The Township currently owns approximately 1,000 acres of park and open space land that contain 26 municipal parks of various sizes and types. Township staff, a volunteer task force, members of the Parks and Recreation Board and EAC, and a consultant team has been working together for a year to prepare a Comprehensive Recreation, Parks and Open Space Plan.

The draft plan is now available for review here on the Township website. Please take the time to read through the document to see what is being planned for our parks! Tonight at the workshop the public will be given an opportunity to offer suggestions for improving our parks and recreation offerings. The meeting will be held at the Municipal Building, 3400 Brookside Road in the Commissioners’ Meeting Room.

2. Nov. 12th 7pm Planning Commission – Hamilton Crossings Land Development. This meeting will be held at the Wescosville Recreation Center.

The land development process is the publics final chance to weigh in on the proposed mega shopping center. I have been supportive of the plan but still have huge concerns we are “getting what we were promised“. The quality of our local shopping centers directly reflects the desirability of our community. This shopping center can either knock us down or raise us up a peg. It will be the “gateway” to the township. If funding problems are worked out we must ensure we are getting what were promised and not a watered down strip mall version.

3. Nov. 12th 7pm Community Center (Library) – Police Protection Study results. 
The purpose of the meeting is to discuss the completed Analysis of Option for Police Services. The public is encouraged to attend.A preliminary memo was posted with some baseline data projections. Whether or not to move forward with another policing option is one of the biggest issues we face moving forward.

In today’s Morning Call I participated in a point counterpoint regarding police protection.

Thoughts on any of these issues? contact me at ronbeitler@gmail.com