WARWICK TOWNSHIP FORMS OPEN SPACE COMMITTEE

At their 1996 reorganization meeting, the Warwick Township Supervisors formed a new committee, the Open Space Preservation Committee and named A. W. Brasko Chairman. Its mandate is to help Supervisors devise open space policy for Warwick Township and to meet with like committees in neighboring townships to this end. On February 2, 1996, Bill Brasko and Planning Commission member, Edward C. (Ted) Atkinson, met in Buckingham Township with representatives from Buckingham, Doylestown, Warrington, Plumstead, and Solebury Townships, and members of the newly created County level Open Space Committee for an informational session. Meetings with groups from neighboring Northampton, Warminster, and Wrightstown Townships are planned.

Reasons for preserving open space in Warwick are:

1. Preservation of farmland. As a source of food supply, land is an endangered public asset as the world’s population grows at an alarming rate. Warwick currently has 1500 acres of prime farmland enrolled in a totally voluntary Agricultural Security Area.

2. Preservation of Warwick’s semi-rural environment and natural beauty - qualities which lead people to want to visit Bucks County as a tourist destination.

3. Preservation of open space for passive recreation for our children and their children, and for water table recharge and species preservation.

4. Slowing mindless sprawl and the higher school and local taxes and services that an increased population requires.