City of Pottsville, Pennsylvania - Comprehensive Plan

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4--	Future Land Use Plan
5--	KOZ Sites and the Technology Incubator
6--	Existing Land Use - North Centre Street Enlargement
7--	Existing Land Use - South Centre Street Enlargement
8--	Existing Land Use - West Market Street Enlargement
9--	Traffic Circulation Plan

COMPREHENSIVE PLAN

TABLES
| 1--Total Population, City of Pottsville |
| 2--Total Population, Schuylkill County and Selected Municipalities |
| 3--Age Distribution, City of Pottsville | 4--Housing Characteristics Summary, City of Pottsville |
| 5--Housing type, City of Pottsville | 6--Subsidized Housing, City of Pottsville |
| 7--Non-Agricultural Employment by Sector, Schuylkill County |
| 8--Top 20 Employers, Schuylkill County |
| 9--Publically Accessible, Privately-Owned Parking Areas, City of Pottsville |
| 10--Occupancy of City-Owned Parking Areas, City of Pottsville |
| 11--Existing Water System, City of Pottsville |
| 12--Existing City-Owned Recreation Facilities, City of Pottsville |
| 13--Private and School Recreation Facilities, City of Pottsville | 14--Summary of Recommendations |
| 15--Funding Sources |

TABLE 6 - SUBSIDIZED HOUSING
The City of Pottsville
2000

PROJECT	NUMBER OF UNITS	TYPE	OWNERSHIP
Fairmount Avenue	50	Family	PHA
Second Street	55	Family	PHA
Queen of Peace	65	Elderly	Non-Profit
John O�Hara	50	Family	PHA
Laurel Terrace	118	Elderly	PHA
Laurel Court	82	Elderly	PHA
Market Square	120	Elderly	Private Corporation
Patterson	50	Elderly	PHA
Arch Street	32	Family	PHA
Michael Close	50	Elderly	Public
Necho Allen Rehab	65	Elderly	Private
Peacock Street	55	Family	PHA

Source: City of Pottsville

TABLE 7 - NON-AGRICULTURAL EMPLOYMENT BY SECTOR
Schuylkill County
1970 and 1999 (In thousands)

SECTOR	1970		1999
SECTOR	Number	Percent	Number	Percent
Manufacturing - Durable Goods - Non-Durable Goods Mining Construction Transportation & Utilities Wholesale & Retail Trade Fire Services Government	25.2 5.1 20.1 2.6 1.8 2.0 6.5 1.2 5.4 5.7	50.5 10.2 40.3 5.2 3.6 4.0 13.0 2.4 10.2 11.4	14.5 6.3 8.2 1.1 1.5 1.9 12.3 1.5 11.1 7.2	28.4 12.3 16.0 2.2 2.9 3.7 24.1 2.9 21.7 14.1
TOTAL	46.9	100	51.1	100

Source: PA Department of Labor and Industry

TABLE 8 - TOP 20 EMPLOYERS
Schuylkill County
2000

COMPANY	LOCATION	PRODUCT/SERVICE	NO. OF EMPLOYEES
Cressona Aluminum	Cressona	Aluminum Products	1,100
Morgan Knitting/Sara Lee	Hometown	Knit Textile Products	950
Good Samaritan RBC	Pottsville	Health Care	900
Schuylkill County Government	Pottsville	County Government	800
Pottsville Hospital	Pottsville	Health Care	750
Lowe�s Distribution Center	Minersville	Distribution Center	650
Gold Mills	Pine Grove	Fabrics	600
Gould�s Pumps/ITT	Ashland	Pump Manufacturer	450
Honeywell	Mar Lin	Plastic Manufacturer	370
FCP-Schuylkill	Minersville	Prison	350
SCA-Frackville	Frackville	Prison	350
A & E Product Group	Ringtown	Plastic Hangars	320
Tri State Envelope	Ashland	Envelope Manufacturer	300
Ashland Regional RBC	Ashland	Health Care	300
Tredegar Plastics	Mar Lin	Plastics	275
Reading Anthracite Company	Pottsville	Anthracite Coal Mining	260
FCP-Mahanoy	Mahanoy City	Prison	250
Regional Development Corp.	Pottsville	Human Services Programs	240
Mrs. T�s Pierogies	Shenandoah	Food Manufacturer	235

