Hulmeville Residents

Looking to Make a Change

Our Story

Hulmeville Conservation began organizing in March of 2022, after Superior Holdings LLC's Eugene Lorenzetti appeared at a special borough council meeting where he proposed 2 conceptual development plans for the former Black property. After seeing the plans, many Borough residents saw the negative impacts that came with both plans, and so a small group of Hulmeville residents got together to try and figure out ways in which we can help prevent any detrimental alterations to our precious borough.

Our coalition formed April 2022, where we promptly began meeting on a regular monthly basis to discuss the proposed plans. From what started as roughly 8 HCC members grew to roughly 20 full-time members. We officially received our nonprofit status Winter of 2023. Since our early beginnings we have grown so much, with more local residents and businesses joining in support. We hope to preserve the aspects of Hulmeville we’ve grown to know and love, while watching our borough thrive in a way that feels organic to our desire for the future of the community!

Protecting our nature is our Goal

A Bad Proposal

Superior Holding LLC.’s Traditional Neighborhood Development (TND) proposal currently consists of; 33 apartments, 39 town homes and 36 single family homes. A newly added Phase 2 would build an additional 10 town homes where the historic Brown farm house currently stands.

This proposal is extremely unpopular with our residents, with over 200+ individuals voicing their concerns at a recent meeting and over 3000 signatures on our petition. The owner of Superior Holding currently does not reside in the borough, let alone the state.

Would you want the future of your neighborhood dictated by someone who doesn’t even live in the same state?

More Reasons to Worry

  • Bad Traffic

    These properties will add a projected 150+ vehicle trips per day to the already congested Trenton Road, as well as other feeder roads to Bensalem, Langhorne, Bristol and other surrounding communities. With added congestion and limited route options, this could add significant delays to emergecency vehicles trying to get to locations within, or surround the borough.

  • Population Increase

    As per the 2020 census, Hulmeville had a total of 982 residents living within the borough. The proposed development would increase the population by roughly 30%, a population increase never seen in the borough since the beginning of the U.S. Census.

  • Overcrowded Schools

    A large number of our children attend schools within the Neshaminy School district. As per the Neshaminy superintendent the school district is already having issues with overcrowding of classrooms and schools. Adding newer students will further crowd our already saturated school districts, potentially displacing our current Neshaminy students, while also increasing taxes for residents district-wide.

Learn more about the ecological impact of this proposal

Our History

Hulmeville, Pa was founded by John Hulme Jr. in 1795.

Originally named Milford, John Jr. purchased the property along the banks of the Neshaminy Creek before starting a family with Rebecca Milnor. With the help of his five sons the community grew to attract residents, artisans and business owners that built their homes, mills and businesses in town, kicking off the community that we know and love today. In 1872 the borough was finally incorporated with the name Hulmeville.

In 1986 the Hulmeville Historic District was inducted into the National Register of Historic Places. The Historic district has over 103 unique buildings in total, ranging from houses, commercial and institutional buildings built in the Federal, Late Victorian architectural styles among others. Like the historic districts of Bristol and other surrounding towns, Hulmeville played a pivotal role in the development of Bucks County as well as the state of Pennsylvania.

Last year we celebrated 150 years of Hulmeville showcasing our history to neighbors and tourists through events, walking tours and other celebrations. We love our history as much as we love our neighbors! We hope you visit and see what we’re all about as well as help us keep our town beautiful and historic!

Without the historic buildings that remain and the equally important natural lands that surround us, we wouldn't quite be the thriving town that we are.

The HCC is committed to keeping it this way for generations to come

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