5 Quotes by Elissa Marsden

We're looking for ways to continue their uniqueness -- to conserve the landscape, to preserve the buildings, interpret the history -- and let that become the cornerstone to the future. If you respect where you came from, you use that as a tool.

This will be more of a regional approach rather than the individual approach we had up north.

Communities get out of this what they put in. I'm hoping if we can get the right people at the table who are willing to participate and be active, there are going to be results. If people sit back, not much is going to come of it.

Small towns have a hard time competing and very often they are in competition for a lot of programs and development. By finding the right combination of small communities that can work together, a larger, more clearer voice can be created.

If you compare the two sets of communities, you have some problems of luxury in Bucks, with the property values and the heavy development pressure.