POTTSTOWN PA – Research on, and the corresponding public discussion about, how to propel the economy in Lower Pottsgrove (PA) Township, the borough of Pottstown, and surrounding municipalities forward in years to come – without sacrificing the welfare of one community for another – appears to be ahead of schedule and speeding toward a conclusion in April.
A Maryland-based economic and planning consulting firm, TischlerBise, is nearing completion of its market assessment and fiscal impact study for the Pottstown Metropolitan Regional Planning Committee, of which Lower Pottsgrove is a part, township Assistant Manager Alyson Elliott reported Monday (Feb. 6) to the Board of Commissioners.
The study, begun last June (201) is intended to determine how townships can encourage growth and development without competing against the borough. Elliott told commissioners it was ahead of schedule, and the committee was considering a possible April 3 release of its findings.
Other committee members are Douglass, East Coventry, New Hanover, North Coventry, Upper Pottsgrove, and West Pottsgrove (PA) townships, and Pottstown.
Back in September, TischlerBise asked for public comments and input during a meeting at Pottstown High School on helping to grow local commerce. Its representatives said then they got a helpful earful.
Earlier last year it also surveyed local consumers and business owners for their thoughts. Those conversations focused specifically on what merchants thought they needed to grow, and were aided in part by survey forms distributed by the Tri-County Area Chamber of Commerce to its membership.
The study team also visited each of the member municipalities to learn about their opportunities for business assistance and expansion.
Related:
- Local Market Study For Township, Others Ready By April
- Sept. 8 Public’s Chance To Guide Economic Discussion
- What’s Your Take On Growing The Local Economy?
- Survey Now Looks For Local Business Owners’ Opinions
- Wanted: Your Opinions On Where And Why You Shop
- Study To See If Townships, Borough Can All Prosper
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[...] Local Market Study For Township, Others Ready By April Lower Pottsgrove and surrounding municipalities hope that a study several months in the making will guide them into mutually growing their economic bases without adversely affecting each other. Commissioners learned Monday it could be released by April. [...]