Our Point of View
When you look out your window, when you drive to work, when you glance at your tax bill, the case
for open space preservation has been made. Friends of Worcester's mission is to preserve open
space and conserve our rural and historic heritage. Municipalities throughout the area are acting
forcefully now to stop uncontrolled development. Some have arrived at the point of action too
late -- their communities are forever marred by the worst of suburban sprawl. How can we avoid this
in Worcester?
Worcester Township is at a crossroads. The farms and woodlands that make our community unique are also
the magnets that attract developers. We are one of the last remaining municipalities within a 40-mile
radius of Philadelphia that is still green.
We are in this position because of the strong leadership and foresight of the supervisors who served our community for many decades.
Slow, deliberate decision making was appropriate in the past.
But in the last decade, Worcester has almost doubled in population. We are among the fastest growing municipalities in Montgomery County.
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FOW News / Articles
2008 Spring Newsletter
2007 Photo Contest Winners
Open Space Makes $ense
FOW Monthly Meetings (Open to Public)
Held at Bean Rd Nursery (Bean & Whitehall Rds)
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Township Meetings (Open to Public)
Held at Worcester Township Community Hall
| Board of Supervisors | May 21 | 7:30 p.m. |
Supervisors' Work Session | June 2 | 8:00 a.m. |
| Planning Commission | May 8 May 22 | 7:30 p.m. |
| Joint Meeting | June 2 | 9:30 a.m. |
| Zoning Hearing Board | May 27 | 6:30 p.m. |
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