Week of September 11, 2017
General News
- Call for Action: Tell Congress to reauthorize national flood insurance
- Area legislators propose Sterling Act changes
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Bucks County
- Doylestown Borough zoners schedule cell tower meetings
- Bucks commissioners add $4M to 2017 budget
- Central Bucks school buildings make the grade
- Solebury seeks volunteers for HARB
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Chester County
- Kennett Square officials put priority on pedestrian safety
- Oxford Sewer Authority considers revenue options, sale
- Part of Route 30 Bypass to be widened to 6 lanes
- Historians: Crebilly Farm was part of Battle of Brandywine
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Delaware County
- Swarthmore neighbors lose battle with HEADstrong
- Upper Darby nixes medical marijuana dispensary proposal
- Marple Newtown settles with StoneMor; cemetery to pay taxes
- Concord Township adopts sign ordinance changes
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Montgomery County
- $150M mixed-used project in Upper Dublin has preliminary approval
- Increased homestead exemption suggested in Montgomery Township
- Upper Gwynedd to advertise medical marijuana ordinance
- Lower Merion teachers hire PR firm to help secure raises
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Philadelphia County
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Philadelphia 2035 schedules North District open house
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Harvey-level damage unlikely in Philadelphia, but intense flooding already occurs
Week of September 4, 2017
General News
- Call for Action: Tell Congress to reauthorize national flood insurance
- PA DEP seeks to hire inspectors, add fees
- Philadelphia suburbs fare better than state average in unemployment
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Bucks County
- Falls supervisors seek bids on new municipal complex
- Habitat Bucks to host ‘Safe at Home’ repair clinic Sept. 6
- Warminster, Navy agree on $1M deal for Shenandoah Woods
- Lower Makefield partners with Capital Health for health care programming
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Chester County
- Work continues on Downingtown train station project
- Chester Water Authority resists sale
- Sidewalk installation connects Kennett Square, shopping center
- $2.4M grant will preserve land in Schuylkill Highlands
- Lawsuit against environmental group dismissed
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Delaware County
- Chester Water Authority resists sale
- Ridley School District residents can no longer make payments at bank
- Marple eyes pollution reductions
- Middletown picks new firm to study pipeline safety issues
- Morton pushes Springfield School District on name
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Montgomery County
- Upper Dublin to consider Human Relations Commission ordinance
- Planning Commission offers zoning course
- 162-home project proposed in Franconia
- $2.4M grant will preserve land in Schuylkill Highlands
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Philadelphia County
Week of August 28, 2017
General News
- Call for Action: Tell Congress to reauthorize national flood insurance
- Financial strain threatens state troopers’ local patrols
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Bucks County
- Bucks commissioners support Doylestown Airport expansion
- PennEast seeking expedited pipeline approval
- Springfield opts to keep five members on board
- Website offers information on local farms and vineyards
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Chester County
- New FEMA floodplain maps are available
- ‘Pulse’ survey results reveal optimism among local businesses
- Work on Coatesville Third Avenue Streetscape underway
- In Exton area, an explosion of building activity
- Pennsbury hears about Walkable Chadds Ford
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Delaware County
- Colwyn managing well under Act 47, consultants say
- Middletown hears of potential pipeline hazards
- Pennsbury hears about Walkable Chadds Ford
- Leadership Delaware County still seeking applicants for class of 2018
- County’s ‘Ribbon of Green’ vision furthered with Darby Creek Trail progress
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Montgomery County
- Narberth approves final land development plan for Elmwood Church site
- County moving forward with turnpike corridor improvements
- Abington and Hatboro YMCAs to merge
- County appoints commerce director
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Philadelphia County
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No permits, no problem: Delinquent developers gaming public land sales
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Historic preservation will be a Rebuild priority
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City ‘reserving’ land for developers
Week of August 21, 2017
General News
- U.S. tax change proposals anger builders, Realtors, charities
- Pennsylvania law helps home sales close more quickly
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Bucks County
- Perkasie budget may be impacted by power fee increase
- Sellersville passes Knox-Box ordinance
- Doylestown Township approves unpopular sewer project
- New Britain opposes state bills amending construction codes
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Chester County
- Tri-county trail plan unveiled
- Five-acre parcel sold at Exton Square Mall
- Kennett Square officials planning to sell land to Kennett Library
- Residents getting tiered trash collection
- West Whiteland makes changes to zoning
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Delaware County
- Edgmont moves forward on land-development project
- Realtors paint and sand at Lansdowne Landing
- Aston, Parkside back independent CWA
- Radnor and Haverford to draft joint comprehensive plan
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Montgomery County
- Hatfield Township seeks feedback on Clemens Park plans
- Tri-county trail plan unveiled
- Conshohocken conducting borough-wide survey
- Six-story Suburban Square building approval delayed
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Philadelphia County
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Philadelphia’s ‘profitability penalty’
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In Callowhill, a race to claim the last undeveloped scrap of Center City
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Drone footage shows the Rail Park progress
Week of August 14, 2017
General News
- Pennsylvania AG forming a Consumer Financial Protection Unit
- NAR Supports SBA cyber security bill
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Bucks County
- Tinicum discusses long-term solution to short-term rental issue
- Makeover and docks bring new life to Bristol Borough
- Tullytown continues annual rebate checks for residents
- Chalfont approves LERTA designation
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Chester County
- Chester County releases 2016 Housing Report
- Chesco Conservation District gets $300,000 in funding
- Chester County municipalities receive PECO Green Region grants
- Kennett Township purchases 63 acres of open space
- Second phase of Strode’s Barn restoration completed
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Delaware County
- Feedback requested for Aldan, Ridley Park, Clifton Heights and Glenolden
- Chadds Ford area residents petition for traffic changes at planned shopping center
- Delaware County municipalities receive PECO Green Region grants
- Chester Heights to consider changes to property maintenance requirements
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Montgomery County
- Cheltenham sewer replacement project underway
- Final cleanup plan issued for BoRit site
- Norristown launches economic development website
- Collegeville Borough Council has vacancy
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Philadelphia County
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City tax appeals delayed by BRT vacation
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Apartment rental rates climb in Philadelphia, drop nationwide
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Navy Yard to house first Pa. community solar project
Week of August 7, 2017
General News
- CFPB issues clarification on ‘third parties’
- NAR opposes FHA flood regulation
- Delaware Realtors: Transfer tax hike will hurt state’s economy
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Bucks County
- Penndel Borough to consider sewer lateral inspection ordinance
- Work continues to rid Bristol Township of vacant homes
- Chalfont proposing LERTA designation
- Water contamination resources for Bucks, Montgomery counties
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Chester County
- Chester County ranks 8th in nationwide digital innovation
- Enrollment open for Westtown/East Goshen citizen’s police academy
- Crebilly hearing centers on traffic concerns
- Chester County offers pipeline information center
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Delaware County
- Feedback requested for Aldan, Ridley Park, Clifton Heights and Glenolden
- Montco, Delco Habitat for Humanity chapters merge
- Media eyes B & B rules and medical marijuana sites
- Marcus Hook to change residential parking permit requirements
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Montgomery County
- Limerick ordinance would amend zoning regulations
- Lansdale officials seek website feedback
- Water contamination resources for Bucks, Montgomery counties
- Montco, Delco Habitat for Humanity chapters merge
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Philadelphia County
Week of July 31, 2017
General News
- State Supreme Court assessment appeal ruling could herald major changes
- Realtors®, House Financial Services Committee reach agreement to advance key flood insurance legislation
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Bucks County
- Transient rental business discussed in Tinicum
- Perkasie rezoning for revitalization
- Warminster considers municipal complex
- Solebury fills supervisor vacancy
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Chester County
- Milne: Repurpose Bishop Tube site
- Chester Water Authority weighs options for the future
- Gerrymandering continues to be a topic of discussion in Chester County
- Officials consider selling borough land for new Kennett Library
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Delaware County
- Feedback requested for Aldan, Ridley Park, Clifton Heights and Glenolden
- Appeals court tosses developer’s $8M claim against Marple Township
- Eddystone pushes completion of Circuit Trails by 2025
- Chester Water Authority weighs options for the future
- Sharon Hill files discriminatory-lending lawsuit in federal court
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Montgomery County
- Norristown debuts ‘Building Connections’ newsletter for landlords
- Huge Lower Pottsgrove development wins preliminary approval
- Lower Merion adopts new noise ordinance
- Upper Gwynedd rejects Wawa plans
- Norristown Municipal Council announces summer listening tour
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Philadelphia County
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Amid gentrification fear, 33 new affordable homes coming to Point Breeze
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City offers to end use of forfeiture funds for law enforcement
Week of July 24, 2017
General News
- NAR comments on FHFA "Duty to Serve" rule
- Lawmakers want to beef up protections for pipeline neighbors
- New tool illustrates active water projects in PA
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Bucks County
- Sewer ordinance would cost Doylestown homeowners $32k
- Richland adds ballot question for more supervisors
- Medical cannabis dispensary to open in Sellersville
- Commissioners approve funds for farm preservation
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Chester County
- Sunoco will connect homes to public water
- Phoenixville Council cuts tax abatement short
- Coatesville Gateway Project: ‘When we build it, others will follow’
- New report identifies Chester County’s main employers
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Delaware County
- Marple investor's proposed retirement community stirs controversy
- Springfield rejects zoning change for car dealership
- New study identifies main Delco employers
- Concord planners to review proposed development
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Montgomery County
- Sora West project in Conshohocken receives zoning approval
- Towamencin reviews ways to announce curb upgrades
- Community Connections offers one-stop resource for Montco residents
- Lower Merion boards recommend approval of hotels at Pencoyd Iron Works site
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Philadelphia County
Week of July 17, 2017
General News
- CFPB final rule clear on ability to share closing disclosures
- Medical marijuana and real estate
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Bucks County
- Doylestown Township to consider extension of sanitary sewer lines
- Reminder: Sewer easement inspections and certification required at resale for Levittown homes
- Council Rock looks to close Rolling Hills Elementary School
- Bristol Borough opens long-awaited municipal pier and dock
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Chester County
- Chester County FEMA open house
- Coatesville struggles to maintain public pools
- Kennett Square civic center plan scrapped; library to build own building
- East Goshen losing its reservoir
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Delaware County
- Millbourne Borough looks to bring U&O inspections into compliance with MCOCA
- Morton councilman suggests new name: Springfield-Morton School District
- Concord lawsuit could include Chadds Ford
- Haverford updates fee structure
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Montgomery County
- Commissioners move Norristown traffic project forward
- Floodproofing workshops held in Ambler
- County planners conduct bicycling survey
- Norristown to consider new rules for group and institutional homes
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Philadelphia County
Week of July 10, 2017
General News
- NAR submits statement on housing finance reform
- NAR joins coalition to preserve net neutrality
- Philadelphia area schools highly ranked in STEM education
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Bucks County
- Bristol Township School District approves budget with tax increase
- Morrisville School District raises taxes, restores full-day kindergarten
- Springfield considers changes to Act 537 requirements
- Centennial School District hikes taxes
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Chester County
- Chester County unveils Ceremonial Deed Program
- Extension route of Chester Valley Trail revealed
- Kennett Square and Kennett Township to partner on economic development
- North Coventry Township to amend regulations for signs and temporary signs
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Delaware County
- New Marple Newtown school budget cuts tax rate
- Walkable Chadds Ford enters fundraising phase
- Taxes go up, but sports, activities are saved in William Penn budget
- Millbourne to consider a sewer connection and lateral maintenance ordinance
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Montgomery County
- Taxes up 4.33 percent in Norristown Area School District
- Hatboro-Horsham budget includes tax increase
- Upper Moreland School District passes budget with tax increase
- Slight tax increase in Abington School District
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Philadelphia County
Week of July 3, 2017
General News
- Invite the Alliance to speak at your office
