The Pocopson Township Board of Supervisors wants to take advantage of the free Historic Commission training being provided at the Brandywine Conservancy next month.
Referencing an earlier offer by Karen Marshall, the county’s Heritage Preservation coordinator, Supervisors’ Chairman Barney Leonard said at the supervisors’ Monday, March 9, meeting that he hoped the township would send a representative to the daylong session on April 25. He said that person could share the training with others once the commission is established.
The township has embarked on a two-year path to create a Historic Commission, which would serve in an advisory capacity to the supervisors. Its chief mission would be assessing the township’s historic resources and then crafting an appropriate ordinance to protect them.
Leonard asked Supervisors Georgia F. Brutscher and Ricki Stumpo about possible candidates. Stumpo suggested putting a notice on the township’s website, and Brutscher agreed that a website posting would be a good way “to see if there are any takers.”
According to Leonard, a new and improved township website is expected to debut next week. Stumpo said after the meeting that the notice would likely appear first on the existing site and would automatically transfer to the new one when it’s up and running.
In other business, the supervisors waived a conditional use hearing for the Dwyers, who own a 13-acre property on Marlboro Road. However, the supervisors said they would likely impose conditions on the permit for the in-law suite the couple wants to add to the third floor of the barn/garage they added to the property.
The supervisors raised questions about deed restrictions, firewalls, and other code issues. Kate Dwyer agreed to bring paperwork, including the deed for the property and inspection reports, to the next meeting.
A proposal from Kristen Camp, the solicitor for the Planning Commission, to review and tighten the regulations for the township’s greenway corridors for an estimated price tag of $3,800 received the supervisors’ approval. However, Leonard added a condition that Camp let the supervisors know in advance if the cost could run higher.
Stumpo said she’s already taken calls from some of the baseball coaches. “They’re ready to play at the end of March,” she said. Mark Knightly, who directs the Public Works Department, suggested that the weather needs to cooperate. He said the planned improvements to the field – laying down Diamond-Tex, a gravelly ballfield mix – can’t happen until the snow melts.
