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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Heyser Field Purchase Update 06-04-09: The township has completed its purchase of 7 acres of the Heyser property located behind Community Hall in Fairview Village. Click here to see a subdivision plan showing the property purchased by the township. The purchase was funded by the county Open Space program (80%) and Worcester Township (20%). The property is required to be used for open space and public recreation purposes.

Worcester Golf Course Land Development Appeal Update 6-8-09: On June 4, 2009, the Montgomery County Court of Common Pleas denied the golf course's appeal of its land development plan. In March 2008, the Board of Supervisors denied the owner's conditional use application to build 24 homes on the 55.9-acre golf course. More details on the land development plan can be seen on the Township Maps page of this website. The owner appealed the township's denial in the Court of Common Pleas. The court's decision will become final following a 30-day appeal period.

PECO Electric Transmission Substation Update 6-8-09 -- In February, the Public Utilities Commission approved PECO's application to build an electric transmission substation on property owned by PECO off Fisher Road in Worcester. PECO has been constructing the site entrance on Fisher Road and a retaining wall along wetland areas. The project completion date has been changed from June 2010 to June 2011 because of a change in the projected growth of the demand for electricity. Click here to see a proposed layout of the substation (released by PECO in March 2008).

Moran Land Preservation Update 12-01-08 -- 81 acres proposed for preservation via conservation easement. Click here for details.

Pennsylvania Turnpike Expansion Update 9-25-08 -- Plans displayed at Open House available here. Noise Impact Analysis Report and Noise Mitigation Mapping available on line here.


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Links from 2006 FOW/FLP Stormwater Workshop
FOW News       
2009 Spring Newsletter
FOW Monthly Meetings (Open to Public)
Wed., Sept. 9, 7:30 p.m.
Held at Bean Road Nursery, corner of Bean and Whitehall Roads
Township Meetings (Open to Public)
Held at Worcester Township Community Hall
Board of Supervisors June 17 7:30 p.m.
Supervisors' Work
Session		 July 6 8:00 a.m.
Planning Commission June 25,
July 9		 7:30 p.m.
Joint Meeting Sept. 1 (Tuesday)9:30 a.m.
Zoning Hearing
Board		 June 23 6:30 p.m.