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"$1 Million Comes to Township"
An article by Shaila Dani from
the
Bucks County Courier Times.
Thursday May 12, 2005.
A
total of $1 million in state funds for Northampton's new senior center
and library expansion project was presented at Wednesday's supervisors
meeting.
State
Rep. Scott Petri, R-178, said lobbying for the money took about two
years. He said he applied separately for each project because he wasn't
sure which would get funded.
"Lightning sometimes
strikes twice," he said of the two checks for $500,000 each. The
two projects were competing with thousands of others from all over the
state for community improvement funds, he said.
"We appreciate
your efforts - and we appreciate your money," said supervisor Jim
Kinney.
The new 10,000-square-foot
senior center opened in September and cost $2 million. The $5 million
library expansion project will double the size of the current building
to about 30,000 square feet. Previously, the two groups shared the current
library building. The library project should be finished in late spring
2006.
Earlier in the evening,
Martin Frappolli, president of the Philadelphia branch of the CPCU Society,
an insurance industry organization, presented a $500 check to goodwill
project Brad's Sandalmania.
Northampton resident
Brad Raudenbush, who is currently serving with the marines in Iraq,
organized the sandal collection project and is distributing the footwear
to Iraqi kids.
The project began in
February and will end Friday, said supervisor Pete Palestina. So far,
700 pairs of sandals and $1,500 have been collected. Raudenbush recently
gave out sandals at an Iraqi orphanage, said Palestina.
Petri represents Northampton, Wrightstown, and Ivyland
and portions of Upper Makefield, Upper Southampton and Warwick.
Shaila Dani can be reached at 215-949-4206 or sdani@phillyBurbs.com.
Rep. Scott Petri
presents the $500,000 check for
the Northampton Township Senior Center.
Rep. Scott Petri
presents the $500,000 check for
the Northampton Township Library expansion.
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