Winter is inherently a fraught time to talk about homeless encampments. We are starting with the presupposition that no one should be sleeping outside in below-30 degree temperatures.  It’s obviously deadly.  But what happens when construction crews begin mobilization work this coming spring in Upper Gwynedd Township on 60 apartments and encounter people camped out? At the township commissioners meeting Nov. 17  when Cornerstone at Pennbrook received final approval, represent

Note: A previous version of this article incorrectly quantified cost-burdened households in Montco. Approximately 1-out-of-2 rental households spends more than 30% of their paycheck on housing.  After more than two years of contentious community debate, the Upper Gwynedd Township Board of Commissioners closed the book on a workforce housing proposal that will net 60 apartment homes near the Pennbrook train station.  As a result, five dozen families and individuals will get to

More than 30 residents, advocates, and local leaders gathered Saturday at Parkside Park in Upper Gwynedd Township to rally in support of the Cornerstone at Pennbrook Station  development ahead of the Township Board of Commissioners’ final vote on Monday, November 17 at 7 p.m. Organized by the Montco 30% Project  and co-hosted by North Penn Advocates  and the Bucks-Mont Collaborative , the rally brought together a cross-section of neighbors and community partners calling for m

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