Germantown/Chestnut Hill
http://www.centralgermantowncouncil.com/
http://www.chestnuthill.org/
http://www.mtairyusa.org/
Council Districts: (4) Curtis Jones, Jr.; (8) Donna Reed Miller
Neighborhoods include:
Chestnut Hill
Mt. Airy
Germantown
East Falls
Last of a two-part series: Today: Alan Jaffe examines the myriad challenges to gaining designation. Tueday: JoAnn Greco takes a look at the entire community involved in preserving Philadelphia's past glory.
Awbury Arboretum is home to beautiful native and exotic tree species, gardens, a stream, ponds, wetlands and farmland. It also contains an enclave of 24 houses built from the 1850s to 1920s for the members of the Cope family.
Chestnut Hill case shows that when community voices are disregarded, development decisions become subject to individual and political influences and will likely be more arbitrary than community consensus.