- Realtors highlight flood insurances concerns
- SRA office holiday hours for July 4
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Bucks County
- Penndel to consider sewer lateral inspection ordinance on July 3
- Taxes steady in Pennridge School District
- Solebury Township supervisor vacancy
- Doylestown Borough accepting stewardship award nominations
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Chester County
- West Chester Borough sees ‘remarkable’ growth
- Court ruling sets back Kardon Park development
- Plans reintroduced for Mosteller Building in West Chester
- Planner: Crebilly development a net gain
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Delaware County
- Realtors® placemaking grant supports Lansdowne Landing
- Chester residents seek solutions to environmental woes
- Interboro hikes taxes 3.2 percent, furloughs special education positions
- Final Springfield budget hikes taxes 2.5 percent
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Montgomery County
- Franconia plans for public sewers in Morwood
- Montco homelessness drops
- Lower Pottsgrove to consider sanitary sewage holding tank ordinance
- Lansdale interactive map shows projects in progress
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Philadelphia County
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On deadline, Philly City Council reaches consensus on Rebuild
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Council bill would mandate affordable units in every development
Week of June 26, 2017
General News
- National flood insurance is critical to PA
- Suburban Realtors Alliance is moving to new office
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Bucks County
- County commissioners award open space grants
- Council Rock school board will fill vacancy
- Richland Township moves ahead with park
- Bedminster Municipal Authority has moved
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Chester County
- Chester County recognizes value of homeownership
- Parkesburg Borough adopts point of sale inspections
- Penn Township to impose impact fees
- West Goshen supervisors could limit public comment at meetings
- WalkWorks ChesCo aims for a billion steps
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Delaware County
- Hotel marks new era in Chester
- Taxes going up 3 percent in Wallingford-Swarthmore
- Marple Township gives approval for urgent care facility
- Chichester budget raises taxes
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Montgomery County
- North Penn budget includes 2 percent tax increase
- Litigation holds up seminary sale in Lower Merion
- Pottstown to consider allowing fire pits
- Methacton School District conducts community survey
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Philadelphia County
Week of June 19, 2017
General News
- PA House passes HB 863
- Suburban Realtors Alliance is moving to new office
- PA Property Tax/Rent Rebate Program deadline extended
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Bucks County
- Pennsbury approves final budget
- Plumstead proposes Knox Box ordinance
- Tax increase proposed for New Hope-Solebury School District
- Upper Southampton Municipal Authority to start meter-based sewer billing
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Chester County
- Parkesburg poised to adopt point of sale inspections
- East Whiteland residents pack meeting to oppose Bishop Tube plan
- Chester County’s Landscapes3 survey open through June
- East Marlborough Supervisors adopt resolution to end gerrymandering
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Delaware County
- Storm water management plan unveiled for Chester
- Upper Darby School District adds $71k to facilities study
- Backyard chicken ordinance discussion continues in Radnor
- Millbourne Borough to regulate marijuana operations
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Montgomery County
- Lower Merion School District to announce tax hike while legal woes continue
- Taxes rise in Wissahickon School District
- Worcester to consider bamboo ordinance
- Narberth to consider creation of Human Relations Commission
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Philadelphia County
Week of June 12, 2017
General News
- Impact of tax reform options on owner-occupied housing
- Suburban Realtors Alliance is moving to new office
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Bucks County
- Taxes increase in Quakertown Community School District
- NJDEP turns down PennEast pipeline application
- Lower Makefield supervisors approve scaled-back athletic complex
- Bristol Borough celebrates Deluxe makeover
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Chester County
- Kennett Square officials agree to partner with library, but deal remains uncertain
- Chester County Commissioners reject state budget bill
- PennDOT holds meeting on Route 30 project
- Sunoco responds to residents’ concerns
- Chester County’s Landscapes3 survey open through June
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Delaware County
- Chester downtown is slowly reviving, but its waterfront is dormant
- Radnor planners table Lancaster Avenue office building discussion
- Upper Darby school board OK’s proposed budget, tax hike
- Sunoco responds to residents’ concerns
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Montgomery County
- Commissioners move on $6M in grants
- West Norriton to repeal triennial inspection requirement for residential rentals
- Neighbors share concern over vacant Towamencin home
- North Wales to consider amendments to animal ordinance
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Philadelphia County
Week of June 5, 2017
General News
- House releases flood insurance bill
- PA Supreme Court limits law on forfeitures
- Suburban Realtors Alliance is moving to new office
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Bucks County
- Development proposed in Hilltown
- Doylestown Borough Planning Commission vacancy
- No tax hike proposed for Central Bucks
- Bucks and Montgomery county water contamination resources
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Chester County
- Rep. Lewis secures $2.1 million grant for Coatesville revitalization
- Oxford Area Sewer Authority considering sale
- WCASD Board boosts taxes
- Crebilly talk turns to traffic
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Delaware County
- Ridley Township Marina set for grand opening
- Aston faces future with Mariner 2 pipeline
- Planners OK development of Edgmont Country Club
- Interboro OKs budget plan with 3.4 % tax increase
- WCASD board boosts taxes
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Montgomery County
- Whitemarsh supervisors OK development plan
- Pottstown Borough Authority water bills will increase
- Pottsgrove School District adopts preliminary budget
- Bucks and Montgomery county water contamination resources
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Philadelphia County
Week of May 29, 2017
General News
- Letter to the Editor: Is Mortgage-Interest Deduction the Best Way?
- PA Realtors® recognized for lifetime RPAC investments
- Alliance office closed May 29
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Bucks County
- Centennial eyes 3.09 percent tax increase
- New Britain Township to consider zoning changes
- No tax increase proposed in Pennridge
- Council Rock mulls elementary closure choices
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Chester County
- Grants available for farmland preservation
- Taxes up 1 percent for Oxford schools
- Chester Water Authority board rejects $250M offer from Aqua
- Housing Partnership of Chester County gets $100K in funding
- No tax hike proposed in Spring-Ford
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Delaware County
- First State National Historical Park poised to expand
- Chester Water Authority board rejects $250M offer from Aqua
- Rose Tree Media’s new budget raises taxes almost 3 percent
- Haverford schools budget hikes taxes 2.5 percent
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Montgomery County
- Proposed building projects advance in Norristown
- Lower Merion revisits recreation space ordinance
- ‘Conversations with Commissioners’ town hall meetings scheduled
- No tax hike proposed in Spring-Ford
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Philadelphia County
Week of May 22, 2017
General News
- Flood Insurance, Tax Reform Top Issues as Realtors® Head to Washington
- Impact of Tax Reform Options on Home Ownership
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Bucks County
- Doylestown plans zoning hearing for antenna system
- Northampton supervisors approve sale of former Mill Race Inn
- Chalfont to consider LERTA zone
- East Rockhill debuts new website
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Chester County
- Public survey offered for Landscapes3
- BID official: ‘We’re a team that makes West Chester great’
- London Grove seeks applicants for vacant Supervisor position
- Downingtown School Board approves $216M budget
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Delaware County
- Repairs begin at Media dam site
- Brookhaven adopts soliciting ordinance
- Tax increase proposed for Upper Darby school budget
- Marple votes to regulate medical marijuana facilities
- Haverford OKs zoning for medical marijuana facilities
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Montgomery County
- Proposed Hatboro-Horsham school budget raises taxes
- Habitat, Genesis purchase properties at county tax sale
- No tax increase proposed for Pottstown schools
- Vacancy posted for Lower Merion Planning Commission
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Philadelphia County
Week of May 15, 2017
General News
- The importance of the REALTOR vote on Primary Election Day
- Reminder: Schedule inspections in a timely manner
- Alliance board member appointed to state Real Estate Commission
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Bucks County
- Warrington approves 49 homes off West Street Road
- Central Bucks sells Plumstead property
- Dublin approves zoning, development ordinances
- New Britain Township to consider zoning changes
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Chester County
- Chesco commissioners approve $11M for open space
- Tax increase planned in Unionville-Chadds Ford School District
- 410 apartments planned for Exton’s Ashbridge House site
- Residents pack East Goshen meeting to discuss pipeline
- Avon Grove preliminary budget includes 2.5 percent tax hike
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Delaware County
- Deal reached to save Beaver Valley
- Tax increase planned in Unionville-Chadds Ford School District
- Ridley schools maintain tax rate in preliminary budget
- Pipeline neighbors sue Sunoco Logistics
- Marple OKs plan for updates to Veterans Memorial Park
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Montgomery County
- Tax increase proposed in North Penn
- Plans for factory site unveiled in Pottstown
- Montco commissioners announce $1M in grants
- Construction begins on new portion of Schuylkill River Trail
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Philadelphia County
Week of May 8, 2017
General News
- Reminder: Schedule inspections in a timely manner
- Subscribe to NAR mobile alerts
- Pennsylvania facing $1 billion budget shortfall
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Bucks County
- Quakertown consolidating to save money
- Riegelsville revises building permit fee schedule
- West Rockhill backs regional trail plan
- Nockamixon vigilant on alternate pipeline route
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Chester County
- East Bradford plans public hearing regarding pre-sale sewer inspections
- West Chester wins ‘Main Street’ award
- Oxford School Board Proposes 1 percent tax hike
- Campaign begins for new community center in Kennett Square
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Delaware County
- Marple Newtown school board plans stadium improvements, no tax increase
- Work begins on bike, pedestrian upgrades in Paoli
- Auditors give good marks to Ridley Park finances
- Upper Darby approves cannabis dispensary location
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Montgomery County
- 158-unit apartment complex proposed for Ardmore
- Cheltenham public workshop to review zoning ordinance comments
- Towamencin mulls chicken rules
- Pottstown School Board selects superintendent
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Philadelphia County
Week of May 1, 2017
General News
- May is Realtor Advocacy Month
- ‘Dry Town’ laws are on primary ballots in East Goshen, Swarthmore
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Bucks County
- Bucks commissioners award open space grants
- Upper Southampton to define bamboo, sump pump discharge as nuisances
- Perkasie fills council vacancy
- Bucks polling places change
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Chester County
- Work begins on Parkesburg train station upgrades
- Open house planned for Phoenixville parking study
- Parents worry about school-adjacent pipeline
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Delaware County
- East Lansdowne to adopt 2012 IMPC
- Ruling on Nether Providence group home expected in May
- Door-to-door solicitation rules considered in Brookhaven
- Rose Tree Media’s proposed budget raises taxes almost 3 percent
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Montgomery County
- Montco housing market hits 9-year high
- Home buyer/seller facing fraud charges in Norristown
- Lower Merion School District eyes 2.99 percent tax increase
- Lower Moreland to consider key boxes, recreational fires
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Philadelphia County
Week of April 24, 2017
General News
- VA reconsiders limits on fees
- Private flood insurance providers flow into in Pennsylvania
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Bucks County
- Sellersville focused on downtown revitalization
- Bristol Borough developer ordered to return deposits
- Perkasie approves plan for airport development
- Tinicum Township to amend zoning ordinance
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Chester County
- Council taps Norley as new mayor
- Pipeline talk gets heated in East Goshen
- Mixed reception for Oxford parking garage, office plan
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Delaware County
- Middletown picks new firm to study pipeline risks
- No change yet in Chadds Ford sign law
- Blackburn appointed Aldan mayor
- Wawa picks considers new location despite relocation of nursery
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Montgomery County
- Plymouth council tables LGBTQ protection ordinance
- Pottstown’s Beech Street Factory apartments almost ready for big reveal
- Big plans for 11-acre waterfront parcel in Bala Cynwyd
- Lower Merion officials discuss Cynwyd trail expansion
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Philadelphia County
Week of April 17, 2017
General News
- PACE reform bills introduced
- NAR testifies on VA appraisals
- Register to vote by April 17 deadline
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Bucks County
- Bucks commissioners call for more scrutiny on alternate PennEast route
- Palisades weighs options
- Warrington to vote on housing development
- Plumstead eyes Mountainside Inn property
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Chester County
- Pedestrian trail project stalled by railroad tracks in Kennett
- Developers’ interest in Kennett Square at all-time high
- Developer envisions townhouses on polluted East Whiteland site
- Moody’s gives West Chester Area School District top bond rating
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Delaware County
- Pipeline neighbors want strict code compliance in Middletown
- Volunteers invited to Keep Lansdowne Beautiful Day
- Natural gas facility on riverfront sparks concerns
- Pipeline neighbors want strict code compliance in Middletown
