Friday, May 17, 2013
The state has approved a matching $25,000 grant earmarked for the repair of Hatboro's 200-year-old clock tower.
Hatboro will be $25,000 closer to restarting the hands of time, an official told Patch. The Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission this week approved a $25,000 matching grant for Hatboro's ongoing clock tower restoration project, Bill Dixon, a legislative aide for State Rep. Tom Murt told Patch. Dixon said PHMC green-lighted its share of funding for the project on Wednesday and is in the process of sending a contract to Hatboro with pertinent details. In all, the total restoration and repair of the borough's circa 1812 clock tower is expected to cost $51,000, Dixon said. Hatboro Councilwoman Patty Fleming, who sits on a clock tower committee along with Dixon and Hatboro community members, said in March that the group was "better …
Friday, March 29, 2013
As Hatboro awaits the next grant to repair its 200-year-old clock tower, fundraising continues for the project's local match.
Whether or not Hatboro receives the $25,000 matching grant sought to restore its historically significant clock tower, fundraising efforts are on pace to cover the borough match, an official told Patch. "We’re better than halfway to our $25,000," said Hatboro Borough Councilwoman Patty Fleming, who sits on a committee overseeing the clock tower's restoration efforts. "I’m not worried about it. People have been generous. This projet has really gotten some nice attention from people." The council submitted its latest Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission grant application last month. If received, that $25,000 grant, plus the local match, would cover construction costs associated with repairing and eventually restarting the hands of …
Friday, January 18, 2013
The Hatboro Borough Council will consider appointing clock enthusiast and business owner Keith Winship for the first phase of upgrades to the borough's 200-year-old clocktower.
The Hatboro Borough Council is poised to begin the process of seeing how much tinkering, cleaning and fixes are needed to restart the hands of time. The governing body discussed during its meeting this week - and is expected to vote during its Jan. 28 meeting - to authorize antique clock enthusiast Keith Winship of Winships' Pieces of Time to devise a report detailing the things needed to restore and preserve the borough's 200-year-old clock tower. Borough Manager Fred Zollers said that Winship, in his letter to the borough, said he will be "taking pictures and observing" and has no plans to disassemble the clock, as has been previously suggested. In line with the matching $5,000 grant that Hatboro received last fall from the from the …
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