{"id":14729,"date":"2013-03-26T08:58:27","date_gmt":"2013-03-26T12:58:27","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.unionvilletimes.com\/?p=14729"},"modified":"2013-03-26T08:58:27","modified_gmt":"2013-03-26T12:58:27","slug":"pocopson-to-hold-comprehensive-plan-meeting-wed","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.unionvilletimes.com\/?p=14729","title":{"rendered":"Pocopson to hold Comprehensive Plan meeting, Wed."},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><em><strong><span style=\"font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;\">Public comment sought on new plan for township&#8217;s future<\/span><\/strong><\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;\"><strong>By Kelly Sie<\/strong>hl, <span style=\"font-size: x-small;\"><em>Staff Writer, The Times<\/em><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.unionvilletimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/Pocopson.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-14731 alignright\" style=\"border: 2px solid black; margin: 4px;\" alt=\"Pocopson\" src=\"http:\/\/www.unionvilletimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/Pocopson-300x265.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"265\" \/><\/a>POCOPSON \u2014 Township residents are urged to consider their views for the future of the community, at a meeting Wednesday night.<\/p>\n<p>What should be done about recreation, parks and scenic resources? How can open space, historic and natural resources be further protected? Who will benefit from facilities and services?<\/p>\n<p>Township officials are asking residents to speak up because the township is updating its Comprehensive Plan &#8211; a document intended to provide the community with a vision for the future.<!--more--><\/p>\n<p>A Public Meeting will be held Wednesday, March 27 at 6:30pm at the Pocopson Township Office,<br \/>\n740 Denton Hollow Road.<\/p>\n<p>The township is planning for its future, and required to do so, under the Pennsylvania Municipalities Planning Code which states that the plan should include objectives for future development, a plan for land use, a plan to meet housing needs of present and future residents, a plan for the movement of people and goods, a plan for community facilities and utilities, a plan for the protection of natural and historic resources and discussion about short and long range plan implementation strategies.<\/p>\n<p>Many of the action items from the current plan, adopted in 2001, have been realized including increased natural resource protection and the development of Pocopson Park.<\/p>\n<p>The update began about a year ago when Pocopson Township contracted with the Chester County Planning Commission through the Vision Partnership Program, which provides a 75% in-kind match.<\/p>\n<p>For further information, visit <a href=\"http:\/\/www.pocopson.org.\" target=\"_blank\">www.pocopson.org<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Public comment sought on new plan for township&#8217;s future By Kelly Siehl, Staff Writer, The Times POCOPSON \u2014 Township residents are urged to consider their views for the future of the community, at a meeting Wednesday night. What should be done about recreation, parks and scenic resources? 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