I think that it’s heartening to see that some local developers are trying to take into consideration the impact they will have on their neighbors (of course, this is by no means across the board and for every one step forward, two steps back) when they come and propose a plan.
In Kimberton, Green Ventures is trying to get the community as involved as possible even before they submit a plan to the township. They held a meeting to go over the plans suggested by engineers and scholars and asked that residents come and discuss the plan with them.
In Upper Providence, White Springs Farm developers came before the board with a plan for mixed use and the residents of the town were so upset that the board suggested they redo the plan after talking to the residents. Now, there is an age-restricted development and an age-targeted development that many members of the community have come to the meetings to support.
I hope this is a step in the right direction because as we continue to build (out and up), there will always be residents negatively affected. If they at least get to say their piece, they have a fighting chance to get a development they don’t hate, even if they don’t love it.


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Laurie Perini