Kennett Township supervisors voted Wednesday to approve the township’s newest open space acquisition.
The township will purchase about 23 acres at 421 Burnt Mill Road for $925,669.22 and designate the land for open space. The supervisors accomplished that by unanimously approving two resolutions at Wednesday’s meeting: Resolution 2022-21 designates the land for open space, and Resolution 2022-22 authorizes the acquisition of the land.
Open space tax revenue is funding the purchase of the land, said township solicitor Dave Sander. Supervisors held executive sessions on Nov. 16 and Dec. 21 to discuss real estate acquisition.
One of the checks the supervisors signed at the meeting was for the land acquisition and will be held by the title company until everything is finalized, said township Finance Director Amy Heinrich.
The Burnt Mill Road property is owned by the C. Porter Schutt III Trust and the Jacob F. Schutt et. al Trust, according to county records.
The township has been working with the Brandywine Red Clay Alliance to apply for a grant that, if awarded, would cover about $600,000 of the cost, according to township Manager Eden Ratliff.
Other business
- The supervisors held executive sessions on Oct. 26 and Nov. 9 to discuss personnel matters.
- The board also approved the subdivision plan and waivers for a lot-line change at 552-556 Creek Road. The 12 waivers sought relief from requirements such as an engineering site analysis plan, a visual site analysis plan, a natural resource protection plan, and an open space management plan.
About Monica Fragale
Monica Thompson Fragale is a freelance reporter who spent her life dreaming of being in the newspaper business. That dream came true after college when she started working at The Kennett Paper and, years later The Reporter newspaper in Lansdale and other dailies. She turned to non-profit work after her first daughter was born and spent the next 13 years in that field. But while you can take the girl out of journalism, you can’t take journalism out of the girl. Offers to freelance sparked the writing bug again started her fingers happily tapping away on the keyboard. Monica lives with her husband and two children in Kennett Square.
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