Historic Mt. Pleasant Neighborhood Faces Development Pressure
Organized by local resident Donna Shipman, a long-planned meeting between Mount Pleasant neighbors, property owners and Township officials took place at the First Baptist Church on March 22.
Citizen comments and questions focused on several unsettling changes taking place in their neighborhood–the influx of investors converting family homes into student housing, and developers buying and razing properties to build new housing. Read more on the meeting and neighborhood redevelopment underway, including the loss of the century-old home of revered community leader and civil rights activist, Mazie B. Hall.
Tredyffrin’s 2010 Budget Makes Drastic Cuts to Vital Services
At their November 30 meeting, Tredyffrin Supervisors approved a 2010 Preliminary Budget that is a whopping $2.9 million smaller than last year’s. Included are funding cuts to our police and fire departments, our libraries, and vital community services like Surrey Services for Seniors. More on how these cuts will affect services.