News Release
For Immediate Release
January 28, 2009
Contact: Aaron Zappia
(215) 657-7700

Greenleaf Secures $500,000 for Bethlehem Pike Improvement in Lower Gwynedd

At a township meeting on Tuesday, January 27, State Senator Stewart J. Greenleaf (R, Montgomery, Bucks) presented the Lower Gwynedd Township Board of Supervisors with a check for $500,000 in state funding to be used towards the Bethlehem Pike Improvement Project.

The funds were recently approved through Pennsylvania's Redevelopment Capitol Assistance Program (RACP), administered through the Office of the Budget for regional economic, cultural and civic development projects. 

The board of supervisors matched the state funding with an additional $500,000 as a stipulation of the program. 

The total $1 million will be used to install sidewalks, fencing, and other improvements along Bethlehem Pike between Rotelle Drive and Locust Lane.

The Bethlehem Pike Improvement Project is part of the township's overarching plan to revitalize the Spring House area along Bethlehem Pike into a pedestrian-friendly town center and shopping district.  The project has been described by township officials as, "…an effort to bring a new sense of community and civic pride to both residents and businesses."

"I would like to congratulate the Lower Gwynedd Township officials for their hard work to secure the matching funds for this project," said Senator Greenleaf. 

"These funds are vital for the creation of a thriving town center that will not only beautify, but will spur the creation of a walkable shopping district that will greatly boost the economic health of the area and match the quality and character of the surrounding residential community."