$3.5M In Grants To Fund 5 Lower Bucks Community Projects

LOWER BUCKS COUNTY, PA —Five Lower Bucks County communities will benefit from $3.5 million in grants in moving forward with community projects.

Bensalem, Warminster, Middletown, Northampton and Upper Southampton townships are among the communities getting the funding for rehabilitation, demolition, and park and pedestrian safety improvements.

State Sen. Frank Farry, in announcing the grants Thursday, said that the projects are being funded through the Commonwealth Financing Authority (CFA) Local Share Account (LSA) program, which uses gaming revenue to support the projects.

“I’m pleased to have helped secure this funding for important projects and upgrades for Bucks County,” Farry said. “The approved state grant funding will greatly benefit our communities and enhance our infrastructure reliability for years to come.”

The grants are:

• $1 million for Phase I of First Responders Field rehabilitation project in Bensalem Township.
• $600,000 for structure demolition at a brownfield site located in Warminster Township.
• $500,000 for Forsythia Crossing Park improvements in Middletown Township.
• $500,000 to construct pedestrian safety improvements along Rte. 332 in Northampton Township.
• $401,485 for stormwater improvements in Upper Southampton Township.

Projects being funded through the CFA’s Multimodal Transportation Fund program to encourage economic development and ensure that a safe and reliable system of transportation are going to Warrington Township as well.

They include:

• $486,500 to complete preliminary engineering to improve the intersection of Easton and Bristol Roads in Warrington Township.
• $255,000 for intersection and roadway improvements as part of redeveloping a Wawa Super Store in Warrington Township.

The CFA was established in 2004 as an independent agency of the Pennsylvania Department of Community and Economic Development to administer the commonwealth’s economic stimulus packages. The Pennsylvania Race Horse Development and Gaming Act of 2004 provides for the distribution of gaming revenue through the CFA and its LSA program.