- Upper Darby schools consider capital project priorities
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Montgomery County
- Upper Moreland YMCA project gets conditional use approval
- Upper Pottsgrove to consider animal nuisance ordinance
- Norristown trail link moves ahead
- Norristown 3rd District Town Hall meeting slated for April 20
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Philadelphia County
Week of April 10, 2017
General News
- PAR Day on the Hill
- Register to vote by April 17 deadline
- Latest census data shows Pa. losing residents
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Bucks County
- Developer seeks variances for Reading Avenue site in Yardley
- West Rockhill buys 137 acres
- New Britain considers shade tree commission, bamboo regulation
- Village of Newtown Shopping center poised for makeover
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Chester County
- Toll Brothers lays out Crebilly Farm development plans
- West Chester schools request $645k from Toll Brothers
- Phoenixville apartments to be upgraded by new owner
- Newlin Township considers anti-gerrymandering legislation
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Delaware County
- Delco reassessment ruling could spread to neighboring counties
- Study: Controversial pipelines would boost state economy by billions
- Delaware County named top growth market for rentals
- Radnor commissioners write letter opposing cell towers
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Montgomery County
- Lawsuit challenges Pottstown rental inspections
- Ambler Borough passes anti-gerrymandering resolution
- Upper Merion Seeks Input for 2040 Comprehensive Plan
- Montgomery Township trail route unveiled
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Philadelphia County
Week of April 3, 2017
General News
- Register to vote by April 17 deadline
- EGRPRA Report to Congress
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Bucks County
- Reminder: Sewer easement inspections and certification required at resale for Levittown homes
- Quakertown school board considers closures and layoffs
- Upper Makefield updates recycling ordinance
- Hilltown drafts ordinance regulating marijuana businesses
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Chester County
- Phoenixville Council OKs affordable housing
- Oxford competing for ‘America’s Main Street’
- Chester County population growth set to pick up
- Low-cost senior housing may be coming to Kennett Square
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Delaware County
- Judge orders countywide reassessment
- Springfield to unveil latest plans for new high school
- Programs, not taxes, on the mind of RTM residents
- County Commerce Director named ‘economic developer of the year’
Montgomery County
- Lower Merion homeowners ordered to undo unpermitted work to property
- Pottstown police and code departments team up
- Cheltenham posts sewer evaluation FAQs
- Village at Valley Forge & King of Prussia Town Center named ‘Project of the Year’
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Philadelphia County
Week of March 27, 2017
General News
- NAR urges Mnuchin to protect MID
- Trump Administration releases budget
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Bucks County
- St. Luke’s proposes 80-bed hospital in Milford
- Upper Southampton to consider backflow/cross connection prevention ordinance
- Perkasie seeking applicants for council vacancy
- Warminster zoning board grants variances for seven-home plan
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Chester County
- Anti-bias ordinance adopted in Phoenixville
- Downingtown Main Street Association leads the borough’s revitalization efforts
- Area officials taking pipeline issue to state level
- Kennett officials take action to advance trails plan
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Delaware County
- Big budget gap still looms in Upper Darby after update
- Delaware County Economic Development Plan to be considered for adoption
- Delta reaffirms commitment to Monroe Energy refinery
- Aston OKs second medical marijuana growing application
- ‘Cherry Blossom Lane’ proposed for Marple development
Montgomery County
- New procedure for Lower Frederick use and occupancy
- County campus redevelopment project moves forward
- 2016 MCPC Annual Report
- Upper Merion supervisors OK elementary school development plan
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Philadelphia County
Week of March 20, 2017
General News
- NAR Supports Sanford/Sherman G-fee Bill
- Flood Insurance Hearings
- Make the Realtor® Party voice heard
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Bucks County
- Northampton cell tower slated for replacement
- Rising rents an obstacle to home ownership in Bucks, Montco
- New Hope to consider amendment to shade tree ordinance
- Bensalem schools facing $11 million deficit
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Chester County
- East Goshen to hold special pipeline meeting
- Coatesville Third Avenue Streetscape project approved, out to bid
- Oxford’s Sycamore Crossing will get 150 more homes
- Chester County commissioners raise hotel tax
- New parking garage may include new Oxford Borough Hall
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Delaware County
- Lansdowne group receives $50G grant for projects
- Sharon Hill backs medical marijuana dispensary
- Building boom changing the face of Media
- Morton to consider ordinance regulating fences and sheds
Montgomery County
- Royersford to consider anti-discrimination ordinance
- Royersford to consider amended rental registration and inspection ordinance
- Spring-Ford Area School District to hold town hall meeting
- Boyertown School District eyes elementary school closure
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Philadelphia County
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City soda tax causes increase in cost to board at Temple
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Week of March 13, 2017
General News
- Carson Becomes HUD Secretary
- The Fair Housing Act and non-citizens: What you need to know
- Suburbs lag Philadelphia in real estate pricing
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Bucks County
- Bristol Township blighted properties initiative update
- Central Bucks begins strategic planning
- Quakertown residents question high electric bills
- Nockamixon to consider abandoned vehicle ordinance
- Secretary-manager replaces Durham Township manager
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Chester County
- Kennett Square unanimously passes anti-discrimination ordinance
- Future of Cheyney University is on the line
- More Chesco residents commute to Delaware than Philly; express bus route under consideration
- Thornbury and West Goshen residents attempt to halt pipeline
- West Chester, Malvern and Phoenixville all listed in Philly mag’s top suburban towns
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Delaware County
- Upper Darby schools looking at a $7.2M deficit
- Business group updated on Walkable Chadds Ford
- Thornbury and West Goshen residents attempt to halt pipeline
- Media named one of Philly mag’s top suburban towns
Montgomery County
- Hatfield passes $30 sewer rate increase
- Upper Gwynedd sewer pipeline hearing slated for March 27
- Jenkintown2035 Comprehensive Plan open house
- Construction begins on One Ardmore Place
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Philadelphia County
Week of March 6, 2017
General News
- Proposal levies Section 8 landlords for delinquent taxes
- Rules against LGBTQ bias coming from local levels
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Bucks County
- Preliminary Centennial budget includes tax increase
- Council Rock hearing on proposed closing of middle school
- Nockamixon solicitor says new pipeline route is part of required “alternative analysis”
- Architect eyes redevelopment of former factory in Perkasie
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Chester County
- Groundbreaking, finally, at Paoli Train Station
- New Garden Township to adopt sewage facilities plan
- West Vincent officials approve open space allocations
- Chester County Hospital eyes new construction
- Phoenixville to consider antidiscrimination ordinance
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Delaware County
- Sunoco starts work to lay two Mariner pipelines
- Medical-marijuana facility wins approval in Aston
- Sharon Hill and Chester considering medical-marijuana facilities
- Reminder: Sewer lateral inspections required in Edgmont
Montgomery County
- Lower Merion Human Relations Commission sponsors ‘Community Dialogue’ series
- Conshohocken to consider Historical Conservation Overlay
- Tourism group: Montco sports complex could bring $100M in economic impact
- Upper Pottsgrove adopts noise ordinance
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Philadelphia County
Week of February 27, 2017
General News
- Wolf’s state police fee plan a fraction of local police cost
- CFPB Petition for Rehearing PHH Case Granted
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Bucks County
- Bristol Borough wins Small Business Revolution grand prize
- Hearing set for large East Rockhill business park
- Quakertown schools look to cut $10M from budget
- New Hope accepts resignation
- Bucks and Montgomery county water contamination resources
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Chester County
- East Coventry Voters may decide alcohol ballot question
- West Pottsgrove Township won’t oppose pot farm
- Kennett School district plans tax hike
- UCFSD School board approves prelim budget
- Malvern officially named a Classic Town
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Delaware County
- Aston gives OK for new apartment zoning
- UCFSD School board approves prelim budget
- Media dam project discussed at public meeting
- Haverford Township offering free shade trees to property owners
Montgomery County
- Royersford proposes anti-discrimination ordinance
- Norristown Area School board approves preliminary budget
- Hatfield Township plans public meeting to discuss Clemens Park Development Plan
- Bucks and Montgomery county water contamination resources
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Philadelphia County
Week of February 20, 2017
General News
- DEP gives green light to Mariner East 2 pipeline
- Get ready for tax reform
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Bucks County
- As businesses request property reassessments, homeowners carry a higher tax burden
- Dock construction underway in Bristol Borough
- Doylestown Borough to amend off-street parking ordinance
- State Rep. Warren opens Yardley district office
- Warminster to purchase Shenandoah Woods
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Chester County
- West Pikeland Supervisors enact a septic maintenance ordinance
- Downingtown’s Armor Alley project gets state funding
- Planners recommend approval for Crebilly Farm
- New regional police receives $44,000 grant
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Delaware County
- Nether Providence balks on concerns about pipeline
- Concord council is getting acquainted with new rules
- Chester Upland mired in $130G income tax dispute
- Edgmont weighs development options for country club
- Get an update on Delaware County walking-biking trails
Montgomery County
- Lower Merion Quality of Life very high according to resident survey
- Leash law passed in Ambler Borough
- Beleaguered Norristown condo building gets a second chance
- Planning Smarter Montco 2017
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Philadelphia County
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Inspector general: City losing on wrongful tax breaks
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Week of February 13, 2017
General News
- Wolf budget axes some sales-tax exemptions, seeks lower corporate tax rate
- Gov. Wolf proposes $25 police fee
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Bucks County
- Vote for Bristol Borough in Main Street Small Business Revolution contest
- Alternate PennEast pipeline route floated in Bucks
- Chalfont Borough to host community meeting on local government
- Perkasie residents want more parking and enforcement
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Chester County
- East Marlborough debates sewer needs and development costs
- New ordinance allows for ‘traditional’ neighborhood design
- West Chester to consider adopting comprehensive plan
- West Chester Stream Protection Fee FAQ
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Delaware County
- Wallingford-Swarthmore taxpayers staring at 3 percent increase
- Marple Newtown School Board eyes tax hike
- Aston considers medical marijuana ordinance
- Building projects may drain capital funds in UDSD
Montgomery County
- Lansdale committee considers requiring sidewalk repairs
- Lower Merion School District proposed 3.85 percent school tax increase
- Upper Pottsgrove to consider noise ordinance
- LERTA approved for Hatboro redevelopment
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Philadelphia County
Week of February 6, 2017
General News
- Pa. faces potential $3 billion budget deficit
- Kathy McQuilkin inducted as PAR’s 94th president
- Budget woes prompt state officials to stop naming new KOZs
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Bucks County
- Quakertown to work with residents over failing sewer lateral lines
- Elcon to advance waste treatment facility proposal in Falls
- Centennial to debut full-time kindergarten
- Doylestown posts Cross Keys presentation
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Chester County
- Future unknown for regional fire coverage
- Comitta will stay on as mayor for now
- County offers ‘smart’ 911 service
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Delaware County
- Delaware County receives order to perform countywide reassessment
- Lansdowne Mayoral Forum
- Rose Tree Media School Board eyes hefty tax hike
- Garnet Valley Board approves proposed budget and tax increase
Montgomery County
- Cheltenham begins inspections of residential sewer laterals
- Lower Merion hires zoning consultant
- Worcester Golf Club to be sold online
- Preliminary Pottsgrove budget reveals $2M deficit
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Philadelphia County
Week of January 30, 2017
General News
- Trump administration suspends FHA mortgage rate cut shortly after inauguration
- Supreme Court to Hear WOTUS Case
- Calling all REALTOR® Candidates
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Bucks County
- Doylestown Borough adopts Use & Occupancy inspection ordinance
- FERC delays PennEast study for a second time
- Proposed Neshaminy budget includes 2.5 percent tax increase
- Bristol Borough School District caps 2017-18 tax hike at 3.4 percent
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Chester County
- Kennett Square Borough poised to adopt sweeping new anti-discrimination law
- Sewer authority dismisses director
- Phoenixville Board OKs $92.7M draft budget, 5.62% tax increase
- Londonderry Township to consider rental ordinance
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Delaware County
- Middletown OKs study of pipeline’s safety
- Aston OKs plan for new dorm at Neumann
- Ridley Park manager’s resignation accepted with regret
- New section of Chester Creek Trail Middletown greets hikers, walkers
Montgomery County
- Lawrence appointed to Montco board of commissioners
- 178-home project approved in Lower Pottsgrove
- Douglass officials to vote on 241-home project
- EPA proposes final cleanup plan for BoRit site
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Philadelphia County
Week of January 23, 2017
General News
- 2020 census could lead to loss of PA congressional seat(s)
- Gov. Wolf says Mariner East 2 pipeline permits could be approved
- Calling all REALTOR® Candidates
