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The Eastern Upper Bucks Senior Center will receive $34,200 to help pay for its lease in Nockamixon.

Six agencies have been recommended to receive at least $100,000 as part of the
$2.5 million Bucks County will divvy up from the U.S. Department of Housing and
Urban Development's Community Development Block Grant program.
The largest allotment - $262,564 - would be used for a $600,000 project to
upgrade five bathrooms at Peace Valley Park to meet the requirements of the
Americans with Disabilities Act.

The Red Cross homeless shelter in Bristol Township is slated to receive $200,000 to increase the number of people it can serve."The ultimate intent of this is to help low- to moderate-income people and those with special needs," said Vitor Vicente, the county's director of community and business development, which administers the program. "That's the bottom line." This week, the CDBG advisory board, made up of municipal officials and residents, voted to approve the projects. Bucks County commissioners will likely vote on the recommendations early next year.

BARC Inc. could receive $149,700 for rehabilitation of its Quakertown workshop, which helps more than 100 developmentally disabled adults. The Bucks County Redevelopment Authority, planning commission and W

It's been proposed that Doylestown, Morrisville, Penndel and Perkasie along with Hilltown, Lower Southampton and Warminster receive grants ranging from $27,000 to $112,200 for items like roadwork, handicap ramps and storm water management.
Durham, Northampton and Solebury could have work done on their township buildings. The Eastern Upper Bucks Senior Center will receive $34,200 to help pay for its lease in Nockamixon. A $34,550 project at the intersection of Route 611 and the Barn Plaza will help pay for an "audible chirping navigation device." It will help seniors at the Grundy House "safely navigate the intersection," Vicente said. St. Mary's Hospital, the YMCA and Bucks County military affairs have been recommended to receive between $13,340 and $22,220 for various projects.

November 18, 2009