Bowman Properties withdraws project from CHCA consideration
By KATIE WORRALL
Bowman Properties’ proposed project for 8401-8403 Germantown Ave./3-9 E. Gravers Lane, has been withdrawn from consideration by the Chestnut Hill Community Association board of directors.
Richard Snowden, general managing partner of Bowman Properties, told the Local at press time that the project had been withdrawn from consideration by the CHCA and that if the neighbors want to meet with him before the next board meeting and to do the project, they should call him. “I’m waiting for the phone to ring,” Snowden said.
The project was approved by the CHCA Land Use Planning & Zoning, Aesthetics and the Development Review committees, as well as the Chestnut Hill Historical...
Wyndmoor psychologist publishes book on discipline
By KATIE WORRALL
If your child is acting out, not doing as you asked and making you angry, what that child is looking for is attention.
That is the message of Wyndmoor psychologist Cristine Chandler, Ph.D., who has co-written a book called Four Weeks to a Better-Behaved Child, with Laura McGrath, that was published by McGraw-Hill.
The ideas in the book can be helpful to parents of children of all ages, but the techniques suggested are best for children ages two to 10.
The book describes a “practical system based on a positive premise that....
Reservoir compromise in question
by MICHAEL J. MISHAK
When Westrum Development Company first expressed interest in developing the abandoned reservoir in upper Roxborough last May, they knew it would be a tough sell.
Seven years earlier, a strong coalition of community groups beat back another proposal from the Philadelphia Eagles to develop the 34-acre site for a practice facility.
The reservoir, two large basins reinforced by 50-foot wide stone bases, has lain dormant for decades, untouched by human development. Though city property abandoned by the Water Department more than 40 years ago, residents have admired the...