Funding for three Delaware County projects – a municipal park, a network of trails, and stream bank restoration – was approved today by the Commonwealth Financing Authority, Senate Majority Leader Dominic Pileggi (R-9) announced in a press release.
“These are exciting projects that will pay dividends for decades to come,” Pileggi said. “I strongly supported the grant applications because of the positive impact each project will have on the local community. The new park and trails will leave a legacy of green space for future generations, and the stream bank restoration project will provide significant water quality benefits.”
In Chadds Ford Township, a $110,000 grant will be used to help construct a network of trails and crossings that provide access to the many historic attractions in the township. The new trails will also provide access to public walking trails on adjacent properties owned by Brandywine Conservancy and PECO, and will connect to the Mason-Dixon Trail. The total project cost is $181,945.
Edgmont Township will use a $215,838 grant to help fund the township’s first municipal park and trail system at a cost of $643,184, and Upper Chichester Township was awarded a $106,000 grant for construction costs associated with restoring the severely eroded stream bank along the East Branch of Naamans Creek and to improve the existing detention basin. The project, with a total cost of $250,000, will improve water quality and meet regulatory requirements.
Funding for these projects comes from the CFA’s Act 13 Program, funded by revenue from the state’s Marcellus Shale impact fee.
