Kenneth “Gregg” Mayhart, 92, of Wilmington, died Wednesday, Aug. 4, at Foulk Manor North retirement community in Wilmington. He was the husband of late Janet Faull Mayhart with whom he shared 57 years of marriage. Born in Wilmington, he was the son of the late James Mayhart Sr. and Marie Carr Mayhart.
Kenneth Mayhart
Gregg graduated from Alexis I. DuPont high school in 1947. He served our country in the Army during the Korean War and was honorably discharged in 1956. He was a member of St. Joseph on the Brandywine Roman Catholic Church for many years. He was the auto sales manager for local dealerships and enjoyed spending his time boating, reading, and being with his son and grandchildren. He will be most remembered for his wit and engaging personality.
He is survived by his son Scott G. Mayhart Esq. of Kennett Square, his grandchildren Garrett Mayhart and Meredith Mayhart, and many nieces and nephews.
A memorial luncheon celebrating Gregg’s life will be held at a later date. Interment will be held privately at the Delaware Veterans Memorial Cemetery. Arrangements are by Matthew Grieco of Grieco Funeral Home & Crematory, Inc. (1800-FUNERAL) To view his online obituary, visit www.griecofunerals.com
Four Diamonds Mini-THON® recognized Unionville High School at the 2021 Mini-THON Leadership Summit on Aug. 6, for being selected as the recipient of the 2021 Mini-THON Award for Excellence in Student Body Participation, the school said in a press release. This award honors a school that improved school spirit and promoted school unity by bringing together students from diverse backgrounds and interests to participate in Mini-THON.
Unionville High School joined more than 500 student leaders and advisors for the annual Four Diamonds Mini-THON Leadership Summit, which was a virtual event this year, to share best practices and ideas, celebrate successes, and inspire each other to continue the fight to conquer childhood cancer.
During the 2020-2021 school year, 161 schools teamed up with Four Diamonds Mini-THON to raise more than $2.8 million to help conquer childhood cancer. This is Unionville High School’s 6th year participating in Mini-THON, overall raising an impressive total of $236,228.14 for the fight against pediatric cancer.
“It has been my honor to guide our students in their endeavors for UTHON,” said Faith Dilworth, Unionville Mini-THON advisor, “It really is a leadership development program, cultivating students’ skills in effectively leading peer groups, philanthropy, and event planning.
Watching our students plan and execute our fundraisers and take ownership of their final fundraising total makes all of the hours of work worth it. We have already begun planning our 2021/2022 fundraising events, beginning with a huge Gold Out at our first home football game on Aug. 27 at UHS. Our year will be capped off with our big event, an overnight fundraiser on April 30, when our fundraising total will be revealed. Our UTHON fundraising goal for the year is 100K!”
For more information, follow Unionville High School Mini-THON on Instagram at @unionvilleminithon or reach out to Faith Dilworth at fdilworth@ucfsd.net.
The map shows the acquisition areas in green and blue at the bottom. The green area shows the 33.2 acres that will be eased, and the blue area is the 8.6 acres the township is buying.
Concord Township Council followed up its July announcement to acquire more open space along Featherbed Lane with a hearing on the matter Tuesday night.
The acquisition is in two parts. Concord agreed to buy an 8-acre parcel of the Chetty property on Featherbed Lane to add to the township park at Bush Hill Farm. Second, the township would pay for an easement placed on the other 33 acres to prevent development. The Brandywine Conservancy will manage the easement.
Township solicitor Hugh Donaghue said during the Aug. 10 hearing that the fee simple purchase of the 8.6-acre parcel would cost $450,000. The easement on the additional 33.2 acres will cost $1.3 million.
“These properties will be purchased through dedicated Open Space Fund monies, which have been collected and accumulated since January 2005, and there will be no new taxes required,” Donaghue said.
Engineer Nate Cline said getting the smaller parcel is significant because “The piece that we’re acquiring is immediately adjacent to the existing township property, Bush Hill Farm.”
Bush Hill Farm, on Bethel Road, has meadow trails, is also the site of many Park and Recreation Committee activities and dog parks. The 8-plus acres will be added to that, Cline said.
“This will be an easy addition to the park, and we’ll be able to extend those meadow trails into this part of the site,” he said, adding that the land will help the township connect to the larger trail network being planned as well as future open space plans.
Cline further said the township already received $250,000 in grant money from the Pennsylvania Department of Conservation and Natural Resources for the 8-acre purchase. Concord has also applied for other grants, one from the Department of Conservation and Economic Development for another $250,000. That grant won’t be announced until the fall.
There are also county grants available that could be used for the easement, Cline added.
According to Donaghue, the conservation easement is in perpetuity and prevents any use of the property for housing or mass tract development. However, he did say one additional house, or a barn or equestrian rink could be built.
Councilman John Crossan said the rink could be built, but not an additional house.
No action was taken on the subject since the township had already entered into the sale agreement with the Chetty family, and the sole purpose of the hearing to gather information. There was no opposition to the acquisition.
Other business
Council also held a hearing on a liquor license transfer for the Koy restaurant in the split at 391 Wilmington-West Chester Pike, Route 202. The license would come from a business in Lower Chichester. There was no one opposing the transfer and Council will announce its decision during its Sept. 7 meeting.
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.
•Police have issued an arrest warrant for David Scargill, 36, of Chadds Ford, a report said. He is wanted in connection with a case of domestic violence that happened July 22 on Route 202 in Concord Township. The report said he damaged $1,450 worth of property belonging to a 41-year-old woman.
•A 48-year-old man was arrested on domestic violence charges. According to the police report, the unnamed suspect threatened to and did harm his 68-year-old parents on Willits Way in Concord Township. The incident happened on Aug.5.
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A one-car crash in Pennsbury Township led to a 41-year-old man from West Chester being arrested for DUI on Aug. 3. The incident happened at 11:22 p.m. on northbound Route 1 at Constitution Drive. According to the report, police found a blue Ford Fusion on the right shoulder of the road, its two left tires shredded off the wheels. The driver said he swerved and hit the median on the left of the roadway, but the report said the driver displayed numerous indicators of impairment. The report did not identify the driver
