From bare-bones to lavish, township buildings run the gamut

Jul 04, 2010

By: Daily Local Staff

By ANNE PICKERING
Staff Writer

In the world of municipal buildings, West Marlborough’s township building would take the prize for the most bare-bones municipal complex in the county.
The township doesn’t own any land, doesn’t have a Web site, and holds its board of supervisors meetings in its maintenance building next to the dump truck.
“We’re happy with the arrangement,” said longtime supervisor Hugh Lofting. There is never any talk of perhaps building their own complex. They currently rent the few buildings at 1300 Doe Run Rd. and the township secretary shares space in another rented building with the Brandywine Conservancy. (more…)

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