A few years ago, Montgomery County approved a bond initiative to support Green Spaces in the county. Grants were offered to local municipalities to support open space initiatives. Though technically, Narberth has no open space to preserve from development, our community prepared a plan to address a number of our environmental and livability issues.
Narberth is going to spend up to $745,368 in Montgomery County money as part of the program. A few years ago an excellent plan was prepared. It can be read here.
The plan is finally moving forward. Some additional details can be found in Mike Weilbacher's Main Line Times column here. Stormwater management may not sound sexy. We all have the inclination to imagine that whatever goes 'down the drain' is someone else's problem. However, our failure to properly manage runoff contributed to the loss of our police cruisers in the 2006 floods.
The plan to build 'bioretension swales' on the south side of Windsor Ave should not only reduce the danger from flooding, but it will improve the aesthetic of the street in addition to improving downstream water quality.
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