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About the CPRM
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The Citizens for the
Preservation of Rural Murrysville (CPRM) was started by long time
Murrysville resident Ray Meehan back in April of 2006. Mr. Meehan
became very concerned when the site of the
Buncher Property was purchased by the local Manor Development and
requested this larger residentially zoned are be re-zoned to commercial. Over the past several years the
face of the
Murrysville Council changed rapidly taking our residential community
into a new commercial direction while most of us were unaware as to what
was happening. However, thanks to residents like Ray Meehan we have
woken up.
The CPRM is composed of concerned Murrysville residents of all ages,
which are business owners in the community, professionals, and retired
individuals. This group of individuals donate their time and money in
order to keep the community informed of items that will greatly change
our standard of living within the community. If you would like to become
involved please feel free to contact us.
The CPRM is devoted
to keeping the residents of Murrysville, PA informed about the
General Business Overlay District (GBOD) ordinance and it's potential
impact on our community -- in both our quality of living as well as our
town's economic future. We feel in general that the Murrysville
Municipality and Council has done a poor job of informing the
public of the true impact the GBOD will have on our community. The
intent of this website is to present the facts and inform the
municipality and council of the residents position. Many residents are
frustrated and feel powerless in regards to the decisions being made by
the Murrysville Council. Again, the majority of the Murrysville
residents do not want a Monroeville-type business district in
Murrysville, and we feel we have not been heard properly. Please
consider
getting
involved as we work towards reclaiming our local government in the
up and coming 2009 elections.
The CPRM is not against commercial
development in our community and we understand the need for a diverse
tax base. However, we are against the GBOD and the manner in which it
was created. The GBOD as it stands now will allow big-box retailers such
as the proposed Target & Lows complex among other big-box retailers by
allowing residentially zoned property to be included within commercially
zoned property along Route 22. These large pieces of property will
have a long term impact to the community, including growth of the police
and fire department services and the consequences of what that will mean
to the community and taxpayers.
The CPRM along with many of the citizens which have sent "letters to the
editor" to the local newspapers have often been openly accused of not
understanding the GBOD or have made untrue statements about the GBOD by
members of the Murrysville government. These comments have come from not
only members of the Murrysville Council but from our Mayor as well. We
have repeatedly asked to clarify of the accusations but have received
almost no response at all.
The majority of us moved to Murrysville
to live in a "residential and rural" community and not a retail
commercial community and we intend to keep it that way. |
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CITIZENS for the PRESERVATION of RURAL MURRYSVILLE
MISSION
STATEMENT
OBJECTIVE:
To preserve the open and natural rural character of Murrysville, PA
as related to its appearance, topography, ecology, traffic, and sense of
community.
STRATEGIES:
To achieve the above objective, we will:
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Monitor meetings
and activities of the Murrysville Council, the major governmental
commissions, and local news media for any plans or developments
which conflict with the Rural Character of Murrysville...
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Educate and
inform citizens of the effects of any current or emerging plans or
developments which threaten the Rural Character of Murrysville --
via the TakeBackMurrysville Website, town-hall-meetings, on-site
presentations, e-mail networks, mailings, local media announcements,
letters-to-the-editors, and -- if necessary -- advertisements...
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Organize ongoing
communication networks with individuals and groups who are desirous
of maintaining Murrysville's Rural Character -- via community
home/condo associations, small business associations, civic groups,
local news media, etc...
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Recognize,
encourage, and reinforce the efforts of those individuals and groups
who have been supportive of preserving the Rural Character of
Murrysville...
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Identify those
whose interests are in conflict with our Objective and try to work
with them to help them achieve their purposes with a minimal
negative effect to the Rural Character of Murrysville...
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Conduct fund-raising efforts -- as
necessary -- to accomplish our Objective...
TACTICS:
In executing our Strategies, we
will also:
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Strive to maintain a
frank, open, and cordial demeanor in all our activities reflective
of the sense of Rural Community sought via our Objective...
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Refrain from engaging in any efforts which would
embarrassment to our Organization or its membership...
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