2005 News

July 21, 2005
Commissioners Approve Land Grant

The Bucks County Commissioners today approved a $72,228 municipal open space grant that will be used to create a park in the heart of New Hope Borough.

In early February, a gas-line explosion demolished a 175-year-old brick house on the property and the owner later agreed to sell the land to the borough.

Located between West Ferry and West Bridge streets, the 7,100 square-foot site was purchased by Bucks County and the borough for $260,000. New Hope's share was $187,772, or 72 percent, with the county picking up 28 percent of the total cost.

Borough officials say the property, which is adjacent to the New Hope Ivyland railroad line on Stockton Avenue and at the edge of a retail shopping district, is ideally suited for a park.

The commissioners' action took place during their bimonthly meeting, held this month, at the county-owned Bucks County Horse Park in Nockamixon Township.