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Bucks County
- Doylestown Borough to consider Use & Occupancy ordinance Jan. 23
- Newtown Township increases taxes
- Doylestown Borough to host Cross Keys Land Use and Transportation presentation
- Northampton Township presentation on water contamination
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Chester County
- Downingtown to receive grant
- Intersection project will greatly reduce big-rig traffic in Kennett and Avondale
- Sewers and traffic for Crebilly discussed
- Phoenixville official calls for informal community meetings
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Delaware County
- Lansdowne Council to vote on community space pilot program
- Monroe Energy refinery posts $40 million loss
- Pa. sends $2.5 million pipeline to cash-starved Chester
- Core samples showed no asbestos in Villanova asphalt
Montgomery County
- Lower Merion to crack down on code violators
- Norristown Owner-Occupied Housing Rehabilitation Program
- Upper Perkiomen board backs school
- Lower Merion accepting applications for Community Development Block Grants
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Philadelphia County
Week of January 16, 2017
General News
- REINS Act Passes House
- Gov. Wolf eliminating unfilled state jobs
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Bucks County
- Yardley budget includes 45 percent tax increase
- Bristol Borough prepares for contest
- Taxes steady in Falls Township
- Hilltown appoints new administrator; passes budget
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Chester County
- Oxford Area Sewer Authority seeks solutions to loan default
- Economic program cutbacks will hurt in Coatesville
- West Chester manager Cotter appointed as borough representative
- Plan for homes approved in Kennett Township
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Delaware County
- Swarthmore neighbors file appeal, will fight ruling allowing cancer patients to use home
- Morton raises property taxes in 2017 budget
- Trainer Council holds the line on taxes in new budget
- New life at Granite Run Mall
Montgomery County
- Pottstown officials eye land banks
- Upper Perkiomen district residents fight new school plan
- Montgomery Township approves tax certification fee hike
- Lower Merion to strictly enforce false alarm ordinance
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Philadelphia County
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Judge declares PGW's landlord liens 'invalid, null, and void'
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Week of January 9, 2017
General News
- Municipal Code and Ordinance Compliance Act (Amended by HB 1437)
- State task force working to change Pa’s property assessment rules
- Debate over school property taxes expected to head back to Legislature
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Bucks County
- Doylestown Township approves 1-mill, 9.2 percent tax hike
- Upper Makefield approves tax decrease
- Perkasie holds the line on taxes
- Bedminster delays capital spending to maintain service
- Taxes steady in Rieglesville
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Chester County
- Oxford Area Sewer Authority seeks solutions to loan default
- Economic program cutbacks will hurt in Coatesville
- West Chester manager Cotter appointed as borough representative
- Plan for homes approved in Kennett Township
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Delaware County
- Eddystone will raise property taxes by nearly 22 percent
- 100-room hotel plans back on tap at Drexelbrook
- Aston approves expansion of DCIU’s technical school
- No tax increase for Ridley Park Borough residents
Montgomery County
- West Conshohocken to consider 2017 Comprehensive Plan
- Supervisor vacancy in Douglass
- Taxes steady in Worcester
- Upper Merion transitions back to five-day workweek
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Philadelphia County
Week of December 26, 2016
General News
- Municipal Code and Ordinance Compliance Act (Amended by HB 1437)
- GSEs announce new loan modification program
- Feds back ambitious plan to speed up Northeast rail service
- Happy Holidays from the Alliance
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Bucks County
- Doylestown Borough tables U&O inspection ordinance
- Northampton blocks recreational trail plan
- Bucks municipalities receive $3.5 million in grants from casino fees
- Lower Southampton taxes are steady
- Milford supervisors approve preliminary plan for Milford Village
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Chester County
- Phoenixville Council explores affordable housing
- Oxford Borough council will issue information on imminent code inspections
- Chester Valley Trail receives $50,000 grant to study expansion through county
- Oxford receives grant for parking
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Delaware County
- Concord Township goes the council route
- Trainer church fights county over taxes
- Upper Providence Township residents to see small tax hike
- Marple approves budget, hold line on taxes
Montgomery County
- County commissioners approve 11 percent tax increase
- Lower Merion School District, taxpayers square off in court
- Narberth proposed tax hike increases
- Sidewalk repairs needed in Lower Merion commercial areas
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Philadelphia County
Week of December 19, 2016
General News
- Pennsylvania gas taxes up 8 cents in January
- Pension costs climb for school districts
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Bucks County
- Bensalem will continue to get $10M from casino
- Taxes steady in Sellersville
- Bristol Township School District to keep tax increase below Act 1
- Central Bucks eyes $40 tax cut
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Chester County
- East Marlborough officials mull the use of 3 buildings
- New senior living building coming to West Chester
- New regional police department will get state-of-the-art police facility
- Kennett Township Board adopts budget with no tax hike
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Delaware County
- Nether Providence to consider pipeline concerns
- Radnor eyes bamboo-control ordinance
- Chester Twp. holds line on taxes
- Upland council member charged with $133G kickback scheme
Montgomery County
- Pottstown budget has slight tax increase
- North Penn School District seeks school board director candidates
- Taxes steady in Lower Salford
- Lansdale focuses on revitalization efforts
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Philadelphia County
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Philadelphia Transfer Tax loophole closed
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Investor green card program that has greenlit Philly’s building boom faces uncertain future
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L&I prioritizes imminently dangerous properties
Week of December 12, 2016
General News
- FHA 2017 Loan Limits
- Pennsylvania legislators getting a pay raise
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Bucks County
- Yardley nixes proposed EIT then votes to increase real estate taxes
- PennDOT schedules hearing on Headquarters Road bridge
- Solebury seeks resident volunteers
- Richland to hold the line on property tax
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Chester County
- Chester County housing survey still open
- County budget includes tax hike
- Hershey’s Mill Dam survey
- District, neighbors settle well dispute
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Delaware County
- Swarthmore Borough Council approves group home for cancer patients
- Deal reached to keep casino money in Delaware County
- Haverford eyes 2.67 percent tax hike in 2017 budget
- Ridley holds the line on taxes in new budget
Montgomery County
- Pottstown to update various codes
- Help create the Bike Montco plan
- Worcester Township budget and newsletter
- Comprehensive plan public hearing in Royersford
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Philadelphia County
Week of December 5, 2016
General News
- LGBT protections left to the municipalities in PA
- Lame-duck Congress seems unlikely to extend tax breaks for homeowners
- Christie changes mind on decades-old tax reciprocity agreement with Pennsylvania
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Bucks County
- Buckingham Township eyes tax decrease
- Tax increase proposed in Doylestown
- East Rockhill holds taxes steady
- Board vacancies in Buckingham
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Chester County
- New $10 million complex in Kennett Square could house library, police and borough offices
- Pocopson Township to hold line on taxes
- Pennsbury ponders $1.8 million budget
- Public invited to Visitors Bureau open house
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Delaware County
- Aston plans 17.5% tax increase next year
- Abandoned house sparks complaints in Haverford
- Springfield SD weighs options after rejection of preliminary high school plan
- Conservation agreement saves Beaver Valley
Montgomery County
- Draft North Wales budget includes 24.9% tax increase
- Lower Merion seeks residents’ opinions
- Montgomery County eyes hotel tax hike
- Bridgeport Council President Pizza rescinds resignation
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Philadelphia County
Week of November 28, 2016
General News
- Major trade groups urge Congress to renew two major homeowner tax provisions
- Proposed $399M Berks County power plant will need water, gas and power lines
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Bucks County
- Yardley Borough approves earned income tax
- Bucks and Montgomery county water contamination resources
- Upper Makefield supervisors consider new rules for solar panels
- Solebury adopts bamboo ordinance
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Chester County
- Downingtown discusses preliminary budget
- Kennett Township officials give preliminary nod to townhouse development
- For some, Chester County farm a development battlefield in Westtown
- West Chester Borough Council president to resign in December
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Delaware County
- Marple plans no tax increase in next year’s budget
- Ridley Park holds the line on taxes in new spending plan
- Radnor commissioners reviews PLO ordinance
- Radnor hears update on Willows Mansion
Montgomery County
- Montco property tax hike proposed
- Bucks and Montgomery county water contamination resources
- Growing pains in Lower Merion School District
- Upper Providence voters approve referendum to expand board of supervisors
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Philadelphia County
Week of November 21, 2016
General News
- Pennsylvania’s fiscal future remains gloomy
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Bucks County
- Proposed Bucks budget holds the line on taxes
- Electronic signs could be coming to Route 1 in Middletown
- New mayor appointed in Bristol Borough
- No tax increase for Telford
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Chester County
- Longwood Gardens’ $90 million Main Fountain Garden will open in May
- Newlin residents vote in open space referendum
- Malvern residents vote for term limits
- Milltown Dam Committee meetings
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Delaware County
- Swarthmore weighs in on pipeline project
- No tax increase proposed in Chadds Ford
- Sunoco Logistics plan encounters delay in pipeline application
- Neighbors are wary of new Springfield High School plans
Montgomery County
- Lower Moreland voters vote no to open space tax
- Jenkintown School District Comprehensive Planning Survey
- Whitemarsh relies on increased real estate values to balance 2017 budget
- Lower Gwynedd to amend code relating to fire walls
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Philadelphia County
Week of November 14, 2016
General News
- NAR holds session on flood insurance
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Bucks County
- Solebury to consider bamboo ordinance
- New comment period on PennEast pipeline
- Solebury proposed budget
- Lower Makefield survey says it’s a ‘good place’ to do business
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Chester County
- Phoenixville Council approves $11.9M draft budget with 9% tax hike
- Avon Grove District votes to sell wastewater plant
- Devon Yard apartment building, parking garage scotched
- Cannery Row project gets final OK in Kennett
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Delaware County
- Delco plans no property tax hike in 2017
- Beaver Valley rulings spark open-space debate in Concord
- Pols get money for safety project on Township Line Road
- Stormwater projects discussed at Radnor budget hearing
Montgomery County
- Lower Merion releases proposed budget & 6-year Capital Improvement Plan
- Draft Lansdale budget shows $374K deficit
- No tax increase in Lower Salford budget
- Upper Dublin residents asked to vote on streetlights
- Lansdale freight station plans to be unveiled Nov. 14
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Philadelphia County
Week of November 7, 2016
General News
- HB 1437 signed into law by Gov. Wolf
- Owners of older suburban apartment properties compete against new construction
- Voter guide for REALTORS®
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Bucks County
- Plan would put 54 townhomes at Penn’s Purchase in Buckingham
- Warrington Township to update delinquent fee collection ordinance
- Former Lockheed site sees reuse in Newtown
- Northampton Township fall newsletter
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Chester County
- Chester County projects receive funding
- Chester County Planning Commission Seeks Submissions for Photo Contest
- Chesco pipeline project garners state award
- Barnard House’s future remains uncertain
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Delaware County
- Rose Tree Media board again hears public’s concerns on pipeline
- Kinder Park unveils new homes in Ridley Township
- Aston Board OKs demolition of historic house over objections
- Chadds Ford Supervisors vote on loop road
Montgomery County
- Pottsgrove school board mulls use for $2.3 million surplus
- Sale of Madison Parking Lot approved in Lansdale
- Lower Moreland to consider snow removal ordinance
- New Narberth Borough manager changes budget process
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Philadelphia County
Week of October 31, 2016
General News
- How 25 years of changing enrollment has created winners and losers in Pa. school funding
- Voter guide for REALTORS®
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Bucks County
- Lower Makefield outlines concerns over expansion of Trenton-Mercer Airport
- Milford preliminary budget holds the line on taxes
- Yardley considers establishing an earned income tax
- East & West Rockhill townships to host storm water management workshop
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Chester County
- Oxford Borough faces big engineering fees
- Kennett Township focused on open space preservation
- Chester, Montgomery counties face similar growth, revitalization needs
- $3.1M facility slightly over budget in PASD
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Delaware County
- Media voices concern for pipeline plans
- Delco officials urge legislature to fix casino funding mess
- In Rose Valley, it will soon cost more to flush
- Applications sought for U.D. school board vacancy
Montgomery County
- Montgomery, Chester counties face similar growth, revitalization needs
- Souderton considers sewer rate increase
- Lower Merion to consider alarm ordinance amendments
- Lansdale officials ask nonprofit groups to explain use of taxpayer funding
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Philadelphia County
Week of October 24, 2016
General News
- What percentage of total school expenses in PA goes into instruction?