Source: Schuylkill County Chamber of Commerce

TABLE 9 - PUBLICLY ACCESSIBLE PRIVATELY-OWNED PARKING
City of Pottsville
1999

LOCATION	OWNER	SPACES
W. Race Street	Unknown	8
W. Laurel Boulevard	DEP	45
N. Second Street	DEP	6
N. Second Street	Robert Greene	34
N. Second Street	First Union Bank	4
S. Second Street	Juliette Bridals, Barber Shop	8
W. Norwegian Street	Juliette Bridals, Barber Shop	8
W. Norwegian Street	American Hose Company	30
S. Fourth Street	Dr. Dauchess & Dubuski	8
S. Fifth Street	Dr. Dauchess & Dubuski	7
W. Market Street	Schlitzer, Allen, Pugh	10
W. Mahantongo Street	St. Patrick�s Church	52
N. Railroad Street	Manheim Ink	20
E. Laurel Boulevard	Manheim Ink	35
N. Railroad Street	Giant	150
N. Railroad Street	Marshall, Rishmiller & Associates	20
N. Railroad Street	Miller Brothers	50
N. Railroad Street	Mansell�s	7
N. Railroad Street	Pottsville Post Office	40
N. Railroad Street	Benjamin Stella, trustee	45
Route 61	Ryon Realty	62
S. Progress Avenue	First Federal	14
N. Center Street	Department of Public Safety	20
N. Center Street	City of Pottsville	15
N. Center Street	Pottsville Post Office	15
N. Second Street	Empire Beauty / Franklin Academy	66
N. Second Street	Pottsville Law Building	27
N. Second Street	Schuylkill County Court House	137
W. Laurel Boulevard	Department of Revenue	6
W. Norwegian Street	Department of Revenue	18
S. Centre Street	Higgins Associates	10
W. Market Street	Garfield Diner	9
W. Arch Street	Trinity Lutheran Church	27
W. Market Street	Trinity Lutheran Church	8
S. Centre Street	AAA	30
S. Centre Street	Heritage National Bank	36
Progress Avenue	Losch Plaza	34
Progress Avenue	Zimmerman, Lieberman & Direnzo	15
Route 61	84 Lumber	20
Progress Avenue	Quality Hotel	103
Norwegian Plaza	St. Clair & Associates	217
S. Progress Avenue	Office Mall	5
Union Street	Urology Associates	10
Union Street	Mootz Candy	7
W. Norwegian Street	Community Banks	27
S. Centre Street	Four Square Gospel Church	19
N. Railroad Street	Eye Care Center	12
N. Railroad Street	American Rehab Center	45
N. Railroad Street	Progress Cleaners	6
N. Third Street	Progress Cleaners	21
TOTAL		1,628

Source: Pottsville Parking Authority 1999 Parking Study

TABLE 10 - OCCUPANCY OF CITY-OWNED PARKING AREAS
City of Pottsville
May 2000

	SPACES	OCCUPANCY
CAPITOL DECK
Existing Reserved	20	111.11%
Potential Reserved	18
Existing Non-Reserved / Under Roof	45	60.81%
Potential Non-Reserved / Under Roof	74
Existing Reserved / On Roof	50	78.13%
Potential Reserved / On Roof	64
Total Monthly Spaces Occupied	115	73.72%
Total Monthly Spaces	156
MAHANTONGO DECK
Existing Reserved	74	87.06%
Potential Reserved	85
Existing Non-Reserved	104	114.29%
Potential Non-Reserved	91
Total Monthly Spaces Occupied	178	101.14%
Total Monthly Spaces	176
UNION STREET LOT
Existing Parking Customers	110	58.51%
Potential Parking Spaces	188
6^TH & MAHANTONGO LOT
Existing Parking Customers	3	37.50%
Potential Parking Spaces	8

Source: Pottsville Parking Authority May 2000 Occupancy Report

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