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THEBOROUGH OF BOSWELL Somerset County, Pennsylvania COMPREHENSIVEPLAN Prepared for: BOSWELL BOROUGH COUNCIL Somerset County, Pennsylvania Prepared by: RICHARD C. SUTTER & ASSOCIATES, INC. Comprehensive PlannersLand PlannersMistoric Preservation Planners The Manor House, PO Box 564 Hollidays bu rg, Pennsylvania 16648 1621 Chestnut Ridge Drive Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15205 1997 I I TABLE OF CONTENTS PAGE TITLEPAGE ............................................................... i I .. TRANSMITTALLETTER ..................................................... 11 .I. TABLE OF CONTENTS ..................................................... 111 i LISTOFMAPS ............................................................ iv LISTOFFIGURES ......................................................... iv LISTOFTABLES ........................................................... v I ACKNOWLEDGMENTS ..................................................... vi I INTRODUCTION .......................................................... vii I. BACKGROUND STUDY: PHASE I I A. Population ................................................... I-A,l B. Historic and Cultural Resources ................................... I-B, 1 I C. Economy .................................................... I-C,1 D. Physiography ................................................. I-D,l E. Community Facilities and Public Utilities ........................... I-E, 1 I F. LandUse .................................................... I-F,l G. Transportation ................................................ I-G, 1 H. Housing ..................................................... I-H,l I I. Municipal Finance ............................................. I-I,1 J. Strenghs and Weaknesses ....................................... I-J,l I II. PLAN ELEMENTS: PHASE II A. Goals and Objectives .......................................... 11-A,1 I B. Land Use Plan ............................................... 11-B,l C. Housingplan ............................................... 11-C, 1 D. Transportation Plan .......................................... 11-D, 1 I E. Community Facilities and Public Utilities Plan ...................... 11-E, 1 F. Economic Development Plan .................................... 11-F, 1 I G. Statement of Interrelationship of Plan Components .................. 11-G, 1 H. Contiguous Municipalities Relationship Statement ................... 11-H, 1 I I. Implementation Tools and Strategy ............................... 11-1, 1 I I I ... I 111 LIST OF MAPS MAP # TITLE PAGE PHASE I. BACKGROUND STUDIES: 1. Vicinity of Bosweil in 1830 ........................................... I.B. 3 2 . Vicinity of Boswell in 1860 ........................................... I.B. 4 3 . Boswellin 1909 .................................................... I.B. 6 4 . Boswellin 1930 .................................................... I.B. 8 5 . Boswell Historic District ............................................ I.B. 11 6 . Underlying Geologic Structure ........................................ I.D. 2 7 . Regional Topographic Map ........................................... I.D. 4 8 . Slope ............................................................ I.D. 5 9 . Floodplains ....................................................... I.D. 7 10. Soils ........................................................... I.D. 10 11. Hydrological Characteristics ......................................... I.D. 1 1 12. Community Facilities ................................................ I.E. 6 13. Existing Land Use .................................................. I.F. 2 14 . Development Constraints ............................................. I.F. 6 15. Traffic Volumes and Roadway Classification ............................. I.G. 6 PHASE II. COMPREHENSIVE PLAN: 16. Future Land Use ........................... 1I.B. 5 LIST OF FIGURES FIGURE# TITLE PAGE A- 1 Population Change. 1980- 1990 ........................................ I.A. 1 A-2 Age Structure. 1990 ................................................. I.A. 5 A- 3 Educational Attainment. 1990 ......................................... I.A. 8 c-1 Time to Work. 1990 ................................................ I.C. 2 c-2 Employment Index. 1990 ............................................. I.C. 4 C-3 Income. 1990 ...................................................... I.C. 4 H- 1 Renter/Owner Occupied Housing. 1990 .................................. I.H. 3 H-2 Age of Homeowner. 1990 ............................................ I.H. 4 H-3 Year of Housing Unit Construction ..................................... I.H. 6 H-4 Housing Values. 