July 2016 Issue 46 UD Medals Ceremony Draws 200 Proud! There were almost 200 attendees at the 32nd annual Upper Dublin Medals ceremony held in May at Manufacturers’ Golf & Country Club. The event is a partnership among the FWBA, township, school district and the Upper Dublin Education Foundation, which benefits from event proceeds. Heartfelt thanks to sponsors: BET Investments, Platinum Sponsor; George’s Market at Dreshertown, Gold Sponsor; Sal Paone, Builder, Silver Sponsor; Temple University Ambler, Bronze Sponsor. Friend level sponsors: Ambler Area YMCA; Boles, Smyth Associates; Somerset Properties, Inc.; Kirkland Printing & Business Solutions; and Timoney Knox, LLP. Genuine appreciation to the community members, business leaders, sponsors, students and previous medal recipients who came out in support of an Upper Dublin tradition that honors its own. Pictured above, from left, are the 2016 Upper Dublin Medal Winners, Bryan Pollack, Upper Dublin Soccer Club, outstanding non-profit organization; Henry Hoffman, outstanding senior student, male; Grace Palmer, outstanding senior student, female; Kim Schuler, outstanding educator; and Chet Derr, outstanding citizen. Visit udef.info for updates and to make a contribution to help the foundation accomplish its mission. 108 at Inaugural UDP&R-FWBA Run THANK YOU FROM THE KIDS GOING TO CAMP TO: ESD, INC. ~ TITLE SPONSOR FIRESIDE GRILLE – POST RACE FESITIVITY SPONSOR SOMERSET PROPERTIES, TIMONEY KNOX, LLP ~ GOLD SPONSORS UNION ELECTRIC CONTRACTING COMPANY ~ SILVER SPONSOR BOHMORA SERVICES, WOODWELL ASSET MANAGEMENT ~ BRONZE SPONSORS HILTON GARDEN INN, IT SOLUTIONS CONSULTING, GOLDFISH SWIM SCHOOL, and LESTER MARTIN JEWELERS ~ AWARD CEREMONY SPONSORS Bridge Work Underway See page 5 -Continued Page 7 Water Report from UDT Public water in Upper Dublin is supplied by three providers: Aqua Pennsylvania, Ambler Borough Water Company, and North Wales Water Authority. At this time, all three utilities have provided Upper Dublin Township with statements that although both public and private groundwater sources in the vicinity of the Willow Grove Naval Air Station and the Warminster Naval Air Development Zip Ramp Own The Solution Center have been impacted by these Clean Water Partnership contaminants, the water serving Upper Dublin Township is safe to drink and Grant Received See page 9 See page 3 not affected by the contamination. -Continued page 3 FORT WASHINGTON BUSINESS ALLIANCE FWBAONLINE.COM [email protected] 215-628-0313 Business Connection MEMBERS MAKE IT HAPPEN Since spring newsletter and as of June 30, 2016 Link to Members at FWBAonline.com FWBA members appreciate the luncheon meetings. Members regularly comment on Calkins Media Philly’s Phamous Steaks & Hoagies the delicious food and the outstanding Lisa Luttmann Kevin White meeting accommodations provided by the 333 N. Broad St., Doylestown, 18901 36 Tennis Ave., Ambler, 19002 generosity of our members: 215-913-8282 ~ theintell.com 215-646-9900 ~ phillysphamousambler.com Ambler Area YMCA Fitzpatrick Lentz & Bubba Retail Network Advisors Community Ambulance Assoc., Am- 4001 Schoolhouse Lane, Sean OHalloran bler Center Valley, 18034 1719 Jill Rd., Willow Grove, 19090 DeVry University Fort Washington 610-797-9000 ~flblaw.com 267-735-8545 ~ retailnetworkadvisors.com Gerhard’s Appliances / Mattress Cen- Fort Washington Corporate The Real Estate Law Group ter Benefit Services Leslie Margolies Hilton Garden Inn Fort Washington Steven L. Jay 775 Penllyn Blue Bell Pike Holiday Inn Express & Suites 465 Commerce Dr., FW, 19034 Blue Bell, 19422 Jarrettown Italian Restaurant 215-632-2009 ~ fw-fg.com 215-740-9646 ~ therealestatelawgroup.org Manufacturers’ Golf & Country Club Harmony Dental Health TruMark Financial Credit Union Palace of Asia Dr. Paola Bukovcan 335 Commerce Drive, FW Robin Kramer & Green, LLP 1244 Fort Washington Ave., FW 19034 Todd Milligan Somerset Properties 215-643-0363 ~ harmonydentalhealth.com 215-901-1931 ~ trumarkonline.org Lightbridge Academy of Fort