from the BCCT:
Ward One Neighborhood meeting set for Monday
By: KATE FRATTI
Bucks County Courier Times
There will be a Ward One Neighborhood community meeting at 6 p.m. on Monday at the Morrisville Senior Center at 31 E. Cleveland Ave.
Ward One residents are being invited by community leaders to participate it what could be "a potentially heated discussion" regarding the decision to place a Ward One Community Center at Robert Morris Apartments, which is in Ward 2.
Bucks County Housing Group, which owns the low-income Robert Morris complex, was asked to apply for a five-year neighborhood improvement grant from the Wachovia Regional Foundation, and now will administer those funds. Some argue a community center would better serve Ward One at the senior center.
Showing posts with label first ward. Show all posts
Showing posts with label first ward. Show all posts
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Thursday, July 23, 2009
Group hopes grant revitalizes First Ward
From the BCCT:
Group hopes grant revitalizes First Ward
By: DANNY ADLER
Bucks County Courier Times
A nonprofit organization hopes a $750,000 grant can add services to Morrisville's First Ward, an area challenged with absentee landlords, blight and increasing poverty levels.
The Bucks County Housing Group recently applied for the five-year implementation grant from the Wachovia Regional Foundation. Two years ago, the housing group received $100,000 for a planning study of the First Ward, which is made up of three neighborhoods south of West Bridge Street.
"The implementation grant will not fund bricks and mortar, but it will fund services and planning tools that will help primarily the First Ward, but also the borough itself," said Nancy Szamborski, the housing group's executive director.
According to the strategic plan drafted in December 2008, the First Ward struggles with absentee landlords, noise, traffic, trash, blight, vagrancy, homelessness and increasing poverty.
The money could help the First Ward achieve its primary goals: providing the area with a sense of identity; keeping it safe and clean; increasing access to social, transportation and government services; and promoting the ward as a good place to live and do business.
Szamborski told borough council Monday night that the money would be used to create a neighborhood association and crime watch, a community center and a Web site, while funding grassroots improvement projects such as a "Yard of the Month" program and community events.
The funds also could create two new jobs. The first would be a full-time community builder to follow through on longer-term goals such as renovating the Delaware River waterfront area and Delaware Canal, as well as serve as an advocate for the ward to the borough. The second would be a part-time community service coordinator, who would organize services and events, coordinate with other organizations and maintain the community center schedule.
Group hopes grant revitalizes First Ward
By: DANNY ADLER
Bucks County Courier Times
A nonprofit organization hopes a $750,000 grant can add services to Morrisville's First Ward, an area challenged with absentee landlords, blight and increasing poverty levels.
The Bucks County Housing Group recently applied for the five-year implementation grant from the Wachovia Regional Foundation. Two years ago, the housing group received $100,000 for a planning study of the First Ward, which is made up of three neighborhoods south of West Bridge Street.
"The implementation grant will not fund bricks and mortar, but it will fund services and planning tools that will help primarily the First Ward, but also the borough itself," said Nancy Szamborski, the housing group's executive director.
According to the strategic plan drafted in December 2008, the First Ward struggles with absentee landlords, noise, traffic, trash, blight, vagrancy, homelessness and increasing poverty.
The money could help the First Ward achieve its primary goals: providing the area with a sense of identity; keeping it safe and clean; increasing access to social, transportation and government services; and promoting the ward as a good place to live and do business.
Szamborski told borough council Monday night that the money would be used to create a neighborhood association and crime watch, a community center and a Web site, while funding grassroots improvement projects such as a "Yard of the Month" program and community events.
The funds also could create two new jobs. The first would be a full-time community builder to follow through on longer-term goals such as renovating the Delaware River waterfront area and Delaware Canal, as well as serve as an advocate for the ward to the borough. The second would be a part-time community service coordinator, who would organize services and events, coordinate with other organizations and maintain the community center schedule.
Monday, July 20, 2009
Political Catfight
The article below is from the first voter in the first ward from the May Primary. Her last sentence pretty much sums up everything. "Quite frankly, the politics in this borough disgust me." Yep, the politics in this town stink! It is time for the residents of this town to elect new leaders. The "old guard" whether on the school board, or the borough council have done nothing to promote commerce, tourism, or goodwill in this town. This town has the potential to be a gem, and the sad thing is, the elected leaders who have called Morrisville home for decades have no vision for the future. The time for CHANGE is now, vote for new leaders in the Nov 3 election. Only with a change in leadership can Morrisville thrive. To borrow a cheesy tag line, to "stay on track" is really not in Morrisville's best interest.
from the BCCT:
Political cat fight
By: GUY PETROZIELLO
Bucks County Courier Times
I am writing in response to Ms. Brofman's letter that appeared in this newspaper on June 30. I feel I have no choice since she used me to further her own agenda.
I was the first voter in the First Ward on the day of the May, 2009 primary election. The polling place opened promptly at 7:00 a.m. When I entered the voting booth, there was a glitch that resulted in a delay of perhaps two minutes, which does not fall into the category of "simply inexcusable." I pulled my time sheet for that day and I arrived at 7:28 a.m. That means I had to have left the polling place by 7:10 a.m. at the very latest, or I wouldn't have been to work by that time. Had I felt the delay was "inexcusable," there would have been a letter sent to this newspaper as soon as I got to work that morning.
I do not appreciate being dragged into this political cat fight by Ms. Brofman. Quite frankly, the politics in this borough disgust me.
Cynthia Dee Wilson
Morrisville
from the BCCT:
Political cat fight
By: GUY PETROZIELLO
Bucks County Courier Times
I am writing in response to Ms. Brofman's letter that appeared in this newspaper on June 30. I feel I have no choice since she used me to further her own agenda.
I was the first voter in the First Ward on the day of the May, 2009 primary election. The polling place opened promptly at 7:00 a.m. When I entered the voting booth, there was a glitch that resulted in a delay of perhaps two minutes, which does not fall into the category of "simply inexcusable." I pulled my time sheet for that day and I arrived at 7:28 a.m. That means I had to have left the polling place by 7:10 a.m. at the very latest, or I wouldn't have been to work by that time. Had I felt the delay was "inexcusable," there would have been a letter sent to this newspaper as soon as I got to work that morning.
I do not appreciate being dragged into this political cat fight by Ms. Brofman. Quite frankly, the politics in this borough disgust me.
Cynthia Dee Wilson
Morrisville
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