Schwenksville Mayor: Keep Trails, Parks and Historical Sites Funded, Open

To Montgomery County Commissioners:

On behalf of the citizens and Council of the Borough of Schwenksville, I am writing this letter to express our firm opposition to the County of Montgomery’s proposal in their 2012 Budget for the closure of OUR County’s Parks, Trails and Historical Sites and the elimination of the County Departments that so efficiently service these facilities.

The Parks, Historical Sites and especially the Trails, have proven to be not only a wonderful cultural and recreational experience for our citizens, but also a tremendous economic boon for the many small businesses in our local communities, Schwenksville in particular.

Our borough is building its revitalization plan around the County Trail that so prominently traverses through our town. We need this trail to be maintained and supervised. Our community, like so many in Montgomery County, is plagued by vandalism and drug use. An unsupervised trail will become a haven for criminals, destroying what we so very much cherish. The Borough desperately needs the County’s help in keeping our trail safe and secure for everyone’s use.

In closing, we applaud the County’s efforts to minimize our tax burden and cut costs. However we understand that the costs for maintaining a first class Parks and Heritage Services Department will have to be borne by all and we in the Borough of Schwenksville will do our part.   

Joe Giunta, Mayor
Schwenksville Borough