Bristol Seeks State & Federal Funds for Waterfront Expansion

In 2013 it was a plan and a dream to bring new life back to Bristol Borough, more specifically with the building of the docks along the Delaware River. Now the borough is seeking state and federal funding to further expand and build upon this success.

Monday night, Borough Council voted to approve a resolution to apply for funding through the Pennsylvania Fish and Boat Commission and the U.S. Department of the Interior Fish and Wildlife Services.

Council President Ralph DiGuiseppe said we want to make improvements to the waterfront by expanding the docks with the grants we are applying for. Adding the funds would permit the left side of the existing docks to be constructed.

The new docks opened in 2015 and is seen as a key element to the now thriving merchant district on and along Mill Street. So much so, for example, the Hops & Hardware Distillery adjacent to Mill Street on Cedar Street, and the Open Center Yoga, on Wood Street were approved for expansion plans of their own last week. Lower Bucks Source will be covering those approved plans in the near future.

President of Bristol’s Raising the Bar Bill Pezza said three good things happened for Bristol, a synergy if you will;  Council’s commitment to find ways and means to reinvigorate Mill Street, the grant to build out the waterfront docks, and the Raising the Bar small business revolution.

The real important thing also is Bristol Borough now has a proven track record of success, Pezza said, when winning grants like these. The money is spent on what it’s for, and the results flow in from boaters docking on the waterfront just like we all imagined years ago.