1990 ............................................... I.H. 7 H- 5 Median Contract Rent. 1990 .......................................... I.H. 7 1 IV I LIST OF TABLES TABLE# TITLE PAGE I PHASE I. BACKGROUND STUDIES: A-la Population Change 18 10- 1990 ......................................... I.A. 2 I A-lb Population Projection. 1990-2040 ...................................... I.A. 3 A- 1 Summary of Population Characteristics ................................. I.A. 11 A-2 Demographic Change. 1980- 1990 ..................................... I.A. 12 i A-3 Age Structure of Population. 1990 ..................................... I.A. 13 A-4 Marital Status. Living Situations and Household Structure .................. I.A. 14 A- 5 Living Situations of Persons Under 18 and Over 65 Years of Age ............. I.A. 15 i A-6 Persons Per Family and Non-Family ................................... I.A. 16 A-7 Sex by Age Mobility and Self-care Limitation Status ...................... I.A. 17 I Ai8 Educational Attainment ............................................. I.A. 18 A-9 Ancestry ........................................................ I.A. 19 A-10 Place of Birth and 1985 Place of Residence .............................. I.A. 20 I c-1 Labor Force and Place of Work ........................................ I.C. 7 c-2 Time to Work. 1990 ................................................ I.C. 8 c-3 Employment by Occupation ........................................... I.C. 9 I* c-4 Labor Force by Industry ............................................ I.C. 10 c-5 Household Income. 1990 ............................................ I.C. 11 D- 1 Slopecategories ................................................... I.D. 3 I E- 1 North Star School District Enrollment. 1989-1996 ......................... I.E. 2 F- 1 Existing Land Use Summary .......................................... I.F. 7 G- 1 Average Daily Traffic Counts ......................................... I.G. 5 I G-2 Road Classification ................................................. I.G. 7 G-3 PennDot 12 Year Transportation Plan ................................... I.G. 8 H- 1 Housing Characteristics .............................................. I.H. 9 I H-2 Housing Characteristics (Continued) ................................... I.H. 10 H-3 Value of Owner-Occupied Housing .................................... I.H. 11 I H-4 Year of Housing Unit Construction .................................... 1.H. 12 I- 1 Revenue Receipts. 1993-1997 .......................................... 1.1. 2 1-2 Expenditures. 1993- 1997 .............................................. 1.1. 3 I 1-3 Revenue Per Capita. 1992-1997 ......................................... 1.1. 4 1-4 Expenditures Per Capita. 1992- 1997 ..................................... 1.1. 4 1-5 Tax Rates. 1992-1997 ................................................ 1.1. 4 I 1-6 Operating Position. 1992- 1997 ......................................... 1.1. 5 1-7 Rate of Change in Property Value. 1993-1997 .............................. 1.1. 5 I 1-8 Fiscal Capacity. 1993-1997 ............................................ 1.1. 6 PHASE II. COMPREHENSIVE PLAN: I IIC-1 HUD Section 8 Income Levels. Somerset County. 1996 .................... 11-C. 7 IIF-1 Vacant Building in Boswell CBD. 1997 .................................. 1I.F. 2 1 IIG-1 Plan Component Interrelationships & Implementation Considerations .......... 1I.G. 1 V 8 ACKNOWLEDGMENTS The completion of a project as complex as this involves much time and a variety of disciplines. A great number of people have contributed to this volume. We would like to extend our acknowledgment and thanks to the following. Boswell Borough Council Andrew A. Panek, President Mary Ann DeLuca Nick Felice Joseph Hoffman LeAnn Kaltenbaugh Teresa Ann Matsko Jay Volk Barbara McIntosh, Secretary Planning Committee Nick Felice, Somerset County Redevelopment Authority Joseph Hoffman Christopher Ickes LeAnn Kaltenbaugh Randall Koontz Jackie Martella Mat Maurer Barbara McIntosh Andrew Panek Josephine Policicchio Jay Volk This project was funded by: The Pennsylvania Department of Community and Economic Development, Office of Strategic Planning and Operations, Small Communities Planning Assistance Program (SCPAP). i VI I INTRODUCTION The purpose of this document is to assemble, compile, and analyze all data pertinent to the past, present, and future development of the Borough of Boswell. This document will then formulate proposals and recommendations necessary for insuring the future orderly growth and development of the community. This plan is intended to act as the guiding document to both public officials and those in the private sector. Additionally, this plan is intended to provide solutions for existing problems, and to capitalize on identified plans, opportunities, and resources to maximize benefits to Boswell and its residents. The first ten