“We’re really focusing on the quality of life for the residents, especially the ones that live within walking or biking distance, and then creating those specialty destinations,” LaRue expands. GROWTH AND COMMUNITY IMPROVEMENT Infrastructure remains a top concern in Upper Darby, where much of the development dates back to the early 1900s. “We’re a town with some aging infrastructure,” LaRue acknowledges. “Deferred maintenance is an issue everywhere. But to attract investors, developers, and retail, they have to know that they’re hooked up to good sewer systems and they have good roads.” Jones shares that millions of dollars from American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) funds have already been directed to improve aging infrastructure. “There’s been millions of dollars of investment in sewer and stormwater as a result of those funds, and we’re still leveraging those today to continue to do infrastructure projects as well,” he says. We are super excited to hear that Upper Darby Township has been chosen to be highlighted in the “Best of Pennsylvania” series. CONGRATULATIONS UPPER DARBY TOWNSHIP Congratulations from your friends at H.A. DeHart & Son and Super Products 157 CIVIL AND MUNICIPAL VOLUME 06, ISSUE 08 UPPER DARBY TOWNSHIP, PA
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