Capital Projects Progressing In Warminster

WARMINSTER, PA —Township Manager Tom Scott rattled off the list.

In a year's time, the township has completed work on Shenandoah Woods, launched a lighting project for its parks, replaced fuel tanks, approved plans for upgrades to the Warminster Library, and added a new HVAC system for the Ben Wilson Senior Center.

Those capital projects are beside the township's approval for another park upgrade, a deal to hire three full-time firefighters, and the addition of four new police officers.

"We went through what we really needed to get done," Township Supervisors Chairman Kenneth Hayes said. "We've invested a lot of money into the township."

At its recent meeting, Scott gave supervisors an update on the status of the township's 2022-2023 capital projects.

Shenandoah Woods was the first highlight.

After a decades-long effort to repurpose the abandoned U.S. Navy Department property and construction over the past six months to clear it, the project's cleanup is now in the rearview mirror. What remains is its future as an addition to the township's parks system.

Scott had told supervisors at their meeting earlier this month that they should take a "victory lap" because the project's completion was a "great accomplishment."

Meanwhile, the township also approved upgrading lighting at its parks with Werner Park being the firstslated for new lights.

"That's a generational improvement," Scott said about the project, which will cost $729,250.

The township also spent $1.195 million to pave 6-8 miles of roads this year and add some ADA curb installation. Scott said the township undertook an extra 1.5 miles of roads this year.

A project has been approved to spend $301,500 to upgrade the bathrooms and make other improvements at the Warminster Library. Those renovations are expected to take four months.

Fuel tanks were also replaced at a cost of $304,440, Scott said.

The Ben Wilson Senior Center has gotten a new HVAC system at a $504,000 cost. Scott said the center is adding a generator at a cost of $185,000 in case it's needed as an emergency shelter.

"Some projects are done and some are pending," Scott said. "We've spent just over $8 million. But once these projects are done, we won't have to worry about them for 20 years."