Mayor Fenton Report for May 19, 2005

Appointments

CIVIL SERVICE COMMISSION – Richard (Dick) Heierling – 6 year term – 1/1/05 to 12/31/2010

EMS Week

This week, May 15 – 21, 2005 is designated emergency medical services week. nationaly the theme is 3r’s that describe ems: ready, responsive and reliable.

EMS is ready and available to provide lifesaving care to those 24 hours a day, seven days a week. ems is responsive in all weather conditions, for all hazards and all kinds of medical emergencies. ems is reliable, serving the public whether career or volunteer, engage in specialized training and continuing education to enhance their lifesaving skills.

I would like to take this opportunity to thank the emergency medical services teams of both the bucks county rescue squad and the levittown-fairless hills rescue squad for the professional quality emergency care they provide to the residents of the bristol township community.

Base Closing

Congressman Michael Fitzpatrick contacted the township regarding the bases in the area that are slated to be closed. the bases include willow grove, fort dix and the army reserve transportation unit located on ford road. the bristol township site employees 9 military personnel and 2 civilians. a series of hearings will be held and a final decision will be made in october of this year. i will advise you of any additional information.

Community Fair

The Bristol Township Community Fair will be held may 30^th thru june 4^th. tuesday is pay one price night and fireworks on friday night. please come out and enjoy our community fair.

Economic Development

Preferred Real Estate Investments announced that it has completed its acquisition of Rohm And Haas’s Bristol Technology Center (BTC) on route 413 in the township. Preferred real estate will transform this portion of the Rohm And Haas site into THE BRIDGE BUSINESS CENTER, a class “A” corporate center for office, research and development, light manufacturing, and retail uses. Preferred will acquire five buildings, totaling 275,000 square feet on 28 acres of land.

The Bridge Business Center is preferred’s second active redevelopment in the Bristol area. the first, island view crosing, is just up the street in Bristol Borough.

Located in a bucks county enterprise zone, the bridge business center is earmarked to receive economic aid for the creation of new jobs. the project is expected to create 300 new jobs in bristol township, bringing the community a significant injection of economic revitalization. since adaptive reuse of existing buildings provides for a lower cost basis over new construction, future tenants of The Bridge Business Center will experience a direct economic savings realized through highly competitive rents.

Preferred’s redevelopment of the site encompasses new base building work, tenant improvement work, and site work, including landscaping, improved access, and partial demolition of existing buildings to improve parking capacity. the entire redevelopment is slated for completion in december of 2005.

Also, in June the pre-construction preview of the new Lower Bucks Campus Bucks County Community College, route 413 and I-95, will be unveiled. We are thankful to the bucks county board of commissioners, Charles Martin; Jim Cawley, And Sandy Miller for “fulfilling our promise.”