Lower Pottsgrove's municipal building

SANATOGA PA – Cooperation, the ability to work together toward a common goal, could be celebrated tonight (Thursday, April 21, 2011) – or, at the least, acknowledged by a signature – during the Lower Pottsgrove (PA) Township Board of Commissioners meeting.

On its agenda is discussion and possible approval of a resolution “authorizing the execution of a cooperation agreement” between the township, the Montgomery County Redevelopment Authority, and the Sunnybrook Foundation. The meeting begins at 7 p.m. in the municipal building, 2199 Buchert Rd., Pottstown PA, and is open to the public.

A copy of the agenda, available since Wednesday afternoon, can be downloaded from the township website, here.

The township and the non-profit foundation have enjoyed significant success in recent years in reclaiming Sunnybrook Ballroom, 50 Sunnybrook Rd., Pottstown PA,  as a facility for public use, refurbishing and refitting it to solve problems caused by age and neglect, and creating local excitement with a variety of regularly offered entertainment. They’ve also had disagreements, which is why county agencies and officials have occasionally been involved.

The Redevelopment Authority in part serves as an intermediary to pass grant funding on to local recipients and ensure it is used as intended. Although the agenda does not spell out specifics of the agreement, it likely will formalize relationships between the three with future projects in mind.

Also on the agenda, commissioners are scheduled to:

• Consider a request from their landscape architect, Simone Collins of Norristown PA, for additional payments regarding the creation of master plans for the township’s Gerald Richards and Pleasantview parks;
• Revisit vendor bids for cosmetic work to be done at the municipal building; and
• Re-think their previous opposition to a lighted message display signage being sought by National Penn Bank for its branch office at East High Street and South Sunnybrook Road.