Ginger Roberts' Blog

Lower Oxford secures $1 million open space bond

The Lower Oxford Township Board of Supervisors adopted an ordinance that enters the township into a $1 million open space bond agreement with the Delaware Valley Regional Financial Authority. The bond will be used to preserve farmland in the township.

Source: Chester County Press; 5/23/07

The Penn Township Board of Supervisors announced they are looking to sell the township's sewage plant within the next two years. Supervisors said that the rapid development of the area has led to a shortage in sewage capacity, and that they are wary of spending taxpayer money on an expansion.

Source: Chester County Press; 5/23/07

Governor grants authorization for preservation in Chester County

Pennsylvania Gov. Ed Rendell signed a bill authorizing Chester County to sell 500 acres near Embreeville to the Natural Lands Trust. The trust will combine that land with 568 acres of donated land to create a 1,000-acre preserve.

Source: Philadelphia Inquirer; 5/24/07

Herr Foods Inc. has been a permanent and productive fixture in the Nottingham Community since 1952.  They currently employ about 1,100 people dedicated to the production and marketing of over 375 varieties of snacks.  State Representative, Art Hershey, presented Herr's Company with a $5 million check of State Funding that the Herrs have acquired for the expansion.

Oxford Tribune - May 31, 2007