Phoenixville is a lovely place. Phoenixville is also cash strapped. I have heard that Phoenixville has plans for an $8 million dollar township building/borough hall? Is it true this building will be purportedly be built in a location that floods regularly when the water comes up? Is it also true they are supposed to have flood mitigation plans — the first level will be a garage which will NOT take care of the flood issues, and the lack of proper flood planning when building in a flood plain will equal potential law suits won’t it?
Of course why a community with little to no money needs a Main Line expensive muni building escapes me, doesn’t it escape you? I am told that at a recent public meeting residents asked about this and were basically shooed off and brushed off with their questions?
Wow, really, Phoenixville? Everyone gets you don’t want to end up like a hybrid cross between Pottstown and Norristown, but building a borough hall that is Main Line expensive with many questions with regard to flooding issues isn’t a smart way to spend taxpayer money, is it?
Phoenixville would be better serving residents if they behaved more sensibly. Phoenixville needs to take care of her residents and the businesses that have taken a chance on this town. Building a giant flood prone municipal building in a box won’t accomplish that.
Below is some background from Phoenixville Patch and I hope lots of local media takes a goooood long long at how the officials in Phoenixville want to spend $8 million dollars in a piss poor economy.
Seems to me that Phoenixville has $8 million reasons to proceeed with caution, doesn’t it?
Council Gets a Look at New Borough Hall During Hearing
A conditional use hearing was held for a new borough hall on Bridge Street.
By Lynn Jusinski Email the author March 16, 2012
Conditional Use Hearing for New Borough Hall Planned
The hearing will take place at council’s March meeting.
ByLynn Jusinski Email the author February 21, 2012
Phoenixville Council Moves Forward on Borough Hall, Infrastructure Bond
Council voted 7-1 to pursue a bond for $7.5 to $10.5 million.