Parks and Recreation
Northern Federation Parks, Recreation, and Open Space Presentation Meeting, Nov. 16
The Plan is ready for presentation and public review. Warwick Township Building at 7PM. See the Flyer
To review the plan and see a video presentation go to www.northernfederation.com
Northern Federation Parks, Recreation, and Open Space Draft Plan Meeting
On Tuesday evening, October 11, over 32 public officials and partners came together at Warwick Township to hear the draft plan results of the Northern Federation Parks, Recreation, and Open Space Plan.
The consultant team made a detailed presentation and Jake Michael of the Chester County Planning Commission gave an introduction. Mr. Michael thought that this is great plan, that the townships have worked hard in cooperating and collaborating to create the plan, that the plan is innovative, and that the region needs to stay with the schedule for regional adoption in January of 2012. Mr. Michael noted “we want to reimburse and give the money back to the townships as fast we can.” Read More
East Vincent Township Votes to Break Yet Another Regional Contract
In February 2009, East Vincent Township entered into a contractual obligation through the vote of the Board of Supervisors (2-1) to accept the role of lead municipality to administer and finance a planning grant awarded to the Federation of Northern Chester County, which included providing the payments of a reimbursable grant program. The planning grant was to develop an historic joint plan for parks, recreation, and open space among nine municipalities. (see link to the Chester County Planning Grant manual, a highly acclaimed municipal planning program) Read More
Editorial on History of the Plan
Two and a half years ago nine townships that make up the Federation of Northern Chester County decided to apply for a special grant to study the region's parks and recreation facilities. The feeling was that we all could use upgrading in our parks and playing fields. The study was about families and kids, places to play, and about preserving some of the natural beauty - the reason most of us moved out here. The reason for working together was tied to the idea that they could get much more from working as a committed group of nine as opposed to each township going it alone. Furthermore, the county, in its wisdom, only funds projects when townships collaborate. They simply do not fund this kind of study for individual townships. It would be too costly and competitive.
Thirty volunteers from the nine townships have worked diligently together with planning consultants. They have formed a cohesive high performing team. They produced an amazing report. Read More