Poppy’s Greengrocer Coming to New Hope
Independent market Poppy’s Greengrocer plans to open its doors this spring at 415 York Road in New Hope. New Local and Organic Grocery coming to New Hope Poppy’s will work directly with local farmers to create a retail food hub and community market. Poppy’s Greengrocer is the brainchild of Jennifer Brodsky, a food retailing expert and co-founder […]
New Britain Considers Fire Code Ordinances
New Britain Borough Council will consider the possibility of adopting two ordinances at a meeting tonight. The first ordinance proposes to adopt the 2015 editions of the International Fire Code and the International Property Maintenance Code. The second ordinance proposes a Human Relations Ordinance. This ordinance would create the New Britain Borough Human Relations Commission […]
Proposed Warrington Devepment at Eureka Quarry
A recent public conditional use hearing was the earliest step forward for a proposed 123 home development in Warrington Township. Warrington Township supervisors are scheduled to vote on the application at the Tuesday, Feb. 12, meeting and, if approved, the development will move on to the preliminary land development stage, where more specifics will be […]
Bucks Recorder of Deeds – Fraud Alert System
Bucks County Recorder of Deeds Robin Robinson announced a fraud alert system to protect Bucks County residents from a variety of fraud schemes. The new fraud alert system monitors 25 categories of documents — including deeds, property transfers, mortgage satisfaction records and power of attorney — that can catch any cases of so-called “house stealing” […]
2019 Bucks County Taxes
Bucks County Commissioners unanimously passed a $432.6 million 2019 Bucks County budget that keeps the property tax rate at 24.45 mills. A $15.5 million deficit in an earlier draft of the spending plan was closed through new revenue sources, lower projected health and personnel expenses, and the use of $1.3 million of the county’s $35.6 […]
Doylestown Boro Approves 2019 Budget
Doylestown Borough Council approved a 2019 budget with a 2 mill tax increase. This last budget increase Doylestown Boro homeowners experienced was in 2013. Borough officials say the tax increase is necessary to address a growing General Fund operating budget deficit. It’s important to note that the Doylestown Borough Real Estate Tax accounts for just […]
Jagged Little Lines: Bizarre Borders Define Bucks County
Have you relocated from another state or area of the country? Than YOU know… Bucks County is confusing (but an AMAZING place to live! Think about it… You can have a Coopersburg, PA address and go to Palisades School District and live in Springfield address in Bucks County OR you could live in Lehigh County […]
Warrington Township Reviewing Homestead Exemption
Warrington Township officials are reviewing a possible exemption under Pennsylvania’s Taxpayer Relief Act of 2006 (Act 1) that would allow homeowners to exempt up to 50 percent of their home’s value when calculating local real estate taxes. WarringtonTownship Director of Finance Cassandra Williams told Warrington Township supervisors that the exemption amount is limited to half […]
Census Data: Bucks County is Changing
Demographic shifts — including an aging population with rising numbers of retiring baby boomers, and millennials entering the workforce and raising families — continue to change the makeup of the region, according to the latest U.S. Census Bureau population estimates. The Census Bureau information offers projections at the municipality level. With stable and affordable taxes […]
Trenton-Mercer Airport Master Plan Receives FAA Approval
It’s a bird… it’s a plane… it’s… a plane! Mercer County officials recently announced that the Federal Aviation Administration has accepted the updated master plan and airport layout plan for the Trenton-Mercer Airport in Ewing, New Jersey. The FAA approval of the plan is not a green light to proceed with a recommended construction project, […]