Deal to bring veterans cemetery to Bucks

Philadelphia Inquirer, The, March, 2008 by Nancy Petersen Inquirer Staff Writer

The deal that will bring a national veterans cemetery to Bucks County is expected to be concluded tomorrow when Toll Bros. Inc. formally signs over the land to the Department of Veterans Affairs. "This has been in the making for 15 years," said U.S. Sen. Arlen Specter (R., Pa.), who engineered the Senate bill authorizing the cemetery.

"It's had a lot of ups and downs with the proposed sites. It's a good feeling to have this done." The government is paying $10.5 million for 205 acres in Upper Makefield Township known as the Dolington Tract. Construction is expected to start next spring, with the first burials slated for later in the year, said William F. Tuerk, VA deputy undersecretary for memorial affairs. "This is great news for Bucks County and for the veterans of Southeastern Pennsylvania," said U.S. Rep. Patrick Murphy (D., Pa.). Since the VA picked the site more ...