- NAR joins coalition educating presidential candidates about like-kind exchanges
- Voter guide for REALTORS®
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Bucks County
- No tax hike expected in East Rockhill
- Bristol Borough mayor resigns
- Bedminster voting districts realigned
- Dublin seeks to collect on delinquent accounts
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Chester County
- Bryn Coed in West Vincent to be protected
- Coventry Mall face-lift plans get good reviews
- Kennett Square to ask Kennett School District to pay ‘tax bill’
- Chesco school is a top performer
- Oxford Council suspends ban on truck parking
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Delaware County
- Plans for riverfront development resurrected in Chester
- Radnor residents: Provide feedback on Radnor Township School District's proposed Comp Plan
- Mixed-use overlay district prepares Aston for the future
- Historical society seeks support for Aston building
- Delaware County Seeks Watershed Stewards
Montgomery County
- Lower Frederick to consider elimination of fees and inspection for certificate of occupancy
- Planning Smarter Montco: Rethinking Institutional Properties on Oct. 26
- No tax increase expected in Souderton
- Franconia supervisor resignation and appointment
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Philadelphia County
Week of October 17, 2016
General News
- PennDOT seeking input from private sector
- Voter guide for REALTORS®
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Bucks County
- Palisades OKs full-day kindergarten
- Chalfont accepts $1M state redevelopment grant
- Senior apartments planned in Falls
- Decline in Central Bucks enrollment follows trend
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Chester County
- Chesco Landscapes3 effort underway
- Mayor issues warning about Market St. parking
- Devon Yards: Deal struck to remove 4-story apartments, garage from plan
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Delaware County
- Upper Darby faces increase in property taxes, trash fees
- Some see jobs, dollars in pipeline to the Hook
- Haverford OKs changes in new municipal building
- Federal, state and local officials talk transportation issues
Montgomery County
- Draft Zoning Code workshop scheduled in Cheltenham
- Hatboro changes zoning terms to define occupants of recovery homes
- Douglass to amend penalties section of property maintenance ordinance
- Lower Salford tax rate expected to remain unchanged
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Philadelphia County
Week of October 10, 2016
General News
- Voter guide for REALTORS®
- Senate passes bills to limit municipal debt risks
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Bucks County
- Bensalem revenue hurt by slots tax ruling
- Proposed Remedial Action Plan for Chem Fab site in Doylestown
- Langhorne Borough HARB to discuss proposed historical district expansion
- Solebury eyes bamboo regulations
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Chester County
- Chester County plans for its future
- Newest portion of Big Woods Trail open to the public
- History in spotlight at Pocopson meeting
- Devon Manor sold to O’Neill Properties Group
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Delaware County
- Casino ruling could be ‘devastating’ for Chester
- Upper Darby School District KO’d for construction funds
- Springfield School Board focuses on new high school costs
- Haverford spends $50G on economic development plans
Montgomery County
- Lower Pottsgrove officials slow down Sanatoga Green project
- Morwood sewer extension moves forward in Franconia
- Souderton to consider updated property maintenance code
- County hires capital projects program director
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Philadelphia County
Week of October 3, 2016
General News
- PennDOT outlines plan to fix I-76 corridor
- FHA Proposed Condo Rule
- Register to vote
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Bucks County
- Falls supervisors advance plans for municipal building
- Toll rates announced for Scudders Falls Bridge
- New Britain changes water ordinance
- Matthew Weintraub sworn in as District Attorney
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Chester County
- Borough designated as ‘age-friendly’
- Kennett police inviting public to chat, learn at forum
- Suburban West awarded NAR grant to help improve Kennett Community
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Delaware County
- Middletown grants easements for Sunoco pipeline project
- Haverford library gets OK to use vacated township buildings as temp HQ
- Marple denies claims in Cardinal Crossing lawsuit
- CCMC to be Drexel’s sixth regional medical campus
- Different levels of disclosure in Delco
Montgomery County
- Lower Moreland open space referendum on ballot in November
- No tax hike expected in 2017 for Lower Merion Township
- Spring-Ford Board eyes $10 million high school expansion
- One Ardmore Place construction set for mid- to late October
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Philadelphia County
Week of September 26, 2016
General News
- BCAR’s Andy Donohue named ‘REALTOR Active in Politics’ at PAR meeting
- PAR provides testimony on licensing home inspectors
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Bucks County
- EPA criticizes FERC, PennEast over pipeline proposal
- Sidewalk confusion in Penndel
- Northampton officials hear support and opposition at rails to trails meeting
- Playhouse to begin riverfront expansion in New Hope
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Chester County
- Chesco Landscapes 3 effort underway
- Franklin Township to consider an ordinance on trees
- Oxford Authority must deal with looming sewer debt
- Kennett Square looking for volunteers
- Chester County doing well
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Delaware County
- Boom times in Delco
- Ship shape along river
- Middletown residents voice their concerns over Mariner East 2 pipeline
- Springfield sets six town halls on new high school construction
Montgomery County
- Cheltenham special meeting on sanitary sewer later inspection and repair
- Montco commissioners pass $5 registration fee
- Plan for Cricket Ave. mixed-use building moves forward
- Montgomery Township to consider street tree ordinance amendment
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Philadelphia County
Week of September 19, 2016
General News
Bucks County
- New Britain updates comprehensive plan
- Hilltown to consider bamboo ordinance
- Upper Southampton bans planting trees in right-of-way
- Lower Salford updating developer impact fees
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Chester County
- Low water supply a potential problem in Kennett Township
- Kennett Township joins greenway partnership
- Another delay for Pocopson’s Barnard House
- Agreement delays demolition of historic barn in Schuylkill Township
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Delaware County
- Concern grows over Sunoco pipeline plan
- Upper Chi Township will keep Storey Road closed
- Concord OKs $80G property purchase
- Upper Darby Board approves group home
Montgomery County
- Lansdale starts budget talks
- Narberth hires facilitator
- East Norriton special meeting to interview supervisor candidates
- County election director resigns
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Philadelphia County
Week of September 12, 2016
General News
- Gov. Christie ending Pa. income-tax pact
- Commercial Real Estate Market Trends Update: August 2016
- More local control of digital billboards needed, lawmakers told
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Bucks County
- Penndel votes no to outsourcing of police department
- Special ‘Rails to Trails’ meeting in Northampton
- Plan for soil treatment plant in Falls under fire
- Perkasie fills council seat
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Chester County
- Kennett Township to consider registration of abandoned properties
- Wells Fargo seeding money for Coatesville’s new growth
- 3 borough buildings to go up, 1 to come down in Kennett Square
- Shattered sewer line forces repairs in Phoenixville
- Firm cited for violating Kennett solicitation ordinance with aggressive door-to-door tactics
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Delaware County
- Clifton Heights homeowner can’t afford $6,000 fee: Residents fight borough over overgrown tree
- Ridley Township’s Kinder Park redevelopment moves into next phase
- Springfield set to detail new high school plans on Oct. 6
- Boeing sends $100G to Ridley Schools for enrichment program
Montgomery County
- Apartment boom in Lower Merion
- Norristown appoints at-large council member
- Royersford Comprehensive Plan public meeting Sept. 12
- Weigh in on Downtown Ardmore survey
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Philadelphia County
Week of September 5, 2016
General News
- Existing FHA Condo Rules extended
- Boroughs have another tool to fight blight
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Bucks County
- Homes in Northampton, Warwick to get public water through grant
- Newtown fills council vacancy
- Solebury supervisor chair hopes for transparency, public participation in budget deliberations
- Perkasie tables proposed zoning amendments
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Chester County
- Tax credits available for farming conservation in Chester County
- Natural Lands Trust gains ground
- $30K awarded to municipalities for green initiatives
- Paoli Battlefield nearer landmark status
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Delaware County
- Cardinal Crossing developer sues Marple for $8M-plus
- Drone ordinance tabled in Haverford
- Rep. Miccarelli opens mobile office in former Darby Township building
- Swarthmore Borough weighs traffic management options
Montgomery County
- Judge orders Lower Merion School District to rescind its 4.4 percent tax increase
- Cheltenham to host special sewer meeting on Sept. 28
- Ardmore’s Suburban Square expansion about to begin
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Philadelphia County
Week of August 29, 2016
General News
- Report looks at charter school spending
- Commercial Regulatory Update: NAR meets with banking group
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Bucks County
- Three county airports get funds to expand
- Richlandtown Borough town hall meetings to discuss police coverage
- Newtown Borough gives preliminary OK to Steeple View Phase Two
- Penndel to vote on Middletown providing police services
- Another council vacancy to fill in Perkasie
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Chester County
- Oxford Council addresses inspection changes
- Proposed soils ordinance in Kennett Township appears washed out
- Barnard’s Orchard to be placed in conservation program
- Carver Court placed on the National Register of Historic Places
- Kennett economic development plan set to debut
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Delaware County
- Chester City Council OKs economic plan
- Middletown delays vote on ordinance for new Sunoco pipeline project
- Delco Historical Society sells Greenbank Farm
- New development controversy flares in Marple
- Aston receives $882K grant from state
Montgomery County
- Limerick mulls sale of sewage facilities
- East Norriton supervisor resigns
- Sullivan’s Bridge opening links Schuylkill, Chester trails
- Pottsgrove School superintendent steps down
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Philadelphia County
Week of August 22, 2016
