Pennsbury gains open space

Pennsbury Township supervisors Wednesday night voted to acquire an open space easement for a 39-acre parcel of land on Bluestone Drive that extends to Brinton’s Bridge Road. The property belongs to Arthur Neilson.

According to Supervisors’ Chairman Aaron McIntyre, the Neilson property has been among the township’s top 10 acquisition projects. Supervisor Wendell Fenton was more than pleased. “We’ve been talking with Neilson for years about this. I’m delighted he’s agreed to do it.”

Township solicitor Tom Oeste said the county assessed the easement value at $487,500, or $12,500 per acre but, with 15 percent woodland, he said, the county reduced the appraisal by 10 percent to $438,750. Oeste added the county would pay 55 percent, and the township will pay the remaining 45 percent or $197,437 from Pennsbury’s open space fund.

The easement is designed for the protection and conservation of prime agricultural lands, wildlife, and scenic resources, Oeste said.

The board also approved a request for relief of riparian buffer intrusion requirements for the property at 941 Cossart Road. It’s a one-acre lot with one house being planned. However, a stream and some wetlands run through the site and the driveway would cause a disturbance to those areas.

The Planning Commission had already recommended the relief, and the supervisors agreed.

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.

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