MAYOR FENTON REPORT 8/19/04

 

COMMUNITY AFFAIRS AND OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT ISSUES:

 

 

CERTIFICATE TO MICHAEL WALLOVER – READ ATTACHED

 

CERTIFICATES TO BRISTOL TOWNSHIP SUMMER CAMP COUNSELORS –

 

MAYOR’S ISSUES:

 

 

RECENTLY I MET WITH STATE REPRESENTATIVE, 14 TH DISTRICT, TONY MELIO. I WOULD LIKE TO ANNOUNCE THINGS WE WENT OVER WITH PENNDOT REGIONAL DIRECTOR ANDY WARREN. THE MEETING WAS HELD AT TONY MELIO’S OFFICE AT 10:00AM ON AUGUST 3RD, TO DISCUSS DIFFERENT ISSUES IN THE TOWNSHIP CONCERNING THE FOLLOWING:

 

  1. EAST AND WEST ARROWS – HAINES ROAD, EDGELY AVE., AND GREEN LANE
  2. ROUTE 413 LIGHTS, SHOULD BE TWO ARMS ON EACH POLE FOR BRISTOL TOWNSHIP BANNERS, SOME DEAD TREES, SOME BENT POLES – ADD TO PUNCH LIST THE TREES THAT NEED TO BE REPLACED AND POLES THAT ARE BENT
  3. REQUEST A FENCE AT LAST TURNPIKE EXIT 29, TO KEEP OUT KIDS WHO ARE THROWING ROCKS – WOULD LIKE A WALL LIKE I95 ERECTED
  4. FIRE CHIEFS CONCERNS WITH LIGHT AT ROUTES 413 AND 13
  5. CONTINUE MAINTENCE PROGRAM WITH PENNDOT. PROPERTY OWN BY PENNDOT SHOULD BE MAINTAINED AND BRUSH WILL BE CUT OUT AND TALL STANDING TREES WILL BE LEFT. ALSO, PENNDOT WILL BE LOOKING AT PROPERTY OWNERS WHO HAVE ENCROACHED ON THEIR PROPERTY. PUBLIC SAFETY DIRECTOR DAN BOGAN WILL HAVE MORE ON THIS TO REPORT.
  6. STATE ROAD AND ROUTE 413 – BUMPS IN ROAD THAT HAVE FORMED OVER TIME NEED TO BE TAKEN OUT.

 

 

 

PUBLIC SAFETY ISSUES:

 

I WANT TO CONGRATULATE OUR POLICE DEPARTMENT ALONG WITH THE FBI, STATE ATTORNEY GENERAL OFFICE AND THE DISTRICT ATTORNEY OFFICE, ON WHAT A FINE JOB THEY DID IN THE DRUG RAID, $63M DRUG RING WIPED OUT INCLUDING 14 SUSPECTS WHO ALL TOOK ORDERS FROM A KNOWN KINGPIN. DRUGS ARE A MAJOR CAUSE OF CRIME AND THIS BUST WILL HAVE A POSITIVE IMPACT IN OUR COMMUNITY.

 

AS YOU ARE AWARE, I WROTE TO THE DISTRICT ATTORNEY DIANE GIBBONS REQUESTING HELP IN PASSING TOUGHER PENALTIES ON “STREET JOHNS.” I DID RECEIVE ONE RESPONSE FROM PRESIDENT JUDGE DAVID HECKLER - READ - (ATTACHED) -  (HOLD UP NEWSPAPERS) – BRISTOL TOWNSHIP’S MOST WANTED LIST. IF WE COULD LIST AND SHOW PHOTOS OF “JOHN’S” IN PROSTITUTION RAIDS, AS THEY DID IN THE TRENTONIAN. IN ADDITION, I HAVE ASKED CHIEF MCANDREW TO WORK WITH LOCAL MEDIA IN THE CREATION OF A BRISTOL TOWNSHIP MOST WANTED LIST. WE WILL HIGHLIGHT A CRIMINAL EACH WEEK. INFORMATION ON THIS CRIMINAL WILL BE POSTED ON OUR WEBSITE AND FEATURED ON CHANNEL 16 AS WELL AS IN LOCAL NEWS MEDIA. THRU THIS EFFORT, THE POLICE DEPARTMENT CAN OBTAIN VALUABLE INFORMATION FROM RESIDENTS WHICH WILL LEAD TO MORE ARRESTS.

 

 

ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT:

 

THERE IS GOOD NEWS ON THE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT FRONT IN THE TOWNSHIP. THE FOLLOWING BUSINESSES ARE GOING TO LOCATE HERE AND WE HVE AN APPROXIMATE LIST TO PROVIDE YOU. IT READS AS FOLLOWS:

F. GREEK & SONS - 75

BRISTOL TECHNOGLY SITE - 300

MERRIL LYNCH – 70

I T CENTER – 70

LOCKHEED MARTIN – 70

FIRST FEDERAL – 100

BUCKS COUNTY COMMUNITY COLLEGE – 100

STERLING HELICOPTER – 25

WALGREEN’S – 12

FRIEGHTLINER – 46

EARTHCARE – 131

WELLSPRING INTERNATIONAL – 28

STAPLES, INC. – 15

C. A. SPALDING – 30

APPLIED INDUSTRIAL TECHNOLOGIES – 9

 

FOR A TOTAL OF 1,081 NEW JOBS, IN ADDITION, SMALL BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT, SUCH AS PIZZA SHOPS, HAS CREATED AN ADDITIONAL 40 JOBS. FINALLY, THE ADMINISTRATION HAS BEEN WORKING WITH SEVERAL DEVELOPERS ON KEY SITES. WE EXPECT TO HAVE IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENTS REGARDING THESE SITES IN THE NEAR FUTURE.

