2007 News

March 14 , 2007

Bucks County Commissioners Approve Neshaminy Creek Elevations, Contracts for 19 Departments
Proclamations Issued to Representatives of Peace Week and Weather Emergency Preparedness Week during Bi-Monthly Meeting

Taking another visionary step to protect Bucks County residents from potential Neshaminy Creek flooding, the Board of Bucks County Commissioners authorized $356,000 for Chalfont’s Raise-Right, Inc. to elevate two Bensalem Twp. homes as part of the Neshaminy Creek Supplemental Work Plan #5.

“The contract is part of our ongoing effort to protect Bucks Countians from natural disasters and property loss,” Commissioner Chairman Charles H. Martin noted. “The Neshaminy Creek project continues to prove its value each time the water level approaches flood stage.”

Commissioners present a proclamation to members of Bucks Promise for Peace Week.The elevations, which involve residences located on N. River Dr. and Haunted Lane, will lift the total number of homes benefiting from the program to 52, according to county Quality Assurance Director Dick Manna.

“This demonstrates the breadth of the project,” Manna told Commissioners Martin, James F. Cawley, Esq., and Sandra A. Miller while highlighting the properties on a large map of Bensalem Twp.

Overall, the commissioners approved resolutions for 19 county departments. Some highlights of the agenda included:

  • The lease termination of the county-owned New Falls Rd. property in Levittown, which has been occupied by Wachovia Bank for the past two decades. The new lease will produce additional income for the county. In addition, the commissioners approved the purchase of a 4,700-square foot District Court building in Warwick Twp.;
  • A one-year contract to provide agency staffing nurses at Neshaminy Manor, the award-winning, county-operated nursing home;
  • An agreement with Juvenile Probation to provide officers for Bristol Township’s Freedom Neighborhood One – Weed and Seed Project;
  • A revolving loan fund application to be used for capital by the Community and Business Development Department over the next decade.

A pair of proclamations recognized Peace Week (March 26-April 4) and Weather Emergency Preparedness Week (March 11-17). While accepting on behalf of Peace Week, Ron Rolon reiterated the event’s mission to “create peace in our communities,” and to promote the importance of non-violence in our schools and communities.

Commissioners presenting a proclamation to Emergency Services Director John Dougherty for Weather Week.Emergency Services Director John Dougherty accepted the Weather Emergency Preparedness Week proclamation, one day before he will oversee a weather emergency exercise at the county Emergency Operations Center in Ivyland.

The March 15 exercise will provide county and local emergency personnel, schools, hospitals, nursing homes and day care centers the opportunity to test the effectiveness of emergency response plans and procedures. The Pennsylvania Emergency Alert System, an essential communications link between government and citizens, will be tested statewide through 400 radio and television stations.