The Delaware Valley Regional Planning Commission chose to spotlight Merchantville and Moorestown during their first Trolley Tour. Both of these Classic Towns are viewed by the comission as communities that keep their history alive and are the unique places to live, work and play. Commission representatives and members of the historical society joined in the tour as community leaders spoke about their rich history and what makes their town special. Historical Society president, Maureen McLoone, was pleased that the tour promoting Merchantville would give people the opportunity to get a real sense of our legacy and our identity. The tour in Merchantville included stops at the famous Aunt Charlotte’s candy shop and Blue Monkey Tavern. In Moorestown the tour group enjoyed a selection from its production of “Oklahoma!” at the renovated Moorestown Community House.
Merchantville, a quaint Borough with older homes and high density, and Moorestown, a quaint township with larger homes at lower densities, highlight the variety of our region and why it appeals to a wide range of homebuyers. The commission promotes the wonderful attributes of walkability, transit access, historic housing stock and neighborly quality of life that these towns offer a potential homebuyers. They also provide grants to help the communities do more revitalization and has given Merchantville a grant to help start a cooperative project with Camden and Pennsauken. Leaders in Merchantville and Moorestown appreciate the support and noted their communities are still thriving in spite of the challenges during these tough economic times.
“The Classic Towns program is about promoting the fantastic attributes these towns have to offer a potential homebuyer, such as walkability, transit access, historic housing stock and a neighborly quality of life,” said Karen Cilurso, senior regional planner for the DVRPC. “The tour is meant to show these towns to our legislative partners and municipal officials so they can see why we should invest in these communities as well as have local officials learn from each other.”
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