Meeting postponed
The Chadds Ford Township Board of Supervisors meeting scheduled for tonight, Sept.1, has been postponed because of the threat of severe weather. The meeting will now be held Wednesday, Sept. 8, at 6 p.m.
September 1, 2021
Emma T. Lattanzio of West Grove
Emma T. Lattanzio, 94, of West Grove, formerly of Landenberg died Monday, Aug. 30, at her residence. She was the wife of Alfred R. Lattanzio who died in 2009, and with whom she shared 61 years of marriage.
Born in West Chester, she was the daughter of the late Guiseppe Versagli and the late Assunta Lattanzio Versagli.
Emma was a bookkeeper at Kaolin Mushroom Farms for many years, retiring at the age of 75.
She was a member of St. Gabriel of the Sorrowful Mother Church. She was also a member and volunteer at the Kennett Area Senior Center, where she served people much younger than her, and a member of the Avondale Fire Company ladies auxiliary. She served as a Republican committeewoman.
She and her husband Al were very well known for their excellent dancing ability and style.
She did not have any children of her own, but she loved all of her nieces and nephews.
Emma is survived by one sister, Lena Cocciolone of Wilmington, and nieces and nephews.
She was predeceased by two brothers, Joseph Versagli, R., and Vincent “Jimmy” Versagli.
Her Funeral services will be held privately.
To view her online tribute and to share a memory with her family please visit www.kuzoandfoulkfh.com
In lieu of flowers, a contribution may be sent to the Avondale Fire Co., 23 Firehouse Way, Avondale, PA 19311
Arrangements by the Kuzo Funeral Home, Kennett Square.
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No traffic light for Schoolhouse Lane
Concord Township Council has a decision to make about what to do about Schoolhouse Lane. After multiple accidents at Schoolhouse and Baltimore Pike over the years, one being a fatal accident last year, council members had hoped for a traffic light, but that’s not in the cards. At least not yet.
During a special meeting on the subject Tuesday night, Council Vice-President John Gillespie said he contends a traffic light at the intersection is the best solution, but the township has met resistance from PennDOT. He read a letter from PennDOT in which the agency said the intersection does not meet requirements for a traffic signal.
“Based on the signal warrant analysis, the traffic signal is not warranted at this location,” the letter read. “To make sure every consideration was given to your request, we have reviewed and evaluated all the factors, including the last five-year crash history that would be susceptible to correction by a traffic signal. This review does not indicate that a signal was warranted.”
The letter was dated Aug. 6, Gillespie said.
When a question arose later about how far away the intersection was from a traffic light being warranted, township engineer Nate Cline said, “We’re not even close to getting a warrant.”
Cline did present several options to improve the safety of the intersection of Schoolhouse Lane and Baltimore Pike. A direct option would be to install a barrier to prevent left turns from Schoolhouse onto Route 1 north.
Included with that option is a suggestion from Council President Dominic Pileggi that a deceleration lane be added to southbound Baltimore Pike so drivers can more safely make a right turn onto Schoolhouse without feeling they’d be run over by traffic behind them. Several residents readily agreed that would be a positive step.
The traffic on Schoolhouse Lane comes from Delaware County Prison and residential neighborhoods north of Baltimore Pike, between Cheyney and Stoneybank roads. Drivers use Schoolhouse Lane as a cut-through.
Along with the direct options at Schoolhouse, the township could also consider installing dedicated left-turn arrows where southbound Cheyney and Stoneybank roads meet Baltimore Pike.
“That’s going to help facilitate traffic that may have been trying to use Schoolhouse to find a safer, signalized alternative to get to Baltimore Pike to get to Media,” Cline said. “That is something PennDOT has indicated they want us to focus on.”
Pileggi said the meeting was to review options, and no decisions were made.
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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Police Log Sept. 1: Indecent exposure, attempted jailbreak
Pennsylvania State Police
Media Barracks
• Police said Thomas Worth, 22, of Birmingham Township, was arrested for exposing his genitals and masturbating in Wegmans supermarket in Concord Township on Aug. 21. The report said multiple witnesses and store surveillance video confirmed the incident. Police charged Worth with indecent exposure, open lewdness, and other related charges, including stalking.
• Police arrested three people on assault charges following an altercation at the Comfort Inn in Concord Township on July 14. The incident involved a man and his former partner and the former partner’s daughter. The victim, Daniel Grafton, 38, of Wallingford, was also arrested after police learned of an outstanding warrant in Delaware County for a parole violation. Police also said they found suspected narcotics in his backpack. The report identified the other two people arrested as Rachele Holmes, 41, and Kayla Holmes, 20, of Boothwyn.
Avondale Barracks
• An attempted jailbreak at a district court in New Garden Township led to a constable being injured, but state police troopers apprehended the female suspect. The incident happened on Aug. 4. According to the report, the suspect, a 41-year-old woman from Newark, who was awaiting transportation back to Chester County Prison, managed to slip out of her handcuffs while in a holding cell. She then attacked a constable who entered the cell and then tried escaping through the rear courthouse door. State police intervened and recaptured the individual. She was then taken to Jennersville Hospital for evaluation before being returned to the county prison.
• Kyra M. Bleacher, 30, of Lancaster, was arrested for DUI in Pocopson Township, according to a police report. Police said Bleacher was driving east on Route 926 when she went off the roadway into a grassy area west of Pocopson Road. She overcorrected, police said, crossing over the double yellow line and drove east in the westbound lane. She overcorrected again, veering to the right and striking an embankment and several small trees. The vehicle flipped onto its roof and slid another 20 feet, the report said. The incident happened at 3:50 p.m. on July 15.
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