New supervisor in Concord; Wawa wants beer

Posted by Rich Schwartzman on June 3, 2015

A minor changing of the guard in Concord Township occurred Tuesday night when Gail M. Ryan was appointed supervisor. She will fill the remaining months of now former Supervisor Dominic Cappelli’s term.

Ryan, who is one of two Republican Party candidates for supervisor in the November general election, was sworn into office by Judge Wendy Roberts after the board formally accepted Cappelli’s resignation.

According to Supervisors’ Chairman Dominic Pileggi, Ryan was one of five people interviewed for the appointment.

Ryan said she was honored to have been appointed, and hopes to do a good job. She and incumbent Supervisor Kevin O’Donoghue will run as a ticket against Democrats Dan Foster and John Wellington in the fall.

Cappelli announced his resignation during the May 5 Board of Supervisors’ meeting, effective May 31. During the June 2 supervisors’ meeting, he received proclamations from the state Senate and House and from Delaware County Council for his 14 years as supervisor.

Ryan was not the only new person named to a position. Supervisors also appointed Richard Julason, Dan Frattarelli and Eric Eskin to the Planning Commission.

Other business

• A June 30 conditional use hearing is scheduled for the Naamans Creek Road Wawa. The convenience store wants to add beer to the products it sells. Pileggi said the original approval for the Wawa requires the conditional use hearing to be reopened in order for the store to add a new product. The hearing was previously reopened when Wawa wanted to sell diesel fuel.

• Supervisors granted conditional use approval for the proposed Smoothie King. The conditional use hearing was held in April. As reported then, Smoothie King will be operating out of a 1,400-square-foot section of a 4,800-square-foot building near Buffalo Wild Wings.

(Photo: Gail Ryan, far right, takes the oath of office as supervisor in Concord Township. Family members hold the Bible as Judge Wendy Roberts, left, administers the oath.)

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.