http://buckscountyblog.com Bucks County Blog Thu, 03 Jun 2010 23:41:19 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en A brief history lesson was offered as the June 2 meeting of the Bucks County commissioners began. Plumstead Township Supervisor Vice Chairman Stacey Mulholland welcomed the audience to the meeting at the Plumstead Township building by pointing out that the area where participants sat was once a one-room schoolhouse, built ... http://buckscountyblog.com/2010/06/03/in-a-former-one-room-schoolhouse-commissioners-honor-students-educators-for-conservation-efforts/ Before a packed community room in the Bucks County Courthouse yesterday, county Director of Operations Jerry Anderson provided a first glimpse of the Justice Center that soon will rise in Doylestown Borough. Joining staff and members of the public for the presentation of multiple architectural renderings and a three-dimensional model ... http://buckscountyblog.com/2010/02/03/bucks-county-unveils-site-plans-and-renderings-for-new-justice-center/ The County of Bucks’ 2010 preliminary budget presented this afternoon by Acting Chief Operating Officer/Director of Finance and Administration Brian Hessenthaler and Deputy Finance Director David Boscola reflects the county’s ongoing focus on responsible fiscal stewardship and taxpayer value. Despite a turbulent economic climate, the proposed operating budget of $446.9 ... http://buckscountyblog.com/2009/12/12/preliminary-2010-county-budget-leaves-officials-with-several-options-for-covering-shortfall/ The Board of Bucks County Commissioners joins the county Health Department and the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) to advise residents of two mosquito-spraying events scheduled for Monday, June 8. According to the Health Department, the event will address increasing counts of mosquitoes known to transmit or amplify West ... http://buckscountyblog.com/2009/06/04/health-department-dep-to-spray-for-mosquitoes-in-croydon-and-west-bristol-june-8/ In an effort to continue fulfilling non-profit “Wish Lists” with items from the Bucks County General Services Division surplus list, county Asset Manager Pete McElroy presented 21 “as is” pieces of equipment to the Doylestown-based Lenape Valley Foundation (LVF) this morning. Joining McElroy to accept the items – which included ... http://buckscountyblog.com/2009/02/11/bucks-county-donates-21-surplus-items-to-lenape-valley-foundation/ Five months after calling upon the Pennsylvania House of Representatives to support a four-bill prison reform package that would place more responsibility on the state for approximately 200 state-sentenced prisoners housed in Bucks County Department of Corrections facilities, Commissioners James F. Cawley, Esq., chairman, Charles H. Martin and Diane M. ... http://buckscountyblog.com/2008/09/24/bucks-county-commissioners-applaud-state-passage-of-four-bill-prison-reform-package/ Bucks County proudly announces that Neshaminy Manor has been awarded an “Excellence in Action” award from My InnerView, a nationwide independent healthcare research firm. The award honors nursing homes that achieve high levels of excellence in facility quality by having resident and family satisfaction levels that are in the top ... http://buckscountyblog.com/2008/07/04/neshaminy-manor-receives-national-honor-for-patient-and-family-satisfaction/ With General Primary Day approaching next Tuesday, April 22, Bucks County Board of Elections Director Deena Dean reminds voters of a few details that can ensure a smooth experience at the polls. “I encourage all voters who haven’t used the county’s new machines yet to either watch our instructional video or ... http://buckscountyblog.com/2008/04/19/bucks-county-board-of-elections-offers-reminders-to-voters-as-primary-day-approaches/ Of the more than 620,000 residents who call Bucks County home, 16 percent have reached the age of 60. By 2020, the county’s population is projected to expand by seven percent, with residents over the age of 60 comprising 24 percent of that total. During 2003, the Board of Bucks County ... http://buckscountyblog.com/2008/02/12/bucks-county-area-agency-on-aging-aaa-invites-residents-55-and-over-to-participate-in-2008-transportation-and-mobility-survey/ Weeks after it was at risk of closing its doors, the Lower Bucks Hospital psychiatric unit will remain open for the foreseeable future, thanks to a resolution arrived at with the urging of the Bucks County commissioners. The 24-bed unit would have closed at the beginning of next month.  Instead, ... http://buckscountyblog.com/2008/01/23/bucks-county-to-update-community-on-resolution-to-lower-bucks-hospital-issue/