The Chadds Ford Township Planning Commission heard a preliminary application
from Brandywine East on a proposed four-story, 125-room hotel near routes 1 and
202 in Concord Township. Chadds Ford planners need to review the plan because
the entrance, exit and a storm water management basin–in an area of less than
one acre–will be in Chadds Ford.
No decisions were made and the applicant’s engineer, Matt
Houtman, said the plans would be modified. The plan has not yet gone through
Concord’s Planning Commission.
Houtman said the plan calls for a right in and right out
only, with a traffic median prohibiting left hand turns.
Several planning commissioners expressed an interest in
seeing a secondary access to the 7.4-acre site that’s roughly 1,100 feet south
of Route 1.
New Planning Commission chairman Craig Huffman said
secondary access from Route 1 would take the pressure off the traffic along
Route 202. Houtman agreed that would be advantageous and that there are talks
going on with other property owners for an easement.
The commission reorganized for 2010 prior to hearing the application.
Huffman and two other newcomers, Bill Gross and Mike Ashmore assumed their
roles with Gross voted in as vice chairman.
Gone from the commission are Paul Vernon, Maurice Todd and
Bill Mock. Todd had been vice chairman.
Remaining on the commission as a member is former Chariman
Bill Taylor. Taylor has been on the commission for close to 30 years and was
chairman for about 12 years, he said.
About Rich Schwartzman
Rich Schwartzman has been reporting on events in the greater Chadds Ford area since September 2001 when he became the founding editor of The Chadds Ford Post. In April 2009 he became managing editor of ChaddsFordLive. He is also an award-winning photographer.
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