Business View Civil and Municipal l December 2022

65 BUSINESS VIEW MAGAZINE VOLUME 9, ISSUE 12 Neights said that the township is also working with its state representative to make improvements to the Ridge Pike Corridor, which is identified as a top priority in the soon-to- be finalized Comprehensive Plan update. He explains, “It’s a major corridor that goes through multiple townships. Our state representative is working on collaborating across the various townships so that we can go after larger pots of money from both the state and federal government, to have a more cohesive interconnection along that corridor, and continue to improve it.” Building collaborative partnerships with neighboring municipalities is another priority for Lower Providence Township. As Mentry describes, “There is an effort to open the lines of communication and collaborate with our neighboring municipalities so that there’s not this intangible wall separating us. We want to identify ways that we can collaborate and regionalize, and not duplicate services, efforts, or initiatives. At the end of the day we’re still responsible for Lower Providence Township and our residents, and that’s our primary goal and focus always, but we are looking to partner with our neighbors and work together to achieve some economies of scale.” Some of the possibilities for this collaboration could include sharing fire department resources and coordinating community events. “With the same amount of resources, we can support the needs and schedules of more people,” says Neights. Currently, as part of the township’s sustainability efforts, Township Supervisor Dr. Janine Darby reports that Lower Providence is collaborating with surrounding municipalities on LOWER PROV IDENCE TOWNSHI P