Business View Civil and Municipal l December 2022

67 BUSINESS VIEW MAGAZINE VOLUME 9, ISSUE 12 stormwater management and stream pollution efforts. In addition to addressing water quality through pollution reduction efforts, the Township is also focusing on drainage and flooding issues by allocating additional funding for stormwater infrastructure projects. As the township finishes the final stages of an update to its Comprehensive Plan, Mentry expects the coming years will see Lower Providence implementing initiatives for future land use, for expansion of its already diverse employment opportunities, and for transportation improvements, all with a focus on environmental and sustainability options. “We will now have a formal plan to utilize which will help us obtain grant funding and partnerships,” he says. As for what’s next, Mentry hopes to see a review of the property that currently houses the municipal building, which is also the location of the police station, the library, EMS facility, and a large park. “One of our priorities is not just limiting our scope to what building needs we have because the building is in need of an update or more space, but to re-envision the full campus and provide a responsible and state-of-the-art facility for township operations that incorporates a lot of our sustainability and green infrastructure goals.” Adding that the operations side of the LOWER PROV IDENCE TOWNSHI P One of our priorities is not just limiting our scope to what building needs we have because the building is in need of an update or more space, but to re- envision the full campus and provide a responsible and state- of-the-art facility for township operations that incorporates a lot of our sustainability and green infrastructure goals.”