July 25, 2018 - ChaddsFordLive.com

Maris Grove eyes more property

The Maris Grove retirement community in Concord Township is looking to add 3.8 acres to its campus, but the township would have to rezone the parcel for it to be included. Township Council opened a hearing on the matter July 24 and continued the hearing to 6 p.m. on Aug. 21.

The acreage is currently part of the Lee property, a larger 12-acre parcel where Buffalo Wild Wings is located. Erickson Living, the company that owns Maris Grove, has an agreement of sale for the smaller piece and wants to use it as green space, according to Eric Britz, an engineer with Bohler Engineering.

Britz testified the addition would offset the need for Maris Grove to add 16 new parking spaces. The new green space would keep the proper balance between pervious and impervious coverage on the Maris Grove campus. The extra parking is planned for two spots near Neighborhood 3. No new construction is planned for the extra acreage, Britz said.

The whole process requires a reverse subdivision to incorporate the new parcel into the retirement community, as well as a zoning change. Maris Grove is zoned CCRC — Continuous Care Retirement Community — an overlay district. The 3.8- acre piece is zoned C-2 Planned Business and Commercial District.

The CCRC overlay was enacted in 2004. The zoning change expands the district that was created 14 years ago.

Council President Dominic Pileggi said the continuance gives the council time to hear from the Planning Commission. The Delaware County Planning Commission has already recommended approval, according to Britz.

Township Council also continued a hearing to Aug. 21 on a proposed amendment to the township’s stormwater management ordinance.

The stormwater management proposal can be found here.

The proposed CCRC change can be found here.

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Unionville teacher receives Fulbright Award

School & Education

The U.S. Department of State and the J. William Fulbright Foreign Scholarship Board announced that Sandra Litvin of Unionville High School in Kennett Square, Pennsylvania has been offered a Fulbright Teachers for Global Classrooms grant.

Litvin is one of approximately 76 U.S. citizens who will travel abroad through the Fulbright Teachers for Global Classrooms Program in 2018-2019. Recipients of Fulbright grants are selected on the basis of academic and professional achievement, as well as demonstrated leadership potential.

The Fulbright Program is the flagship international educational exchange program sponsored by the U.S. government and is designed to build relations between the people of the United States and the people of other countries that are needed to solve global challenges. The Fulbright Program is funded through an annual appropriation made by the U.S. Congress to the U.S. Department of State. Participating governments and host institutions, corporations, and foundations around the world also provide direct and indirect support to the Program, which operates in over 160 countries worldwide.

Since its establishment in 1946 under legislation introduced by the late U.S. Senator J. William Fulbright of Arkansas, the Fulbright Program has given more than 370,000 students, scholars, teachers, artists, and scientists the opportunity to study, teach and conduct research, exchange ideas, and contribute to finding solutions to shared international concerns.

Fulbrighters address critical global challenges – from sustainable energy and climate change to public health and food security – in all areas, while building relationships, knowledge, and leadership in support of the long-term interests of the United States and the world. Fulbright alumni have achieved distinction in many fields, including 57 who have been awarded the Nobel Prize, 82 who have received Pulitzer Prizes, and 37 who have served as a head of state or government.

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Police Log July 25: Theft, drugs, knife assault

Police

Pennsylvania State Police

• A 22-year-old Kansas City, Mo. man, identified by police as Timothy Aaron Lasiter, was arrested on a variety of charges following a May 3 incident near the Walmart in East Marlborough Township. According to a report, police were investigating a retail theft committed at the store. The suspect fled into a nearby wooded area. Police found the suspect who then tried to flee on foot but was captured. A search revealed Lasiter was in possession of a hypodermic needle and methamphetamines. Police also learned there were warrants for his arrest from Missouri. He has since been extradited.

Southern Chester County Regional Police

• Police said Patricia L. Harper, 51, of Kennett Square, was arrested and charged with drug, DUI and traffic violations following a July 6 incident in the 700 block of Newark Road, in New Garden Township. At 10:13 a.m., police observed suspicious activity taking place in the parking lot of a convenience store, between a female, later identified as Harper, and a male who approached her vehicle. Police said they observed activity consistent with a hand to hand drug transaction take place and pulled behind the vehicles to further investigate. Harper, police said, exhibited signs of intoxication and a records check revealed that her driving privilege was suspended for DUI. A cup of white wine was seen in the cupholder of her car. The male who had approached Harper admitted that he had arranged to meet her there to purchase drugs, the report said. Further investigation revealed that the male had given her $100 to purchase 20 Xanax pills that are prescribed to Harper. A search warrant for her residence in Kennett Township was granted and, with assistance from the Kennett Township Police Department, the warrant was executed and Xanax pills — a Schedule IV Controlled Substance — as well as cash, were seized. She was arraigned the following day and was committed to the Chester County Prison in lieu of posting bail.

• Orlin Efrain-Garcia, 26, of Avondale, was arrested on charges of aggravated assault, simple assault, and prohibited offensive weapons, stemming from a July 2 incident in the 500 block of Church Road, in New Garden Township, police said. Efrain-Garcia is alleged to have used an 8-inch knife to slash at the victim during an argument, causing injury to the victim’s chest and hands. He then fled the scene prior to the arrival of police. The victim was treated by EMS personnel for his injuries. Efrain-Garcia was taken into custody July 4.

• Police said Silas W. Crossan IV, 33, of Lincoln University, was arrested and charged with DUI, related traffic offenses and with violations of the Controlled Substance, Drug, Device, and Cosmetic Act after the 1999 Chevrolet he was operating was stopped for erratic driving. The incident occurred 6:25 p.m. on July 3 in the 8800 block of Gap Newport Pike, in New Garden Township. Drug paraphernalia was observed in plain view, police said.

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