Saturday, March 16, 2013
Lansdale Parking Authority hosted Equus Capital Partners and SEPTA Wednesday night, where a sketch plan was presented of the Madison Lot Redevelopment—complete with skate park and a mix of residential and retail. Madison Street is recommend to be one-way.
What was unveiled to a standing-room only crowd of taxpayers Wednesday night was a sketch plan of the phased Madison Lot Redevelopment in the heart of the downtown, which has a targeted start date, at the latest, of First Quarter 2014. The project also has an estimated annual revenue of $747,500. The sketch plan unveiling came with a surprise: the much-discussed skate park has found a permanent home in the northwest corner of the property, near the water tower on Third Street/Richardson Avenue and next to the existing electrical yard. It will be designed and constructed as part of the first phase of the project. The Madison Lot Redevelopment plan is a partnership between the Lansdale Parking Authority, SEPTA and Equus Capital Partners, …
Thursday, November 15, 2012
Shadowbox Pictures produced a commercial for NetSpend, with filming over two days in Lansdale, Lafayette Hill and Conshohocken
Commuters and pedestrians were in awe Thursday morning at the film production going on on West Main Street in front of the vacant location of the former Lansdale News Agency and One Snip At a Time salon. It was all part of a production for a 60-second commercial for NetSpend by ShadowBox Pictures, according to producer and Montgomery Township resident Larry Buckley. ShadowBox Pictures is based in Yardley. "I get my haircut next door," said Buckley. "I saw the space next door and said it could work with what I wanted." The former Lansdale News Agency and Ah's Garage location was transformed overnight into "M-Star Check Cashing," to go along with client NetSpend's commercial. NetSpend offers prepaid debit cards and financial services. …
Tuesday, March 15, 2011
Supervisors publicly stated Monday night their stance on the opposition to the commercial airfield use of the surplus property on the Willow Grove Naval Air Station-Joint Reserve Base.
Consider it a no fly zone in Montgomery Township. The board of supervisors Monday night publicly stated its opposition to the commercial airport use of the 892-acre surplus property of the Willow Grove Naval Air Station-Joint Reserve Base. “The board has previously and continues to take the position in opposition to keeping the airfield open,” said Montgomery Township manager Larry Gregan. Montgomery Township supervisors will make their stance official through an ordinance at their next meeting. And like Warrington Township did last week, Montgomery Township hopes to appoint one of its own—Supervisor Candyce Chimera—as a member of the Horsham Land Reuse Authority (HLRA). “The board felt somebody out there should be going to the meetings,” …
Thomas Ahart
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