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HB 42 Passes in the House!
On Wednesday, June 24, the Historic Preservation Incentive Program was passed by the House of Representatives by a 193-2 vote.
This legislation will provide:
· Grants of up to $15,000 for rehabilitation of historic residential buildings;
· State tax credits of up to $500,000 for rehabilitation of historic commercial properties; and
· Priority funding to properties located in Main Street and Elm Street areas, Enterprise Zones and Historic Districts.
The bill now heads to the Senate. Preliminary meetings have occurred with a few Senators to lay the groundwork for this legislation to move through the Senate as smoothly as possible.
If you have the opportunity to speak to any Senators, please express your interest in the bill.
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Quakertown Alive!
Receives $2500 Grant
from Quakertown Rotary
Quakertown Alive! has received a $2500 grant for a new computer system, installation & technical support for 2009. The installation and support will be done by www.TomsHelpDesk.com
This grant will not only advance the computer technology for Quakertown Alive! but will also enable the Train Station to have wireless capabilites. This will be a great benefit to those organizations renting the station for meetings and conferences.
Quakertown Alive! thanks the Quakertown Rotary for their committment and dedication to empowering the Revitalization efforts of Downtown Quakertown!
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It's that time of year again to renew your marketing investment with the Bucks County Conference Visitor's Bureau under Quakertown Alive. You receive a reduced rate of $75 by advertising in the Quakertown Alive! advertising block if you are a member of Quakertown Alive! as a Supporting, Advocate or Leading Business. If you are not a member please call to learn of member benefits to our non-profit revitalization organization. See our new site www.quakertownalive.com.
These are challenging times and working together as Bucks County marketing partners allows us to get the biggest bang for our buck in the marketplace. As the BCCVB Moves into it's 50th year as the "official tourism promotion agency for Bucks County", we can maintain a strong presence in the marketplace with this added exposure on their site and a strong committent from the BCCVB to the Upper Bucks area businesses. Our Quakertown alive listing in the guide is always given preference in the front of the guide. These guides have maximum exposure in the Bucks County Area.
Their new website continues to evolve while consistently adding more improvemtments. The new site allows targeting of the consumers's interests and uses suggestive marketing techniques to increase partner visibility by providing addtional channels to direct customers to your listings. The Area suggestions with it's mappping feature allows customers to move easily , understand a locale an it's relationshiop to ohter attractions and to get directions. The interactive maps for our downtown historic districts and high density attraction areas are yet another tool for consumers to easliy locate your business.
Deadline to subscribe is July 26
Please contact:
Naomi Naylor
Quakertown Alive!
215-536-2273
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Quakertown Alive is happy to announce that the houses for Property of Merit 2009 have been selected. The five committee members walked, and drove through the borough of Quakertown for days deciding on which houses to nominate. The decision gets harder every year because people have seemed to pick up with the excitement of Property of Merits and are improving there homes so beautifuly.
The houses are evaluated on many conditions, including paint, manicure of lawn and shrubs, clutter, condition of walks. History of the Property of Merit can be found on their website, www.mypom.org. Sam Bennett started this program in 1989 in Canada and when she moved to Allentown she continued this program. Her concept was a simple one - If you thank property owners who took exceptional care of their properties they would continue that behavior and inspire others to do the same.
Sam's Motto - "Well tended neighborhoods are safer neighborhoods."
Borough is Divided into 3 District's
Honoree for Park District:
317 Cedar Crest Drive
416 Cedar Crest Drive
43 South Ninth Street
Honoree for Meetinghouse District
96 Live Oak Drive
1121 West Broad Street
32 South 10th Street
Honoree for Trolley District
237 Hellertown Avenue
324 Forrest Avenue
223 East Broad Street
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