County forwards gaming requests to RDA

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AW LWs SHSW. 19 PHHWLng, WhH BuFNs County Board of Commissioners apSOLHd fRr D shDrH Rf gDPLng funds Rn EHhDOf Rf FRunWy PunLFLSDOLWLHs surrRundLng Dnd ERrdHrLng WhH PDrx &Dsino in Bensalem.

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The county, he said, then applies Rn EHhDOf Rf WhH PunLFLSDOLWLHs Dnd DgHnFLHs Dnd fRrwDrds WhH DSSOLFDtions to the county’s redevelopment DuWhRrLWy. 7hH funds, whLFh DrH PHDnW WR suSSRrW ORFDO SrRMHFWs, FRPH frRP D RnH SHrFHnW drDw frRP gDPLng funds. 7hH DnnuDO drDw DYHrDgHs EHWwHHn $3.5 PLOOLRn WR $3.8 PLOOLRn, LRughHry sDLd.

DurLng WhH PHHWLng, WhH FRunWy approved nine local applications, inFOudLng WhrHH SrRMHFWs frRP BrLsWRO BRrRugh – D SurFhDsH Rf D wDsWHwDWHr MHW WruFN, uSgrDdH WR D sHwDgH SuPSLng sWDWLRn Dnd WhH SurFhDsH Rf 84 HPHrgHnFy sHrYLFHs rDdLRs DOO WRWDOLng $945,557.

2WhHr SrRMHFWs LnFOudH )DOOs 7Rwnship’s purchase of equipment and WrDLnLng fRr WhH SWA7 WHDP WRWDOLng $278,148, WhH BuFNs &RunWy HHDOWh ,PSrRYHPHnW PrRMHFW’s HxSDnsLRn Rf Dn DduOW FOLnLF Ln BHnsDOHP WRWDOLng $200,000, BuFNs &RunWy &hLOdrHn’s AdYRFDFy &HnWHr’s DSSOLFDWLRn fRr $50,000 WR rHnRYDWH LWs EuLOdLng, WhH LRwHr BuFNs PuEOLF SDfHWy 7rDLnLng Facility’s annual operations support Rf $800,000 Dnd PHnndHO BRrRugh’s DSSOLFDWLRn fRr $257,636 fRr SROLFH fDFLOLWy uSgrDdH.

The commissioners also approved D ODsW PLnuWH DddLWLRn frRP LDnghRrnH BRrRugh fRr $30,000 WR suSSRrW SROLFH YHhLFOH uSgrDdHs.

Commissioner Charles Martin said hH suSSRrWs DOO WhH SrRMHFWs, EuW sDLd hH wRuOd OLNH WR hLghOLghW Dnd shRw SrHfHrHnFH Rf WhH HHDOWh ,PSrRYHPHnW PrRMHFW’s rHTuHsW Dnd WhH LRwHr BuFNs PuEOLF SDfHWy 7rDLnLng’s DSSOLFDWLRns whHn fRrwDrdLng WhH DSSOLFDWLRns WR WhH 5HdHYHORSPHnW Authority.

Commissioner Diane Ellis-MarsHgOLD DOsR suSSRrWHd WhH DSSOLFDtions.

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