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It's love . . . Bristol isFROM Page 4and onl\ one to do this'lai:’She went on to explain wh\ this was espec ially impressive:“First, the municipalities had to agree to supply to the building all municipal sen ices. Kven more importantly. they had to be willing to accept 10 per cent of the shelter payment in lieu of taxes. Most municipalities were just not willing to give up a piece of prime land and the* tax revenue it could produce. but Bristol was foresighted and good enough to respond to the needs of the elderly They could have very easily allowed industry there.She also hinted at a more subtle pressure against this kind of housingproject:“When you mentioned public housing at that time, people would say, ‘Are you out of your mind’’ You want that uglv stuff ’’“Then, sure enough, there would be an article in the paper the next day about tenants in a Philadelphia housing project ripping out an elevator!Bristol, however, was not afraid to experiment and now has an impressivebuilding that “looks, and is kept, like aluxury apartment.-’Because of Bristol's foresightednessand caring, other buildings are nowbeing built in Telford. Quakertown. and hopefullv Neshaminy:“With Bristol showing the way. the rest was easy.Harry Graham, preparing to get his lunch lt;for a 50-cent donation) at the Senior Citizen Center, commented onGrundy Towers and Bristol W :“It s quiet and clean and e\ eryone is sociable.Elsie Chew, sitting comfortably in her combination living room-bedroom-kitchen. commented“Living here keeps me young.Rose Dahms, munching on the well-balanced. heartv lunch at the Center, commented:“When 1 hear of how other people live with their disabilities, 1 wonder what 1 ever have to complain about And Barbara Kupersmit summarized :“People here do not mind loneliness because they have each other . . .“ and the\ have Bristol.Freelancer Eleanor Rodgers Norwood of Churchville has been a frequent Accenf? contributor.
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Bucks County Courier Times
Levittown, Pennsylvania, US
Sun, Apr 25, 1976
Page 101
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