The mission of the Board of Supervisors The mission of the Board of Supervisors of Honey Brook Township shall be to of Honey Brook Township shall be to provide municipal services related to land provide municipal services related to land use, police protection and public works in use, police protection and public works in order to maintain a community that order to maintain a community that supports a tranquil and rural way of life. supports a tranquil and rural way of life.

The vision of the Board of Supervisors for the future of Honey BThe vision of the Board of Supervisors for the future of Honey Brook rook Township is that the Township shall remain a predominantly agricTownship is that the Township shall remain a predominantly agricultural ultural community that surrounds a population hub offering various commecommunity that surrounds a population hub offering various commercial rcial and social activities.and social activities.The vision includes the establishment of a land preservation proThe vision includes the establishment of a land preservation program, gram, concentration of nonconcentration of non--agricultural uses along specific portions of major agricultural uses along specific portions of major arterials, betterment of current lowarterials, betterment of current low--income housing areas, upgrading of income housing areas, upgrading of all governmental and quasiall governmental and quasi--governmental facilities, reduction of nongovernmental facilities, reduction of non--local local truck traffic in congested areas, and exploration of Township antruck traffic in congested areas, and exploration of Township and d Borough integration.Borough integration.

In 1815, the village of Waynesburg was formed after a schoolmaster by the name of Stinson purchased a lot or common byway of speculation. He had the lot surveyed into town lots and made a lottery. Those holding lots along Horseshoe Pike took possession and promptly paid for their tickets. The back lots took a longer time to sell. One of the largest problems for the development of the village was water. The village lies on a ridge between the headwaters of the east and west branches of the Brandywine Creek. Wells had to be put down at considerable expense. The year 1884 saw a change to the village. The railroad from Philadelphia-Downingtown-Lancaster was completed and ran along the south side of Horseshoe Pike. The railroad caused a problem for the village. There was another Waynesburg in western Pennsylvania. The freight was being routed to the wrong stations. Hence, the name was changed from Waynesburg to Honey Brook. This name is from the word Nantmeal which means “sweet stream.”

As the town grew, a petition was circulated in 1891 for the town to be incorporated into a borough.Almost every homeowner signed.With the incorporation into a borough, the main problems to overcome were: street lighting, sidewalks, and several years later water. The Borough accepted public water in September 1896.At that time, it was a gravity water system requiring little work.Electric streetlights were installed after much discussion in 1915.Before that, gas lamps were used to light the streets.

Over the years, boardwalks were replaced by bricks, then concrete.There are still two brick sidewalks in the Borough.Horseshoe Pike, formerly Main Street, has the only fully paved sidewalks in the Borough.