Results - Barth Consulting Group

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Results

Perkasie Borough – 2012 to 2022

70+ New Businesses & 280 New Jobs
$200,000,000+ in New Real Estate Development
Rebuilding Town Center District – Vacant 27 years
$7.5 Million in New Town Center Investment and Construction
$250,000 County Economic Development Loan – Town Center
400+ New Homes – Increased Electric Use +$800,000
$600,000 in New (1x) Electric Tapping Fees
$62 million in New Disposable Income
$20 Million Pennridge Airport Industrial Park Development
$600,000 in New Developer Impact Fees for Park Improvements
Grew EIT from $1,103,000 to $1,654,862 per year
Grew Median Household Income from $65,00 t0 $102,00 in ten years
Grew Median Property Values from $265,00 to $455,000
$1,000,000 LERTA Tax Award for Redevelopment of Blighted Factory

New Britain Borough – 2013 to 2019

$600,000 Mutli-Modal Sidewalk Grant Award
$100,000 DVRPC Economic Planning Grant – Main Street Plan
Retained largest employer w/ 300+ employees
Developed partnerships with largest employers and University
Grew Town Center Shopping Center – Occupancy to 90%
Created “University Village District” along Del Val University
Established University Village Zoning Overlay District
Sold 65% of Commercial properties in University District
Created Inter-Municipal Joint Planning Collective
Gained Final Easements for Safe Ways to School Sidewalk Grant
Co-Founder, Del Val University Entrepreneurship Center

Main Street Hatboro – 2010 to 2018

Grew Commercial Occupancy +22% (76% to 99%)
170+ New Businesses
Created 1,200+ New Jobs
$153 Million in New Real Estate Investment
$600,000 LERTA for blighted factory redevelopment
$6 million Governor’s Action Team Award
$100,000 County Revitalization Loans
$40,000 County Wayfinding Signage Grant
$50,000 State Historic Restoration Matching Grant
$30,000 DVRPC State Matching Grant for Park Master Plan
Filled 6 of 7 vacant anchor stores in downtown – empty five+ years

New Hope Borough - 2017 to 2018

Produced 150 Page “New Hope Borough – Renaissance Economic Development Report & Study
Analyzed Tourist Economy, Parking Solutions, Business Turnover
Created first, New Hope centric Visitor count – One Million+
43% Community Survey Results
Created Town Hall Meeting for residents with Survey results
Met with all business owners
Improved “Business Privilege Tax” program
Assisted to secure $1 Million Delaware Canal Grant
Resolved three vacant & blighted property issues
Recommended multi-story parking deck – under development

Collegeville Borough - 2019 to 2020

Visioned creation of College Town across from Ursinus College
Reestablished relationship between Ursinus & Borough
Secured accelerated approvals for Ursinus Gateway Project
Analyzed 12 properties adjacent to Ursinus for “College Town”
Produced “25 Best College Towns” Report & Summary
$670,000 Multimodal Sidewalk Grant – Ursinus College
Conceived & created new Creekside Park
$109,000 Montco 2040 Park Grant – Creekside Park Funding
Secured PILOT tax program between Ursinus & Collegeville
Implemented upgrades to deteriorated shopping center
Hired third-party code inspectors to address properties issues
Hired Montco Planning for zoning changes for College Town
Keynote speaker to Montco Assoc of Boroughs on behalf of Boro
Provided guidance to resolve key blighted property issue
Assisted in opening Troubles End Brewing
Created ESRI Marketing report to court new businesses