Supervisors Hold Business 'Meet and Greet'

The Board of Supervisors held an informal Meet and Greet event for business and property owners from the Park Pointe business park and Audubon area on October 24. It was the third such event hosted by the supervisors as part of their 2018 goal to improve outreach and share information about projects in and around the Township.

Attendees were invited to meet one-on-one with the supervisors and learn about several current and future projects affecting the Township. Displays included information on sidewalk improvements planned for the business park, the Park Avenue/Crawford Road/Eagleville Road intersection realignment project, and the US 422 bridge construction project.

The gathering also provided attendees and presenters the opportunity to network with their business community neighbors.

“I wish more municipalities would hold events like these,” said Mark Cassel, SEPTA representative. Cassel was on hand to provide information on routes affecting commuters to the Township.

The event was held at Bald Birds Brewing, a new addition to the business park, with coffee and doughnuts provided by business park tenant Valerio Coffee Roasters and Fractured Prune Doughnuts, located in the neighboring Audubon Square Shopping Center.

The Township’s Business Development Committee, which organized the event, supports the supervisors’ vision by planning for growth opportunities, spearheading the promotion of the Township and finding ways to repurpose challenging vacant commercial sites. The Committee noted the following development news:

•     Providence Place Senior Living – The former Collegeville Inn site, being repurposed as a senior living facility, is due to open Spring 2019.

•     Courts at Brynwood – Phase I, to include 88 of the 139 townhomes being constructed by WB Homes, is well underway.  Model homes are now available for inspection.

•     Lidl Grocery Store – The German-based grocery store chain is repurposing the Norristown Ford and Sunoco Gas Station sites for a 28,000 square foot facility.  All Township and third-party agency approvals have been obtained and the store is expected to open in 2019.

•     950 Rittenhouse Road – The property continues to undergo remediation by the EPA and PA DEP. Due to action taken by the Township supervisors and Methacton School District, the property is now eligible as a Local Economic Revitalization Tax Assistance (LERTA) site.