Washington Reversing PA Mortgage, LLC. Randi Weiss Michael J. Friedman, Owner 440 Virginia Dr., FW. 19034 PO Box 725, FW 19034 215-367-5661 ~ lightbridgeacademy.com 215-901-6521 ~ reversingpamortgage.com Nappen & Associates Westrum Development Co. David Barnhart John Westrum 171 Corporate Drive, Montgomeryville, 18936 1300 Virginia Dr., Suite 215, FW 19002 215-643-4848 ~ nappen-associates.com 215-283-2190 ~ westrum.com Quick Contact List Barry Rose, President FWBA Advance Business Coach Upper Dublin Township 215 542 0517 Executive Board 801 Loch Alsh Ave., Ft. Washington, 19034 upperdublin.net * 215-643-1600 Code Enforcement x3205 Economic Development x3235 John Myers, Immediate Past Shaheerah Bey, Earned Income/ RE Tax x3230 President Meeting Reg./Greeter Fire Marshal x3923 Woodwell Asset Management Hilton Garden Inn FW Fort Washington Fire Co. 215-646-2555 215-886-4740 215-646-4637 Township Manager’s Office x3219 Parks & Recreation x3443 Public Works x3233 Glenn Griffin, Vice President, Tone Brady, Marketing Public Library-215-628-8744 Township Liaison Somerset Properties Storm Water Issues x3236 Griffin Consulting Services 267-460-5830 F.W. Post Office-215-646-6796 215-641-0477 Police Non-Emergency 215-646-2101 Mark Cieri, Treasurer Dave Cerami, Communication Robin Kramer & Green Home Tech Renovations Upper Dublin School District 215-641-8300 x108 Let’s Face It Clair G. Brown, Jr. Admin. Center 215-646-7477 x 110 1580 Fort. Washington Ave., Maple Glen, 19002 UDSD.org * 215-643-8800 Tina Hesdon, Membership Jim Higgins, Adult Evening School - 215-643-8802 Secure Planning Group School Liaison Business Office x8811 215-540-5566 IT Solutions Consultants Community Affairs x8994 215-886-7166 Human Resources x8806 Robbins Park - 215-641-0921 Superintendent - 215-643-8802 2 Business Connection From Front Page Water Report - Township Water is continually monitored and tested to ensure compliance with all state and federal drinking water regulations. Receives Grant for This information does not necessarily apply to private wells, and residents with private water should have their wells tested. Zip Ramp Both the EPA and CDC recommend contacting a State Upper Dublin Township has been aware of the need for a Certified Laboratory for Drinking Water Testing. You can find a Zip Ramp as a significant convenience for drivers accessing list of certified laboratories on the PA Department of the Fort Washington Office Park from the PA Turnpike/PA Environmental Protection’s website. 309. Questions should be directed to your individual water supplier. To determine your provider, view the map at At the end of June, the Township was notified that it has upperdublin.net. For information on each of the public water been awarded $2.037 million for the Zip Ramp through the providers: CFA Multimodal Transportation Fund grant. The award also Aqua Pennsylvania triggers the commitment from Life Time Fitness for a $400K 877-987-2782 contribution towards the project. Therefore, out of the total Ambler Borough Water Company $2.6 million Zip Ramp estimate, the Township obligation is 215-646-1000 x124 approximately $160K. North Wales Water Authority The ramp will enable drivers to quickly access the park directly from the PA Turnpike/PA 309 onto Commerce Drive, 215-699-4836 View the most current water quality reports from Aqua near Life Time Fitness, currently under construction, Trumark Pennsylvania Water ~ Ambler Borough ~ and North Wales. Financial at 335 Commerce Drive and the Best Western Fort Washington Inn and Palace of Asia, 285 Commerce Drive. Per the Zip Ramp CFA application, it is proposed to combine the Zip Ramp as a phase to the existing $6.25 Million Commerce Drive Road Diet & Trail Project which was awarded a PennDot MTF grant in 2014 for $2.853 Million. LifeTime Fitness will also contribute $300k towards this project. The Township was also made aware that this project was awarded $250k from the CFA Greenways Trails grant. 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