Yardley Borough Hall Restoration Planned

YARDLEY BOROUGH, PA — The borough has received a $350,000 grant to restore Yardley Borough Hall.

State Sen. Steve Santarsiero (D-10) — along with State Rep. Perry Warren — recently announced that they secured the state funding for the borough.

Yardley Borough is receiving funds for the restoration of the borough hall building, which was built in 1916.

In 1972, when the fire department moved out, the first floor was retrofitted into office spaces for the staff, police, and elected officials.

Due to the age of the building, structural repairs, accessibility upgrades, HVAC replacement, and interior modernization improvements are needed for the integrity and structure of the building.

Officials said those improvements include waterproofing the basement wall, replacing the windows and doors, installing lighting along walking paths, roof drainage extensions, full depth restoration and grading in the parking lot, replacing the HVAC system, and interior modernization.

“Our local municipalities are hard at work doing the day-to-day work of maintaining our communities, and it’s important that they can do that in a safe and up-to-date facility,” said Santarsiero. "Yardley Borough Hall has served the community for more than a century, and these improvements will help ensure the building remains an accessible and functional home for borough government for years to come. I’m proud to support this investment in Yardley and help our local officials continue providing the services their residents rely on.”

Administered through the Pennsylvania Department of Community and Economic Development, the Local Share Account (LSA)- Statewide program allocates gaming revenue through the Commonwealth Financing Authority to support projects that improve the quality of life of citizens in the Commonwealth.

“This state local share account grant helps fund the improvement of Yardley Borough Hall, which sits at the center of Yardley Borough, both physically and metaphorically, and serves as a symbol of Yardley Borough and the home of representative government in Yardley," Warren said.