The High School Redevelopment is still moving forward. Metro will be presenting to Souderton Borough Council on Monday, December 8 at 7 pm.

Come to the Special Council meeting and listen to what they have to say about critical project that will have a long-term impact on the borough.

Read the leagal notice at the Borough's website.

A new tradition will be launched in Souderton and Telford. The completion of two construction projects have created sites for Holiday Tree  Lighting Ceremonies.

In Telford, the new fountain was designed to be a tree base for the holidays. Consequently, the Tree Lighting Ceremony will be held there on Friday, December 12 at 7 pm. 

Churches, Community Groups and Families are invited to carol their way through the streets of Telford arriving at the Ceremony at 7 pm. 

Barn School of Dance will perform excerpts from the Nutcracker on the Pavillion. 

Santa will arrive to light the tree and stay to talk to everyone. Parents are encouraged to bring their cameras.  Warm Cider and cookies for everyone after the tree is lit.

In Souderton, Santa will stop as he passes by in the Saturday, Dec. 6 Holiday Parade to light the tree in the new parking lot with the help of Mayor Reynolds. Bring your family to the new parking lot watch to watch the parade and see the tree lit at about 12:30 pm. 

Eight members of the team that worked on the Marketplace at Telford Station attended the Award Ceremony on Wednesday, November 12 at the Montgomery County Planning Commission office in Norristown.

Awarded by the Montgomery County Planning Commission Board and the Community Revitalization Board, this award recognized five projects from throughout the county.

The Marketplace at Telford Station was awarded the 2008 Revitalization Award. 

The award recognized the project "for the successful renovation and adaptive reuse of historic buildings in Telford Borough."

In the photo: Mark Fournier, Telford Borough Manager, Scott Hillegass, Telford Borough Councilman and Souderton-Telford Main Streets Board Chair, Ken Davis, Chair of the Montgomery County Community Revitalization Board, D. Jeffrey Gross, Souderton Brough Councilman, Souderton-Telford Main Streets Board Secretary and Design Chairman, Pam Coleman, Souderton-Telford Main Street Manager, Barry Stoltzfuz, Souderton-Telford Main Streets Board Vice-chair and Souderton Planning Commission, Andy Schlosser, past Chair of Souderton-Telford Main Streets Board and Souderton Planning Commission, Megan Blank, former intern at Souderton-Telford Main Streets and reporter for Souderton Independent, Matt Jaffe, Althouse, Jaffe and Associates and Mike DiCicco, project architect.

The Design Committee can finally check off a project that they have wanted to do for the past five years. Work has finally begun on the National Historic District in Souderton.

Private funding has enable the committee to hire Keystone Perservation Group to begin the process of documenting and photographing the buildings in the proposed district.  They will also be making any necessary recommendations to any adjustment needed to the boundaries.

Once they have completed the documentation and the first draft of the nomination,   Keystone Preservation Group will hold a public meeting for property owners within the proposed historic district to understand the history of their community, get information about the National Register and Rehabilitation Investment Tax Credit (RITC) program, ask questions, and become acquainted with the listing process. Watch the local newspapers and this website for details.

SCORE is an exceptional resource for both start-up and existing businesses. The Indian Valley Chamber of Commerce,  the Souderton-Telford Main Streets and the U.S. Small Business Administration are working with the Montgomery County chapter of SCORE to bring that critical resource to the Indian Valley.

The first step is to recruit volunteers to join the Montco Chapter. Read the open letter from Rich DeFalco, chapter president, to interested business executives, both retired and working, to see if you want to join this group and bring their remarkable assets to our community. 

Established businesses are welcome to take advantage of the services provided by SCORE. Learn more in this flyer from Rich DeFalco, chapter president.