Improvements and several new additions are planned for Penns Grant Park.
The park, which is nestled in the Penns Grant neighborhood, will have a new swing set and playground for kids ages 2-12 installed. During Thursday’s Supervisors meeting, the board voted unanimously to approve the purchase and installation.
“I’m excited to see it,” Supervisors Vice Chairperson Erin Mullen said.
Other upgrades planned for 2026 include resurfacing the park’s two tennis courts and including lines for pickleball play.
The addition of Safety Town – a miniaturized version of Falls Township – is a great place for young children to ride scooters, bikes and big wheels and learn about street safety. The buildings and storefronts will have open doors and windows and will be designed for interactive play.
Township Manager John Shepherd is hopeful that the township will be successful in securing a grant from T-Mobile to cover the cost of the Safety Town addition.
A Story Walk consisting of 10 to 20 stands is planned along the park’s walking paths. As families stroll the path, they come across a stand, or a page of a book. As each page is read, the family walks to the next stand to continue reading. Stands are designed to be swapped out for new books to keep the feature fresh and exciting. Parks and Recreation held a community yard sale last year, which raised funds to cover the cost of the Story Walk addition and future maintenance.
In other business, the Supervisors granted preliminary and final land development approval to Laundry Properties, LLC to consolidate two parcels of land into one at 316-320 W. Trenton Ave. As part of the project, a residence and two outbuildings would be demolished and three self-storage facility buildings of 3,621, 5,105 and 5,495 square feet would be constructed. Two mixed-use residential and retail buildings of 1,020 and 1,213 square feet would be built.
