocken section of the township. “It’s great that we were able to work in tandem residents in Conshohocken on the park,” said Whitemarsh Vice Chair Melissa Sterling. “I think the entire community is thankful.” According to Parks and Recreation Director Douglas Knauss, the renovation plans began in 2009, and involved many meetings with residents of Whitemarsh and Conshohocken, as the borough line sits streets away from the park. Park renovations include new picnic tables, a boccie court and horseshoe pits, a revamped basketball court, bathroom stations, and a lot of additional vegetation …
Conshohocken Borough will hold a conditional use hearing for a proposed two eight-story buildings on West Elm and Corson Streets.
Members of the Conshohocken Borough Council will hold a hearing Wednesday on the 352-unit housing development on West Elm and Corson Streets in Conshohocken that was previously scheduled for May 1. Developer John Forde will propose a multi-family dwelling, parking and amentities on the 10-acre lot. Two eight-story buildings will be placed on the property, according to the Times Herald. The hearing will coincide with boroughs' regulary monthly meeting at 7 p.m. on Wednesday.
Nicholas Salamone joined with the county Republican Party to sue Commissioners Josh Shapiro and Leslie Richards over the appointment of Michael Paston as Montgomery County Voter Services acting director.
Former Plymouth Township Council President Nicholas Salamone joined with the Montgomery County Republican Committee (MCRC) to sue commissioners Josh Shapiro and Leslie Richards and county employee Michael Paston regarding Paston’s position as “acting director” of the voter services department since the firing of long-time director Joseph Passarella in April. Salamone "has in the past been and may in the future be a candidate for political office, and as such he has an interest distinct from that of the general public" in the Montgomery County Board of Elections, according to the lawsuit. A Plymouth Meeting real estate agent and a Republican condender for county commissioner in 2011, Salamone served on Plymouth Township Council between …
Tuesday, May 14, 2013
After Montgomery County denied an additional $11 million loan for what it considers a nonviable development project, the lender filed for foreclosure on Logan Square in Norristown.
The senior lender behind the Logan Square development project, located at Markley Street and West Johnson Highway in Norristown, filed for foreclosure on the property on May 3, putting in jeopardy a $24.5 million investment the county made to the development between 2009 and 2011. The project began in 2007 when Charles Gallub, principal at Develcom in Bellmawr, NJ, began working with government officials and a private investment group, Axis Advisors, LP, to develop the 24.5 acre site, including the abandoned Sears and Ports of the World, totaling 150,000 square feet in retail space. A plan to bring Raleigh Studios to the property fell through after failed negotiations over tax credits with the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, and the plan …
Former U.S. Rep. Joe Sestak, a Democrat, announced Tuesday that he's exploring another run for the Senate; Sestak narrowly lost to Pat Toomey in 2010.
A rematch between former U.S. Rep. Joe Sestak and U.S. Sen. Pat Toomey is in the works as Sestak announced Tuesday that he's exploring a run for the Senate in 2016. Democrat Sestak, a former Navy vice admiral, lost narrowly to Republican Toomey in 2010. Sestak, of Delaware County, has formed an exploratory committee—the equivalent of launching a campaign in terms of Federal Elections Commission paperwork, according to a Washington Post report. Can Sestak beat Toomey? Who would you vote for if the Senate election was held today? Tell us in the comments section below. Tuesday's announcement ends speculation that Sestak, 61, is raising money to challenge Gov. Tom Corbett. Sestak raised $460,000 in the first quarter of this year. A Sestak-…
Monday, May 13, 2013
The Barbara Beaty retired after holding several positions with the township.
The Whitemarsh Township Board of Supervisors offered a commendation to Barbrar Beaty, who is retiring after 33 years of service to Whitemarsh Township. According to board of supervisors chairman Robert Hart, Beaty started her career in 1980 as a part-time secretary in the parks and recreation department, and also worked as a sewer billing clerk , secretary in license and billings and as the secretary of the fire marshal. Hart referred to Beaty as “a fixture” of the township.
State changes borders of districts, angering many Montco Dems.
The Pennsylvania Supreme Court has made its decision. But area Democrats aren't too happy about it. In fact, they plan to fight it. According to Newsworks, the decision has carved Montgomery County up into six state senate districts, which Montgomery County Democrats say is a republican shot at "gerrymandering the map for political gain." Attorney Adam Bonin has been selected to represent the county's Dems. Bonin said it was part of a partisan plan for the Philadelphia suburbs. "If you look at the four counties that surround Philadelphia, if you look at those voters as a whole, they are 50-50 Republican and Democrat," Bonin said to Newsworks. "The way that this map is drawn, it's drawn to produce seven Republican and two Democratic …
Friday, May 10, 2013
PA governor declares May as a safety month.
Warm weather brings us nicer days at the park, the season's sports and longer days of sunshine. With them also comes an increase of another sight and sound of spring. Motorcycles are out more than ever, as clear weather is a welcome mat for area riders. "With the increasing popularity of motorcycling in Pennsylvania, Governor Tom Corbett has signed a proclamation commemorating May as Motorcycle Safety Awareness Month," said Jan McKnight, of PA Internet News Service, said in a recent release. To bring the issue of such safety measures more into the Commonwealth's citizens' eyes, the governor Act, which was passed in 2012, reminds drivers to be careful. "Motorcycle safety was emphasized with Corbett's signing of Act 84 of 2012, which …
Tish Gram
4:42 pm on Friday, May 17, 2013
Conshohocken is ruining a small town that use to be great! It is getting over crowed! more ›