Wednesday, January 16, 2013
The Horsham Land Redevelopment Authority chose the Matrix Design Group to lead the next roughly year-long phase of Willow Grove air base’s future.
After several months of reviews, interviews and discussion among an ad hoc committee, the Horsham Land Redevelopment Authority picked the consultant team to guide the next step of Willow Grove air base’s lengthy redevelopment. The board voted unanimously Wednesday to approve execution of a $567,000 contract to the Matrix Design Group. HLRA Executive Director Mike McGee said he expects the contract to be finalized in the “next several days” and work to begin thereafter. Once that happens, the consultant team will begin the roughly 12-month process of leading the board in devising a business plan and pro forma. The firm’s study will encompass everything from traffic, water and sewer, stormwater management and other factors analyzed in large…
Thursday, December 20, 2012
The Horsham Land Redevelopment Authority anticipates appointing a consultant in January to lead the next redevelopment phase for Willow Grove air base.
The Horsham Land Redevelopment Authority expects choose a consultant in January to lead the next phase of acquiring - and over the next two or three decades - redeveloping the bulk of Willow Grove air base A consultant will likely be appointed from the two submissions received in October related to devising a business plan and pro forma. That process is expected to take about 10 months and is a necessary part of obtaining the land as part of an economic development conveyance. HLRA Executive Director Mike McGee explained it previously as a way to acquire the land on "layaway" of sorts. HLRA Chairman W. William Whiteside and Vice Chairwoman Joanna Furia have interviewed both of the professional firms, Matrix Design Group and Weston …
Wednesday, October 24, 2012
Two firms have applied to lead the next phase of the lengthy redevelopment project.
The Horsham Land Redevelopment Authority received a pair of applications from firms vying to lead the next roughly 10-month phase of Willow Grove air base’s redevelopment. HLRA Executive Director Mike McGee said Matrix Design Group teamed with “a number of folks” in a $768,920 proposal, while Weston Solutions collaborated with RKG Associates, Inc. on a separate $475,505 submission. RKG served as the HLRA’s lead consultant during the most pivotal phase of the 862-acre redevelopment plan, which included countless public meetings and presentations ultimately leading the board to advance plans without an airport. Based on the uses the board approved last year, RKG also plotted what would go where on the base redevelopment plan, which has …
Gregory Marston
11:57 pm on Wednesday, October 24, 2012
Good article Theresa, But the bottom line is still that the people of Horsham have been hoodwinked into believing that one Business Consultant can do better than another in the "black hole" this air base will become over the next 5-10 years. By foregoing the gold mine that this runway could have been for the taxpayers of Horsham, now we will find out low little this area is worth. I'm sure that … more ›