▁The ▁focus ▁of ▁the ▁task ▁force ▁is ▁to ▁create ▁afford able ▁housing ▁options ▁for ▁families ▁and ▁sen iors / ind ividual s ▁with ▁a ▁fixed ▁income ." ▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 1 7 , ▁several ▁community ▁leaders ▁and ▁residents ▁vo iced ▁support ▁for ▁the ▁appro val ▁of ▁Ste el ▁Town ▁Village ▁which ▁was ▁an ▁afford able ▁housing ▁community , ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁the ▁general ▁need ▁for ▁afford able ▁housing ▁throughout ▁the ▁bor ough . ▁Some ▁opposed ▁the ▁project , ▁but ▁Bor ough ▁Council ▁approved ▁the ▁project . ▁ ▁Geography ▁and ▁climate ▁ ▁Phoenix ville ▁is ▁located ▁at ▁ ▁( 4 0 . 1 3 0 8 1 9 , ▁- 7 5 . 5 1 9 0 6 1 ). ▁ ▁According ▁to ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁Census ▁Bureau , ▁the ▁bor ough ▁has ▁a ▁total ▁area ▁of ▁, ▁of ▁which ▁ ▁is ▁land ▁and ▁ ▁( 4 . 2 7 %) ▁is ▁water . ▁Phoenix ville ▁is ▁home ▁of ▁the ▁highest ▁recorded ▁temperature ▁in ▁Pennsylvania , ▁, ▁set ▁on ▁July ▁ 1 0 , ▁ 1 9 3 6 . ▁ ▁A verage ▁annual ▁ra inf all : ▁ 4 6 " ▁ ▁A verage ▁annual ▁snow fall : ▁ 2 1 " ▁ ▁A verage ▁temperature ▁in ▁winter : ▁ 3 4   ° F ▁ ▁A verage ▁temperature ▁in ▁summer : ▁ 7 3   ° F ▁ ▁Ad j acent ▁municipal ities ▁East ▁P ik eland ▁Township , ▁Ch ester ▁County , ▁Pennsylvania ▁– ▁West ▁Sch u yl kill