Hatboro to Seek Facilities Funding

The Hatboro Borough Council intends to apply for state grants to cover a portion of the projected $3 million upgrades needed for borough-owned buildings.

While Hatboro's consultant finishes a comprehensive analysis of borough-owned facilities, the governing body on Monday night authorized staff to execute state grant applications that could cover 50 percent of the projected $3 million expense of renovating aging buildings. Council President John Zygmont told Patch that Thomas Committa Associates Inc., - or TCA - is expected to wrap up the facilities study by mid-January. The "rough cost estimate" from the "very preliminary" review indicates that renovating borough-owned properties could cost $3 million, Zygmont said, adding, "I don't have a breakdown" of each building's cost. Zygmont said he did not know if TCA's early estimates called for the demolition and rebuilding of the antiquated and…

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