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Central Perkiomen Valley
Regional Planning Commission (CPVRPC)

The Borough of Collegeville is a member community of the Central Perkiomen Valley Regional Planning Commission (CPVRPC). The CPVRPC, made up of the boroughs of Collegeville, Trappe, and Schwenksville, and the townships of Lower Frederick, Upper Frederick, Perkiomen and Skippack, will develop a comprehensive plan to guide the growth of the Central Perkiomen Valley region. The formation of the Commision allows the individual communities to acquire state-supported funding and planning incentives.

The CPVRPC will focus on four land use areas:

• borough conservation
• future growth
• designated growth, and
• rural resource conservation

From these land uses they will develop guidelines for:

• residential and commercial density per acre
• dwelling and commercial accommodations
• recreation districts
• open space
• institutions
• industry, and
• utility

The Central Perkiomen Valley Regional Planning Commission was formed in 2002 under the leadership of Bill Mc Govern, Chairman of the Board of Commissioners of Lower Frederick Township.

The first organizational meeting was held in November 2001 with the assistance of the Montgomery County Planning Commission. At that meeting, the case was made to form an alliance of communities and to apply for a Land Use Planning and Technical Assistance Program* (LUPTAP) grant. The grant would be used to fund a multi-municipality comprehensive plan.

The CPVRPC became official with the approval of the member communities in the spring of 2002. Later that year, a grant for $28,985 of the $57,964 cost of the plan was received. The balance of the cost is covered by planning agreements between the member communities and the Montgomery County Planning Commission. Work on the plan began immediately.

In the fall of 2003, PowerPoint presentations were made by Mongomery County Planners Ginamarie Mangano and Katherine Ember to Councils, Supervisors, Planning Commissions, and the public at each member community. For more detailed information about the CPVRPC's work and the community presentations, see the Valley Item article Progress Made on CPVRPC Comprehensive Plan

* LUPTAP is a program of the Governor's Center for Local Government Services Pennsylvania "Growing Smarter" initiative. LUPTAP grants will pay 50% of the costs of developing a new or revised comprehensive plan or land use ordinance.