General News
- HUD Single Family Property Disposition Rule
- Follow NAR’s Government Affairs on Twitter
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Bucks County
- Maps added to Bucks and Montgomery county water contamination resources
- Lower Makefield supervisors postpone hearing on O/R zone
- Newtown Borough goes on the record in opposition to Elcon plant
- Quakertown considers building a new school as part of master plan
- Perkasie fills council vacancy
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Chester County
- Sewer rates up 30 percent in Oxford
- Eagleview looks at its next phase
- Newsweek ranks Chesco schools among best in nation
- Residents voice concerns over Sunoco pipeline
- Chesco commissioners win state posts
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Delaware County
- Newtown supervisors OK new comprehensive plan
- Residents voice concerns over Sunoco pipeline
- Conchester widening project finally on track to start in 2017
- Judge deals blow to Cardinal Crossing lawsuit plans
Montgomery County
- Maps added to Bucks and Montgomery county water contamination resources
- Norristown sees hope in planned highway interchange
- Signs of resurgence in Pottstown
- Lower Moreland planners to review townhome sketch plan
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Philadelphia County
Week of August 15, 2016
General News
- PAR urges legislators to stop adding fees to real estate transactions
- Pennsylvania auditor general to audit public employee retirement systems
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Bucks County
- DEP rejects Penndel’s sewer plan
- Bristol Borough acquires final funding for dock project
- New Britain main street development plans move ahead
- Northampton names new supervisor
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Chester County
- Oxford eliminates sidewalk installation provision at point-of-sale—for now
- Chester county officials seek ways to retain millennials
- Willistown couple protects 25-acre property
- West Chester Council approves creation of community webpage
- Westtown, Tredyffrin, Willistown among area towns deemed safest
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Delaware County
- Upland Council proposes amendments to sewer lateral ordinance
- Hearing opens for Chadds Ford housing development
- No progress reported on Marple open space issue
- Chester rules out layoffs to stem red ink
- Radnor, Haverford, Upper Providence among area towns deemed safest
Montgomery County
- Upper Dublin gets grant for zip ramp
- Conshohocken to consider changes to peddling and solicitation ordinance
- Lower Merion launches new website
- East Norriton appoints manager
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Philadelphia County
Week of August 8, 2016
General News
- FHA Condo Bill Signed into Law: Next Steps
- Condo owners lobby for relief from county recording fees
- PennDOT seeks input through online survey
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Bucks County
- Bucks County Association of REALTORS awarded grant to improve Doylestown Borough Park
- West Rockhill says proposed Almont Village plan allows too much development
- Scaled down proposal for Hammerstein property in Doylestown
- Hilltown to host stormwater educational workshop
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Chester County
- Officials enact signage for shared driveways
- Toll explores opportunities for Crebilly Farm property
- New Garden, West Grove form regional police department
- New trail links Hopewell Big Woods to French Creek State Park
- Former constable now Concord supervisor
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Delaware County
- Chester residents rip recovery plan
- Upper Chichester delays decision on CSX expansion
- Zoning hearing for Nether Providence ‘sober’ house delayed again
- Ridley Park council vacancy filled
Montgomery County
- Cheltenham postpones public hearing on sewer lateral ordinances
- Pottstown to consider LERTA
- Sanatoga Green would add $3 million to tax rolls
- Royersford Borough to consider amendments to zoning ordinance
- Conshohocken Economic Development Corp. weighs future of Leland Mansion
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Philadelphia County
Week of August 1, 2016
General News
- Update on USDA Loan Funding
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Bucks County
- PennEast pipeline clears hurdle
- Perkasie proposes park master plan
- Lower Makefield selling park-and-ride lot
- Perkasie seeks Zoning Hearing Board alternate
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Chester County
- Chesco initiative aims to prevent deed fraud
- Pennsbury passes resolutions on money
- Kennett Square asking tax-exempts to pay fair share of taxes
- Great Valley properties sold in $1 billion transaction
- Couple wins right to build on land in Charlestown
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Delaware County
- Upper Chi residents air complaints about CSX rail line
- Delco to look for funds to preserve open space
- Chester Upland pleads for more funding for schools
- Haverford commissioners OK $10 million bond issue
Montgomery County
- Norristown selects housing proposal for Kennedy-Kenrick site
- Pottstown school board member invites all to town-wide talk
- Towns work to meet new stormwater rules
- Longtime New Hanover supervisor resigns
- Abington approves new community facility
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Philadelphia County
Week of July 25, 2016
General News
- Senate passes NAR-backed condo reform legislation
- Lawmakers pass $1.3 billion budget bailout package, Wolf signs
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Bucks County
- Yardley accepts FEMA flood mitigation grant
- More PA officials jump into fight about proposal to break PA-NJ tax pact
- Solebury seeks input about permitting process
- Hulmeville opens public comment on sewage facilities plan
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Chester County
- Sidewalks dominate Oxford Borough council meeting
- Horsham-Based Toll Brothers reinventing Phoenixville one project at a time
- Victory sidewalk not built to specs allowed to remain
- Chesco historical society names new president
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Delaware County
- Cardinal Crossing developer threatens lawsuit
- Delco council issues open space white paper
- Rose Tree Media hikes taxes 2.4 percent in new budget
- Several projects still on course for opening in Ridley Township
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Montgomery County
- State giving Horsham $10 million for water cleanup
- Montgomery Township and developer agree on project improvement schedule
- Hatboro to consider LERTA ordinance
- West Norriton seeks input on park improvements
Philadelphia County
Week of July 18, 2016
General News
- NAR Testifies on Flood Insurance
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Bucks County
- Bucks and Montgomery county water contamination resources
- Lower Makefield supervisors postpone hearing on proposed zoning amendment
- Pennsbury and Morrisville receive state grants
- New Hope Borough seeks new council member
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Chester County
- Pending sale of Westtown farm sparks outcry
- Big tax hike for property owners in Unionville-Chadds Ford
- Battle continues to protect Revolutionary sites in Chester County
- Paoli train station upgrades to start
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Delaware County
- Garnet Valley raises taxes in $101M budget
- Radnor Planning Commission looks at changes to PLO zoning, stormwater ordinance
- Big tax hike for property owners in Unionville-Chadds Ford
- Marple Newtown SD holds the line on taxes in new budget
- Delco pressed for bond issue to preserve Marple site
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Montgomery County
- Bucks and Montgomery county water contamination resources
- Hatboro-Horsham School District approves full-day kindergarten
- Lower Merion launches “LM Report-It” smartphone app
- Construction of new homes in Lower Salford expected to start in the fall
Philadelphia County
Week of July 11, 2016
General News
- Moody’s eyes Pa. downgrade
- Dinniman: Lead contamination deserves closer look in PA
- Schuylkill Heritage Area seeks public input on future
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Bucks County
- Yardley council rejects proposed zoning change
- Bristol Borough school taxes steady
- Philadelphia sewer rate hike affects Bucks County
- New Britain to hold comprehensive plan update meeting
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Chester County
- West Chester Borough adopts stream protection ordinance
- Discounted water testing available for West Caln residents
- New sidewalks will connect Kennett Square to New Garden Shopping Center
- East Whiteland landfill may have a bright future
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Delaware County
- Archdiocese pulls plug on deal to sell off Don Guanella tract in Marple for Cardinal Crossing
- New Prospect for Crozer-Keystone’s future
- Springfield schools OK budget with a tax increase
- Delco seals deal to acquire Little Flower property
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Montgomery County
- Housing taking ‘backseat’ to cleanup in Horsham
- Taxes level in Pottstown School District
- Jenkintown seeks volunteers to serve the community
- Lower Merion Conservancy releases annual ‘Preservation WatchList’
Philadelphia County
Week of July 4, 2016
General News
- Commercial Realtors® draw attention to like-kind exchanges
- Alliance office closed on July 4th
- PA counties see less money from gas drilling fee
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Bucks County
- Bristol Borough awards dock project
- Newtown to consider bamboo ordinance
- Bensalem school taxes increase an average of $81
- Bristol Township school taxes increase
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Chester County
- East Goshen Board votes to breach Hershey’s Mill dam, and partially breach Milltown dam
- Kennett Square celebrates W. Cypress streetscape
- New resource center to aid those living in poverty in Southern Chester County
- Spring-Ford board approves $151M budget
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Delaware County
- Interboro passes final budget with tax increase, job cuts
- Upper Darby passes budget without tax hike
- RTSB adopts $93.2M budget with a 3.6 percent tax hike
- After year of education funding fixes, Chester Upland still running in the red
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Montgomery County
- Horsham picks $1.2M plan to clean up wells
- Norristown Area School budget includes tax increase
- Taxes up in Hatboro-Horsham
- Spring-Ford board approves $151M budget
Philadelphia County
Week of June 27, 2016
General News
- Scam Alert: Requesting Fees to Process Housing Grants
- NAR CFPB Letter on TRID
- Burdensome regulations hearing
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Bucks County
- Taxes up in Quakertown Community School District
- Neshaminy school board passes budget
- Penndel council eyes earned income tax – again
- Doylestown Borough Council vacancy
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Chester County
- Oxford Borough votes some relief from sidewalk ordinance
- Grants available for agriculture conservation in county
- Public hearing set for plan to build homes and apartments in Embreeville
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Delaware County
- Willowbrook residents out in the cold?
