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Mount Penn forms economic development task force, eyes multi-municipal Main Street program
Summary
Council accepted Patrick McDevitt and Marina McGhough as initial members of a new Economic Development Task Force and discussed coordinating with neighboring municipalities for a Main Street program that could access substantial state funding but would require a full-time manager.
Manager Hunter L. Ahrens said Patrick McDevitt and Marina McGhough agreed to serve on an Economic Development Task Force and that the council is seeking three additional members, prioritizing business owners along Perkiomen Avenue.
He described early outreach to Exeter Township about creating a Main Street corridor that would extend into Reading and said coordination among Mt. Penn, St. Lawrence, Exeter and Reading could make the program financially viable. Ahrens cautioned that such a Main Street effort would require a dedicated, full-time Main Street manager to sustain programming and funding applications.
Council did not appoint the remaining members at the workshop and did not commit borough funds to a Main Street manager; staff will continue outreach and return with recommendations.
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