A denial to open a teenage social club has led a Chester County contractor to sue Concord Township for almost $15 million.
Tom Pancoast, of Pancoast Construction, filed the suit after supervisors denied him a certificate of occupancy for the club planned for the old Ethan Allen site at 819 Baltimore Pike.
The club, the “Under 21 Social Club,” was to have included live music, basketball courts and floor hockey, among other amenities.
Pancoast did not immediately return phone calls, but it’s been reported that he filed a complaint with the Delaware County Court of Common Pleas seeking the court to overrule the township, that he had been certified by the state for the club and that the supervisors could not refuse the certificate of occupancy.
The property has since been sold and Pancoast claims he’s owed money. He is suing for more than $12.8 million plus an additional $2 million for legal fees.
Township solicitor Hugh Donaghue said the case is without merit, especially since Pancoast did not own the property, nor did he have a lease.
“The suit has no legal merit whatsoever,” he said.
Supervisors’ Chairman Dominic Pileggi said during the March 5 supervisors’ meeting that the township is seeking to recoup its own legal costs from Pancoast, costs incurred when he went to Common Pleas.
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