Around Town May 21

Posted by ChaddsFordLive on May 21, 2020

Birmingham Hill

• Chadds Ford Township voters will have to go to Garnet Valley Middle School to vote in the June 2 primary. Township Manager Maryann Furlong said Calvary Chapel will be glad to resume as the township's polling place once it's safe to do so.

• Concord Township has changed the polling location of two precincts for the June 2 primary election. Precinct 1 (West Precinct), which usually votes at Darlington Arts Center, will vote at Garnet Valley Middle School., and Precinct 11 (South West Precinct), which usually votes at the Rachel Kohl Library, will vote at Garnet Valley High School. All other precincts have no change in voting location.

• The deadline for applying for a mail-in ballot for the June 2 primary in Pennsylvania is 5 p.m. on May 26. The ballot must be received by the county election office by 8 p.m., June 2. To apply for a mail-in ballot, go here. https://www.pavoterservices.pa.gov/OnlineAbsenteeApplication/#/OnlineAbsenteeBegin

All aboard for a virtual Steamin' Day at the Marshall Steam Museum on Sunday, June 7.

• It's a Virtual Steamin' Day at the Marshall Steam Museum on Sunday, June 7, from 12:30-4:30 p.m. It will be online on the museum's website and Facebook page. Virtually climb into an antique automobile, board one of the trains, and experience what it was like to travel at the turn of the 20th century. The event is free, but they are seeking donations to support the mission. Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/MarshallSteamMuseum/ Website: https://event.auburnheights.org/

• The Brandywine Conservancy will host a virtual public town hall webinar to present work-in-progress on its Birmingham Hill Preserve Master Plan on Wednesday, May 27, at 7 p.m. Presented in partnership with Birmingham Township and Brandywine Battlefield Park, the Conservancy will present an overview of the vision and preliminary ideas for the historic Birmingham Hill Preserve. In addition to the presentation, the Conservancy will solicit comments and feedback from the community to aid the development of the early phase of the master plan. Registration for the live Zoom discussion is available on www.brandywine.org/events.