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Bristol Borough is poised for a few small, but impactful changes and additions.
At Bristol Borough Council’s regular work session meeting on Monday night, Bill Pezza, the president of Bristol Borough: Raising the Bar, outlined a few changes that could be coming to riverfront community in the near future.
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The first change Pezza introduced was nonprofit Raising the Bar’s potential purchase of a six-person tram. The tram would follow a loop going from the Mill Street parking lot to Market Street, Pond Street, Radcliffe Street, and Mill Street. The loop is about eight tenths of a mile and takes about four and a half minutes to complete with no stops. The proposed route includes eight stops: two at the parking lot, two on Mill Street, one on Pond Street, one on Market Street, one at the wharf and one on Radcliffe Street.
The reasoning for the tram, according to Pezza, comes from an increase in visitors to the borough. The tram will facilitate more people moving through the borough.
Raising the Bar will purchase the tram with a $10,000 grant from Visit Bucks County and by using $10,000 of the organization’s own money. The tram will park inside the fence at the maintenance garage and charge at night, Pezza explained.
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The second proposal Pezza brought up to council regarded the potential addition of murals in town.
Council President Ralph DiGuiseppe expressed concerns over the upkeep of the murals. Pezza proposed that council appoint a Public Art Review Board to review how other towns have handled the topic. If an ordinance is approved in the future, the Coca-Cola mural could be getting some company.
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“I understand the concerns surrounding murals, but I also understand the benefits,” Pezza said.
“[Last year] was a terrific year for the borough, and we’re committed to continue our success in 2018. Raising the Bar did some goal setting and the tram system and mural project are high on our list. There will be much more to come, but we felt this was a good starting point,” Pezza said.
Pezza also announced the completion of visitbristolborough.com, a website that will show off the arts, dining, retail and resources in Bristol.
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