- Radnor TAP trail easement recommended for approval
- Darby council denies treatment center in borough
- Hearing on controversial recovery facility in Nether Providence put off again
- Loop road plan still contested in Chadds Ford
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Montgomery County
- Reminder: Upper Montgomery Joint Authority requires point-of-sale sewer inspections
- Taxes up 4.4 percent in Lower Merion School District
- Small tax increase proposed for Souderton Area School District
- County awards $706K in grants
Philadelphia County
Week of June 20, 2016
General News
- Call for Action: Pass HR 3700
- Mapping PA’s new school funding formula
- Property Tax/Rent Rebate Applications for 2015 now available
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Bucks County
- Centennial budget increases taxes by 4.47 percent
- Pennridge to finalize budget June 20
- Doylestown appoints Director of Building and Zoning
- Pennsbury approves $195.2 million final budget
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Chester County
- Paoli train station upgrades about to start
- Phoenixville parents object to redistricting
- Kennett Square to set up Advisory Commission on Latino Affairs
- All but one school district in county expected to raise taxes this year
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Delaware County
- Price tag for Crozer-Keystone sale set at $300 million
- Concord transition team in place
- Tinicum breaks ground on $1.8 million portion of trail
- Interboro to reinstate some positions in 2016-17 budget
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Montgomery County
- Hatfield board Oks ‘business-friendly’ sprinkler system requirements change
- Towamencin tables discussion on septic systems
- Upper Pottsgrove to consider peddling and soliciting ordinance amendments
- Panel eyes future Boyertown school redistricting
Philadelphia County
Week of June 13, 2016
General News
- Gov. Wolf signs new school funding formula
- Boyle calls for congressional hearings on water contamination
- Act 47 revival plan success in Colwyn sheds new light on program challenges
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Bucks County
- SEPTA says more updates needed in Bucks County
- Doylestown to hold Broad Street Gateway Park Town Meeting
- Warminster Township reviews proposed housing development
- Northampton supervisors to discuss noise ordinance updates
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Chester County
- Public hearing set for plan to build 1,100 homes and apartments in Embreeville
- Unionville-Chadds Ford school directors approve budget, tax hike
- Chesco Sites Receiving $81K in State Funding
- Kennett library, borough to explore sharing facilities
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Delaware County
- Colwyn Borough doing well under Act 47 revival plan
- Radnor Villanova CARE Group discusses traffic, sewage, and stormwater issues
- Darby committee approves treatment center application
- Unionville-Chadds Ford considers tax hike of weighted 2.77 percent
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Montgomery County
- Shifting demographics in Montco
- Lower Merion considering rules on bamboo
- No tax increase expected in Upper Merion
- Mixed-use plan proposed in Upper Dublin
Philadelphia County
Week of June 6, 2016
General News
- Accidental discrimination: What you need to know
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Bucks County
- Census: Population falling in Lower Bucks
- Warrington supervisors admit to Sunshine Act violation
- Council Rock eyes tax increase
- Morrisville Borough to pay over $13K in penalties
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Chester County
- West Goshen Township receives Growing Greener Grant
- Oxford Board OKs budget with slight hike
- Kennett board approves new park committee
- Kennett Township supervisors consider drainage and emergency services issues
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Delaware County
- Radnor School Board OKs $93.9M prelim budget
- Radnor Zoning Board denies Villanova U's request for dark sky waiver
- Proposed treatment center pushes for business license in Darby
- Preliminary budget adopted in William Penn
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Montgomery County
- Ambler approves equal rights ordinance
- Norristown landlords speak out on rental licensing
- Wissahickon approves proposed tax hike
- Cheltenham to consider vacant property registration ordinance
- PA Supreme Court affirms ruling on One Ardmore Place development
Philadelphia County
Week of May 30, 2016
General News
- FHA Proposes Changes to Reverse Mortgage Program
- NAR’s Deputy Chief Lobbyist addresses crowd of Realtors® in Harrisburg
- Southeast part of state least affordable for Pa. renters
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Bucks County
- Neshaminy school board approves proposed final budget
- Middletown to consider ‘No Solicitation Registry’
- Northampton Act 537 Plan update
- Doylestown Township shuts down well
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Chester County
- East Nottingham to consider tax for open space
- West Chester Borough settles litigation with Wyeth, Pfizer
- Chester County among happiest places in USA, study says
- OJR Board passes $98.6 million budget, 2.8% tax increase
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Delaware County
- Interboro School Board eyes job cuts, tax hike to ease budget crunch
- Swarthmore library seeking user input
- Upper Darby School Board OK’s no tax hike prelim budget
- Radnor board continues work on trimming 2016-17 budget
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Montgomery County
- Cheltenham to consider sewer lateral inspection ordinance
- Norristown Area School Board proposed budget has 4.49 percent tax increase
- Lower Merion school budget calls for 4.4 percent tax hike
- Tax increase in Methacton
Philadelphia County
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Pew study: No gentrification wave
City weighs selling delinquent business taxes
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Week of May 23, 2016
General News
- Summer 2016: Housing for All
- SE Pennsylvania Realtor® inducted into National RPAC Hall of Fame
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Bucks County
- Vote for Doylestown Borough as ‘America’s Best Main Street’
- Souderton reduces school budget deficit
- Meeting set for Middletown’s Spring Valley Farm
- Palisades school board eyes tax hike
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Chester County
- Overall, Chester County businesses are satisfied, survey finds
- Major rail improvement project coming to Kennett Square
- Killion sworn in as state Senator for 9th District
- Compromise tax increase proposed for U-CF
- Spring-Ford budget includes 2 percent tax hike
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Delaware County
- Cardinal Crossing developer disappointed by Marple rejection
- Upper Darby school board avoids tax increase despite $6.5M shortfall
- Killion sworn in as state Senator for 9th District
- Compromise tax increase proposed for Unionville-Chadds Ford
- RTSD Board continues work on trimming 2016-17 budget
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Montgomery County
- County housing market shows stability
- Spring-Ford budget includes 2 percent tax hike
- Norristown pro-mayor group forges ahead
- North Penn budget would raise taxes 2.4 percent
Philadelphia County
Week of May 16, 2016
General News
- HUD Secretary Castro Touts FHA Changes at REALTOR® Meetings
- New Lead Risk Reduction Credit
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Bucks County
- Dublin delays nuisance ordinance
- Neshaminy school board approves elementary redistricting plan
- Sewer expenses mounting in Lower Makefield
- Northampton Township put the brakes on Rails to Trails discussion
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Chester County
- Avon Grove passes budget with tax hike
- Study: Schuylkill River Heritage Area generates millions
- Downingtown officials, residents discuss billboard
- County chips in $200,000 toward new Kennett Township park
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Delaware County
- Reminder: East Lansdowne U & O inspection process
- County Council recognizes efforts to Preserve ‘Places That Matter’ in Delco
- Vote postponed on U.D. school schedules
- Information about homestead exclusion available to Delaware County residents
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Montgomery County
- Lower Merion School District’s “Partner School” plan
- Narberth approves form-based zoning code
- Upper Pottsgrove to consider amendment to dog ordinance
- Bamboo, noise and sewer rate ordinances to be considered in Lower Merion
- Worcester to establish sewer district
Philadelphia County
Week of May 9, 2016
General News
- Sign up for REALTORS Party mobile alerts
- Pennsylvanians pay 7th highest median property tax rate in nation
- Future TRID Rulemaking from CFPB
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Bucks County
- No tax hike in Central Bucks proposed budget
- Northampton proposes noise ordinance
- Warminster appoints new township manager
- Quakertown school board opts for smaller tax increase
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Chester County
- SEPTA plans for study to restore rail service to West Chester
- East Whiteland residents express concern over historic structures
- Newlin to consider open space referendum
- Oxford school taxes to increase 1 percent
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Delaware County
- Concord voters approve home rule charter
- New Cardinal Crossing plan gets mixed reviews in Marple
- Marple may borrow $4 million for capital improvements
- A new era is in bloom for Swarthmore’s downtown
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Montgomery County
- Montco towns want Philadelphia tax cash
- Souderton train station project back on track
- Whitemarsh and Conshohocken planners present proposed Riverfront Plan
- Pottsgrove school board eyes zero tax hike budget
Philadelphia County
Week of May 2, 2016
General News
- 11 southeast PA communities among ‘50 Safest in PA’
- Pennsylvania schools get a funding formula
- Senate Passes Energy Bill
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Bucks County
- Public water connection ordinance proposed for areas of Northampton
- DRBC drops request for joint pipeline hearings
- New Hope allows ‘Playhouse Inn’ project to move forward
- Richland landfill cleanup could start in August
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Chester County
- Honey Brook Township plumbing inspection certification required
- Reminder regarding Phoenixville U&O inspections
- T/E School District continues budget development process
- Subscribe to East Whiteland’s email newsletter
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Delaware County
- Concord moves forward on public sewers
- Haverford OKs new $17M municipal building
- Walkable Chadds Ford takes step forward
- Aston manager submits resignation
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Montgomery County
- ‘Conversations with Commissioners’ events slated
- School tax hike still likely in Spring-Ford
- 250-unit luxury apartment complex in Wynnewood
- Upper Dublin planners review apartments and age-restricted housing proposals
Philadelphia County
Week of April 25, 2016
General News
- State insurance commissioner outlines appeal process for properties in flood zones
- America’s schools and money
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Bucks County
- Richlandtown to consider sidewalk and alarm ordinances
- Doylestown amnesty period for rental property owners
- Council Rock eyes budget cuts
- Quakertown school officials fear continued state funding problems
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Chester County
- Downingtown District proposes school budget without a tax increase
- Unionville-Chadds Ford residents face tax hike
- Main Street development in Exton to finally get apartments
- Phoenixville Board seeks help naming new schools
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Delaware County
- Demolition steps up at Granite Run Mall
- Marple may borrow $4 million for capital improvements
- Unionville-Chadds Ford residents face tax hike
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Montgomery County
- Norristown to apply for grant to return two-way traffic to DeKalb Street
- Fight over Ardmore development funding continues
- Pottstown school budget discussed
- Hatboro-Horsham budget still unbalanced
Philadelphia County
Week of April 18, 2016
General News
- Santora amendment passes House
- NAR Comments on Rural Hearing
- Military Foreclosure Protection Bill Passes
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Bucks County
- Proposed Bristol Township ordinance would provide zoning use for group homes
- Bucks forum addressed challenges of low-income housing
- FERC review of PennEast pipeline delayed for further study
- County commissioners hold first farm summit
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Chester County
- New Coventry Mall owner plans upgrades
- Kennett Square, Kennett Township cracking down on overweight trucks
- West Chester Area School District Realtor summit
- Urban Outfitters threatens to ditch Devon project
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Delaware County
- Parkside codes department changes
- Marple planners to review new Cardinal Crossing plans
- Haverford Twp. Free Library getting $7.75M makeover
- East Lansdowne OKs contract for manager
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Montgomery County
- Lower Merion Stormwater Task Force delivers report
- Narberth fills council vacancy
- County fills two senior positions
- West Norriton approves residential parking permit program
Philadelphia County
Week of April 11, 2016
General News
- Contact your representative to support the Santora amendment to HB 1437
- Suburbs want cut of Philadelphia wage tax
- 2016 Flood Insurance Rates
- PA lawmakers look to regulate recovery houses
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Bucks County
- Penndel council suggests point of sale sewer lateral inspections
- BCWSA offers Water & Sewer Maintenance Program
- Warwick’s District 3 polling place relocates
- Tullytown, SEPTA settle federal lawsuit
- New Britain appoints new supervisor
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Chester County
- Route 1 widening gets green light; will begin in 2018
- Grant gives nature preserve project in Kennett a huge boost
- Route 926 bridge to close for 6 months starting in February
- West Chester Area District approves full-day kindergarten
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Delaware County
- Delco county council members contend rosy outlook
- Heinz wildlife refuge gets $1M from Uncle Sam
- Newtown residents threaten legal action over firehouse
- New director named for CF Historical Society
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Montgomery County
- West Norriton to consider residential parking permit program
- Horsham Village Plaza plan approved
- Narberth sets public hearing for Zoning Code
- Planning Smarter Montco: Education program will focus on incorporating new energy technologies
Philadelphia County
Week of April 4, 2016
General News
- Moody’s: Pennsylvania budget ignores fiscal challenges
- Proposed law could increase cost of rental property ownership
- Federal judge rules for landlords in PGW case
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Bucks County
- Richland to request property owners’ input on buffer zones
- Pennsbury to hold budget hearing
- New Hope-Solebury works to close budget gap
- Proposed development next to quarry concerns West Rockhill residents
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Chester County
- West Chester Borough aims for more transparency
- Police merger on the brink of reality in Southern Chester County
- Energy exec wants pols to support more gas pipelines