 

 

L.E.R.T.A. – AT THE SCHOOL BOAD MEETING OF MONDAY, AUGUST 16TH, TOWNSHIP PROFESSIONALS GAVE A LOCAL ECONOMIC REVITALIZATION TAX ASSISTANCE (LERTA) PRESENTATION TO THE BOARD. THE LAW ALLOWS THE LOCAL TAXING AUTHORITIES TO EXEMPT IMPROVEMENTS TO BUSINESS PROPERTY IF SUCH PROPERTY IS LOCATED IN A DETERIORATED AREA. THE EXEMPTION ON THE ASSESSMENT ATTRIBUTABLE TO THE ACTUAL COST OF THE IMPROVEMENTS WILL BE PHASED IN OVER A FIVE (5) YEAR PERIOD. WE ARE ASKING THE SCHOOL BOARD TO TAKE ACTION ON THIS MATTER IN SEPTEMBER.

 

AN EVEN FURTHER REASON TO SUPPORT THIS INITIATIVE IS THAT THE PROGRAM WILL PROMOTE MORE JOBS. AS THE NEW GAMBLING LAW TAKES AFFECT AND THE BRISTOL TOWNSHIP SCHOOL BOARD INACTS THE REQUIRED ONE PERCENT INCOME TAX AND THE POPERTY TAX IS LOWERED, THE ONLY OFFSET IS GREATER EMPLOYMENT.

 

 

COMMUNITY ISSUES:

 

 

BRISTOL TOWNSHIP HAS CREATED A NEW TOWNS AGAINST GRAFFITI HOTLINE. RESIDENTS CAN REPORT GRAFFITI AND LITTER BY CALLING 267-550-9999.

 

THE BRISTOL TOWNSHIP YOUTH ADVISORY BOARD THEIR INITIAL MEETING ON TUESDAY, JULY 27TH AND THEY WILL BE INTRODUCED AT COUNCIL’S SEPTEMBER MEETING.

 

 

 

I WOULD LIKE REPORT ON THE GRANT AMOUNT THAT HAVE BEEN SUCESSFULLY CLOSED IN THE PAST YEAR IN THE ADMINISTRATIVE

OFFICES – GRANTS SUCESSFULLY CLOSED IN THE PAST YEAR TOTAL AMOUNT IS $ 675,782.

PUBLIC WORKS STORAGE BUILDING            $ 18,000

FLASHERS NEWPORT ROAD                                       10,000

SALT SHED                                                                 30,000

L&I SOFTWEAR                                                        23,000

STATE ROAD DRAINAGE STUDY                      250,000

SKATEBOARD PARK                                                 3,060

BLACK DITCH TRAIL STUDY                               12,360

CANAL PARK                                                             24,000

PUBLIC WORKS VAC TRUCK                              206,722

L & I SAFETY EQUIPMENT                                     10,000

FIRE COMPANIES                                                      35,000

PERFORMANCE GRANT                                          54,000

 

 

 

I WOULD LIKE TO REPORT ON OUR SUMMER RECREATION PROGRAMS.

OUR BASKETBALL PROGRAM HAD 150 BOYS AND GIRLS PARTICIPATE, OUR SUMMER CAMP PROGRAM HAD 250 CHILDREN ATTEND, AND OUR FOOTBALL PROGRAM HAS OVER 235 BOYS AND GIRLS PARTICIPATING IN THE SPORT OR AS CHEERLEADERS. THAT IS OVER 640 CHILDREN WHO PARTICIPATE IN PROGRAMS PROVIDED BY BRISTOL TOWNSHIP GOVERNMENT.

 

 

I WOULD LIKE TO TAKE THIS OPPORTUNITY TO THANK THE FOLLOWING BUSINESSES FOR THEIR SUPPORT OF OUR FIFTH ANNUAL COMMUNITY FAIR:

 

PETE’S TOWING      

Z&A               

ROB’S AUTOMOTIVE                  

BOSSLER’S

BRISTOL RIVERSIDE THEATRE    

WALMART              

T. J. ANDERSON 

BENEFIT WATCH                    

BUCKS COUNTY CIGAR          

COMMERCE BANK        

ATOFINA CHEMICALS               

JG PARK ASSOCIATES

USI

JONES APPAREL

BUTTERCUP FARMS

WASTE MANAGEMENT

 

 

 

THE MONEY THAT WAS DESIGNATED BY COUNCIL AT THE MAYOR’S REQUEST WHICH INCLUDES THE DONATIONS RECEIVED FROM WASTE MANAGEMENT FOR $80,000 AND COMCAST FOR $40,000 WILL SUPPORT THE CONSTRUCTION OF THE FIELDHOUSE TO BE USED BY OUR YOUTH FOOTBALL PROGRAM. THIS SHOULD BE UNDERWAY IN SEPTEMBER. THE CONSTRUCTION OF THE FIELDHOUSE WILL ALSO BE THE 2004-2005 BUCKS COUNTY TECH SCHOOL STUDENTS PROJECT.

 

THE REVITILIZATION OF THE GIRLS SOFTBALL FIELD ON THE MUNICIPAL PROPERTY IS ALSO IN THE WORKS.