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Horsham Township Awarded County Grant for Trail Project

January 14, 2009

(Left to Right) Andrew Santacroce, Council; Joanna Furia, Council; Council President W. William Whiteside; Montgomery County Commissioners Chairman James Matthews; Council Vice President Mark McCouch; Township Manager Michael McGee; Assistant Township Manager William Walker; Gregory Nesbitt, Council.

Montgomery County Commissioners Chairman James R. Matthews presented Horsham Township Council with a check on Wednesday, January 14, 2009 for $1.4 million to help develop another three miles of trails. The Township will match the County grant with $310,000 for the $1.7 million project. The Township has already built two miles of the Power Line Trail from its border with Upper Moreland to Babylon Road. The funds come from Greenfields/Greentowns, the County's 10-year $150 million open space preservation program that voters approved overwhelmingly in 2002.

This project will extend the Power Line Trail in Horsham another mile and add two additional miles of connecting trails extending into its parks and residential areas. Furthermore, the project includes a culvert to cross Park Creek and multiple pedestrian crossings.

Horsham has more than 815 acres of parkland, the most of any municipality in the County, Matthews noted when presenting the grant. "That's why this was such an easy decision to make," he said. "You've demonstrated with your own money that you get it. You want to preserve as much of what you have as you can and we want to help you get there."

Awards & Honors

• Horsham Township Council recognized four volunteers who play key roles in the success of our annual Horsham Day event
• Horsham Township is pleased to announce Harleysville National Bank as the 2009 Horsham Day Fireworks Sponsor
• Horsham Township is pleased to announce Goodman Properties and Heffernan and Partners as the 2009 Horsham Day Grand Benefactors
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• Horsham Township Council Breaks Ground for the New Police Station
• 'Money Magazine' Ranks Horsham #15 of the Top 100 Places to Live in the USA!
• Horsham Township Awarded for Partnership in Environmental Education
• Latest Addition to Horsham's Trail System
• Horsham Township Council Opens New Basketball Court at Lukens Park on Dresher Road
• Horsham Township Council Honors the Horsham Little League Association
• Horsham Township Council Recognizes the Major Sponsors of Horsham Day 2006
• Horsham Township Council Recognizes Community Volunteer
• Horsham Township Council received a $10,000.00 check from PECO Energy to assist in funding the Power Line Trail Library and Simmons Elementary School Connection.
• Horsham Township, Montgomery County, has received third place honors for its entry in the Pennsylvania State Association of Township Supervisors' 35th Annual Township Citizen Communication Contest.
• Governor Schweiker Honors Horsham Township for Protecting Water Resources
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