- New London has big plans for a park
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Delaware County
- Willowbrook residents sue to block condo sales
- Barnes leaving top post in the Chester Upland School District
- Marple planners oppose plans for new adult development
- Higgins resigns, board to vote on his replacement April 25
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Montgomery County
- Annual Montgomery County Housing Fair is April 16
- Open house April 13 for Belmont Ave. reconstruction plans in Lower Merion
- North Wales approves 3-year deal with county planners
- Lower Moreland to review proposed townhome development
- Lower Providence to consider zoning amendments for solar energy systems and backup generators
Philadelphia County
Week of March 28, 2016
General News
- PA budget impasse ends
- Voter registration deadline
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Bucks County
- Riegelsville adopts property maintenance code
- Upper Makefield joins movement calling for changes to Sterling Act
- Vote for Doylestown Borough as “America’s Best Main Street”
- Richland eyes continuation of Earned Income Tax surcharge for open space
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Chester County
- Downingtown District considers capital spending plan
- Work to transform Exton Square Mall
- New zoning overlay filed for Devon Yard
- Government transparency put to the test in Delco and Chesco
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Delaware County
- Drones spark concern in Haverford
- Ridley gets $12.5G to improve banks of creek, lake
- Aston Fire Company to remain in place
- Government transparency put to the test in Delco and Chesco
- Colwyn Fire Co. is out of business
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Montgomery County
- Montgomery County revamps website
- Ardmore Residential Historic District ordinance tabled
- Narberth moves “form-based” zoning code to formal public hearing
- Bryn Mawr parking meeting April 5
Philadelphia County
Week of March 21, 2016
General News
- NAR urges Senators to bring H.R. 3700 to the floor
- NAR comments on appraisal threshold
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Bucks County
- New apartments and retail space key to Perkasie redevelopment
- Mill Run redevelopment moving forward in Bristol
- New Britain seeks supervisor candidates
- Quakertown school board eyes 4 potential budgets
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Chester County
- Residents air concerns about pipeline
- Signgate’ develops over plans in Easttown
- Phoenixville Borough Council approves housing design
- Trails project in Kennett area awarded
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Delaware County
- Lower Chichester proposes point-of-sale sewer lateral inspections
- DELCORA discusses long term control plan in Chester
- $17.5M municipal building OK’d in Haverford
- Upper Darby addresses budget impasse
- Rutledge looking for new council member after resignation
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Montgomery County
- Alarm registration and key lock box ordinance under consideration in Upper Pottsgrove
- Upper Providence considers increase to transportation impact fees
- Plan for Ardmore historic district moves ahead
- Lower Pottsgrove to consider transportation impact fee ordinance
Philadelphia County
Week of March 7, 2016
General News
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President Signs Internet Tax Ban
-
2016 Federal Policy Conference: Industry Partners Roundtable
-
PA municipalities share $445M in liquid fuels payments
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Bucks County
- Bucks County Association of Realtors® awarded national grant to assist Yardley
- Bristol Township looks to rid itself of blighted properties
- Quakertown SD contemplates ‘extraordinary measures’ to ease cash-flow crisis
- Bucks municipalities want a share of their residents’ Philadelphia wage tax
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Chester County
- Sunoco discusses 24/7 drilling option
- Coatesville structural deficits create pressure on budgeting process
- Oxford Council eyes future parking garage
- New supervisor appointed in East Fallowfield
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Delaware County
- Concord voters to decide on home rule charter
- Radnor Board considers increasing protection for historic buildings
- Newtown land purchase angers residents
- Radnor BOC approves analysis of watersheds
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Montgomery County
- SEPTA extension talk ramps up in Upper Merion
- Lower Merion to consider creation of Ardmore Residential Historic District
- Ambler Borough launches new website
- Lower Merion Historical Commission, HARB compile list of potential Class 1 properties
Philadelphia County
Week of February 29, 2016
General News
Bucks County
- Hundreds attend Elcon meeting in Falls
- Central Bucks Regional Police Department expansion complete
- ‘Middletown at the Mall’ outreach program revamped
- Quakertown schools face $65 million in fixes
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Chester County
- Changes made to Coatesville codes department
- Sewer deal nixed by Tredyffrin supervisors
- State approves affordable housing grant in Phoenixville
- West Vincent Supervisors increase park and recreation membership
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Delaware County
- Chester mayor unveils ‘roadmap to success’
- Clifton Heights dealing with tax bill problems
- ‘Super’ Wawa one step closer in Media
- Radnor committee meets to discuss Villanova University construction
- Stormwater Management – FREE Winter Lecture
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Montgomery County
- Pottstown Borough and school board agree to LERTA committee
- Hatboro-Horsham votes down charter school plan
- Public fight over Lower Merion school budget continues
- Montco commissioners adopt new countywide walkability plan
Philadelphia County
Week of February 22, 2016
General News
Bucks County
- Silverdale Borough trash and sewer certification required
- Riegelsville to adopt updated property maintenance code
- Morrisville schools not alone in efforts to merge
- Durham planners request new zoning ordinances
- Sidewalk safety maintenance reminder from Silverdale Borough
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Chester County
- Company withdraws plans for outdoor tanks in Upper Uwchlan
- Economic development administrator appointed for Coatesville
- New zoning overlay debated in Easttown Township
- Work to begin on latest West Chester hotel project
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Delaware County
- Case against Sunoco pipeline can proceed, judge rules
- Concord approves plan for greenways and open space
- Radnor residents pack board room to air thoughts on The Willows’ future
- Public sewers now on line in Edgmont
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Montgomery County
- Upper Dublin adopts new floodplain map
- Upper Providence to consider per capita amendment
- Norristown group wants a mayor again
- Abington adjusts floodplain conservation district overlay
Philadelphia County
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Center City housing construction meeting demand, but challenges loom
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Week of February 15, 2016
General News
Bucks County
- Bensalem council urging residents to attend EIT town hall meeting
- Numbers low on Penndel sump pump inspection program
- Tinicum Conservancy develops strategy for removing gas leases
- Tullytown to developer: No more apartments
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Chester County
- Kennett Township Officials OK open space easement requests
- State awards French & Pickering $1 million
- Law firm hired to collect delinquent trash fees in Coatesville
- East Goshen Board looks to collect late sewer taxes
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Delaware County
- State to give Delaware County $1.1 million for parks
- Chester Upland’s finances looking better
- Haverford moves forward with public trail plan
- Aston OKs changes to student housing rules
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Montgomery County
- Housing Equality Center to host free training for Lower Merion landlords
- Cheltenham flood study comment deadline is Feb. 22
- Upper Dublin School District launching new website
- Lower Merion approves soliciting ordinance
Philadelphia County
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To monitor dangerous buildings, city inspectors may look to drones
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Week of February 8, 2016
General News
Bucks County
- Navy approves portion of land transfer in Warminster
- Chalfont to consider bamboo ordinance
- Lower Makefield supervisors vote to reopen budget
- Tinicum wants to meet with PennDOT over closed bridge
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Chester County
- Kennett Township acquires historic property
- Report emphasizes planning to keep Kennett economic development on track
- Coatesville’s train station project moving forward
- Sadsbury’s Parks and recreation committee seeks volunteers
- Hershey’s Mill, a landmark to some, poses tough choices
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Delaware County
- Concord unveils draft of new home rule charter
- Delco orders revisions to Cardinal Crossing plans
- Aston OKs changes in rules over sign sizes
- Sunoco explains $3B pipeline project in Middletown
- Officials unveil 69th St. Terminal renovations
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Montgomery County
- Lower Merion School Board approves preliminary budget
Planning Smarter Montco 2016 events
Upper Dublin sewer rate increase part of three-year plan
Suburban Square to expand
Philadelphia County
Week of February 1, 2016
General News
Bucks County
- Bristol Borough sewer rates double
- Pennridge preliminary budget balanced with 6.54 percent tax hike
- Bensalem approves new hotel
- Central Bucks keeping it flexible
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Chester County
- No state budget forces West Chester Area School District to call for tax hike
- WCU tackles community problems
- Kennett Township officials approve apartment complex
- Valley Township Supervisors form committee to hear solar proposal
- West Caln officials, residents discuss Superfund site
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Delaware County
- Edgmont plans for future sewer needs
- Assessment helps Marple Newtown School Board with budget
- Plans for new Haverford municipal complex continue
- Marple board approves development plans on former swim club site
- Garnet Valley budget calls for tax increase
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Montgomery County
- Hill School works with Pottstown on neighborhood initiative
- Horsham approves master plan for business parks
- Franconia schedules quarterly meetings to report on finances
- County earmarks $52K for farmland preservation
Philadelphia County
Week of January 25, 2016
General News
Bucks County
- Bucks to initiate $5 fee added to vehicle registration cost
- Quakertown preliminary school budget has $8.7 million shortfall
- Doylestown Borough seeks input on new park
- Group home ordinance adopted in Falls
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Chester County
- Tax increase expected in Coatesville Area School District’s 2016-2017 budget
- Kennett Consolidated school directors OK tax hike
- Oxford Borough council meetings coming to YouTube
- WCU ranks as one of the best schools in the nation
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Delaware County
- Concord residents dismayed about public sewer plan
- Delco hopes bonds will add up to $1 million savings a year
- Volunteers sought for Radnor schools Comprehensive Plan
- Concord to hold a public meeting to introduce home rule charter
- Parkside hikes taxes in 2016 budget
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Montgomery County
- Bridgeport to streamline property maintenance citations
- Montgomery County claims success against veteran homelessness
- Lower Merion committee approves preliminary townhome plan
- Taxes steady in Narberth
Philadelphia County
Week of January 18, 2016
General News
Bucks County
- Morrisville passes 12th hour budge
- Early Bensalem school budget has $10 million deficit
- Bucks preserves farms
- Doylestown Borough looks to fill vacancies
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Chester County
- New Sunoco office to promote Mariner pipeline land rights
- Phoenixville School Board eyes 2.4% tax hike
- Barclay grounds to remain a public park
- Coatesville school board adds in-house legal advice
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Delaware County
- Moody’s and S&P both affirm Delco’s strong ratings
- Don Guanella plans draw a huge crowd
- Springfield commissioners approve 2016 budget
- Stormwater fix for Wayne areas proposed
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Montgomery County
- Lower Merion adopts comprehensive plan
- Dispute over West Norriton golf course continues
- Public workshop to review proposed flood map changes in Lower Merion
- Public meeting in Lansdale to discuss plans for apartments
Philadelphia County
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Manayunk housing development denied
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Week of January 11, 2016
General News
- Economic Commentary: TRID: Adding Time and Costs
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Bucks County
- Perkasie reduces electric rates by 10 percent
- Warrington supervisor abruptly resigns
- New Hope’s Logan Inn sold
- Bristol Township opens two new elementary schools
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Chester County
- East Fallowfield Board approves 2016 budget with tax increase
- Supervisors OK budget with tax increase
- Warwick Furnace Farm preserved
- Tredyffrin supervisors agree on sewer rehab
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Delaware County
- Swarthmore OKs budget, tax hike
- Nether Providence sewer lateral requirements
- William Penn borrows $9M to keep the doors open
- Chester goes after illegal dumpers
- Morton OKs final budget with a tax increase
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Montgomery County
- West Norriton budget includes 25 percent tax increase
- Upper Gwynedd approves rezone of former concrete plant property
- Lansdale unveils financial reporting system on website
- County moves on court project
Philadelphia County
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City gets first director of planning and development
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Week of January 4, 2016
General News
- County taxes remain steady for all but Montgomery
- Congress passes sweeping appropriations bill, including real estate provisions
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Bucks County
- Dublin taxes up for 2016
- Hilltown taxes steady
- Penndel passes no tax increase budget
- Bedminster approves budget
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Chester County
- Phoenixville officials approve 1.83 percent tax increase
- Downingtown council accepts changes to deal for Kardon Park
- Willlistown administrative office have moved
- East Vincent breaks ground for veterans housing
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Delaware County
- Nether Providence sewer lateral requirements
- Middletown OKs dorm on Penn State campus
- Marple shaves tax hike in spending plan
- Rutledge approves budget with tax increase
- Colywn’s troubles continuing
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Montgomery County
- East Norriton passes budget
- Slight tax increase in Jenkintown
- Upper Moreland approves budget with 2.9 percent tax increase
- Franconia budget includes library tax increase
Philadelphia County
-
Healthy Rowhouse Project wants to help repair 5,000 homes per year
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