Note: Some text updated in 2021 in brackets [ ] Delaware County Public History Feasibility Study and Implementation Plan for the Delaware County Planning Department A report By Heritage Consulting Inc. 422 South Camac Street Philadelphia, PA 19147 215 546 1988
[email protected] June 2010 This Project was financed in part by grants from the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, Department of Community and Economic Development. The Community Revitalization Assistance Program provided one grant funding this project. In addition, the preparation of this report was financed in part through a Land Use Planning and Technical Assistance Grant from the Department of Community and Economic Development, as administered by the Governor’s Center for Local Government Services. This project was funded in part with funding from the Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) Program under Title I of the Housing and Community Development Act of 1974, P.L. 93-383, as amended. Table of Contents Message from the Delaware County Planning Department Executive Summary Introduction, Purpose, and Response Rate 7 SWOT (Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities, & Threats) Analysis 8 Recommendations 12 Action Plan 13 Conclusion 14 Introduction Purpose 17 Existing Conditions 18 Overview of Report 19 Section 1: Feasibility Study Methodology Participants 21 Research Conducted about School Districts in Delaware County 22 Procedure and Measurement 23 Research, Analysis, and Recommendations 24 The Role of Public History in the Revitalization of Delaware County Communities