Harrisburg Patriot-News: Project could swell town from 11 residents to 25,000

[Penndems]

Borough's 25-year 'new town' would include 12,500 homes

Sunday, April 29, 2007
BY FORD TURNER Of The Patriot-News


NEW MORGAN - In a neat, modern office surrounded by the aging remains of a defunct iron mine, Carolyn Williams enthusiastically plants her fingers on the possible future.

It is a sheaf of papers spread on a meeting table. Labeled "Planned Residential Development," and filled with the intricate drawings and language of planners, engineers and architects, the papers show how this Berks County borough could grow from 11 residents to about 25,000 over the course of 25 years.

"We have to make this work," said Williams, who is one of the 11 residents and the borough manager.

New Morgan, covering 3,500 acres just north of the Morgantown exit of the Pennsylvania Turnpike, is poised for an astonishing growth curve. The development plan filed there calls for an all-new, pedestrian-oriented town, with 12,500 homes and nearby schools, stores and workplaces.

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Now this is what "smart growth" should be. I'd love to see this when it's completed.

(Side note: I wanted to post this yesterday, but we've been having a devil of a time with our Comcast broadband and cable service. :( )