October 1, 2006 |
Philadelphia Inquirer
Temple's
Center for Sustainable Communities
at Ambler has produced maps showing a greater likelihood of flooding in
the Pennypack Creek area than previously believed. "The borough is now in
a dilemma as to what map we can adopt," said Jeff Heller, zoning officer
for Hatboro, where Temple researchers found 19 percent more homes and
businesses at high risk of flooding than FEMA's map shows. "Do we put our
municipality at risk by not following the Temple map?" To read the full
story,
click here.
September 30, 2006, October 4, 2006 | Bucks County Courier Times, Intelligencer, 6 ABC, Ambler Gazette, Times Chronicle, Glenside News, Willow Grove Guide, Public Spirit, Temple Times
The Center's study has attracted interest from several area media outlets, including the Intelligencer and its sister publication The Bucks County Courier Times, numerous newspapers in the Montgomery Newspapers chain of weekly publications, the Temple Times and 6ABC.
To read the Intelligencer and Bucks County Courier Times story, click here.
To read the Montgomery Newspapers story, click here.
To read the Temple Times story, click here.
