April 20, 2023 - ChaddsFordLive.com

Around Town April 20

Governor's Award 04-12-2023 — Concord Township Council members receive the Governor’s Award for Local Government Excellence during a ceremony in Harrisburg.

• During a ceremony held Wednesday at The State Museum of Pennsylvania in Harrisburg, Concord Township and the Newlin Grist Mill were presented with a Governor’s Award for Local Government Excellence in the Building Community Partnerships category for their important work in preserving the 18^th Century Newlin Log House.

• Chester County’s Camp Cadet Golf Classic is scheduled for Monday, May 22, at the Kennett Country Club. Participants can win cash and a car while raising money for Camp Cadet. Camp Cadet is an overnight summer camp for kids ages 11-13 who live or attend school in Chester County. The program provides kids with an understanding of law enforcement activities, as well as comfort with the professionals who serve their communities. Go here to register. The cost is $165.

• Delaware County Symphony’s final concert of the season is entitled The Koussevitzky Connection. The first work on the program, Aaron Copland’s Appalachian Spring, was initially recorded in 1945 by Koussevitzky and the Boston Symphony Orchestra. Next, our Youth Concerto Competition winner Sophia Nam will perform the Viola Concerto by British composer Sir William Walton. Written in 1929, it is recognized as one of the greatest compositions for viola and orchestra. The final piece is Symphony No. 2 by Howard Hanson. This symphony was commissioned by Koussevitzky for the 50th anniversary of the Boston Symphony Orchestra in 1930. The concert is scheduled for 3 p.m. on Sunday, May 7 at Neumann University Meagher Theatre –The Thomas A. Bruder, Jr. Life Center One Neumann Drive in Aston. Click here to purchase tickets.

The West Chester Film Festival is April 28-30.

• The 2023 West Chester Film Festival is next week, April 28-30. The main venue is Uptown! Knauer Performing Arts Center but the opening night party will be at Church Street Market House. For a schedule of performances and other events, visit the website.

• Mt. Cuba Center is offering a class on wood burning on Wednesday, May 3, from 10 a.m. to noon. People can learn to make their own beautiful wood-burned artwork in this one-of-a-kind workshop. Discover different wood-burning techniques, compare how different types of wood burn, and explore your artistic side by creating various textures, shapes, and designs with a simple-to-use wood-burning pen. All supplies are provided; just bring a creative spirit. The cost is $44. Register here.

Cleanup time in Chadds Ford.

Members of the Chadds Ford Residents Association get ready for the spring road cleanup.

Eighth graders from C.F. Patton Middle School help clean debris from Archie’s Corner at Ring and Bullock roads as part of a Chadds Ford Township project.

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Parking changes for Constitution Drive

Pennsbury Township supervisors Wednesday night made good on a promise to change parking regulations on Constitution Drive in Chadds Ford Knoll. Parking rules were changed in January prohibiting parking on both sides of the street. Residents complained in February and last month Supervisors’ Chairman Aaron McIntyre said a decision would be made in April.

The “No Parking” signs will come down and new signs indicating no parking during weather emergencies will go up. There may be other limitations, however, such as allowing on-street parking only on one side of Constitution Drive, but that remains to be seen. Ironically, none of the residents who wanted the change were on hand to hear the April decision.

McIntyre said supervisors toured the street and met with the roadmaster and the township engineer to see what could be done. Engineer Matt Houtman gave his report during Wednesday night’s meeting.

“My recommendation to the board is to enact an Emergency Snow Route on Constitution Drive from Baltimore Pike to Virginia Place,” Houtman said. “Those are the two main entrances to the Knoll and the two areas where road crews have the most difficulty plowing during snow events.” He continued saying he suggests three signs on each side of Constitution, then another three on Virginia.

He also wants residents to use “some sort of common sense” and only park on one side of the road. If parking on both sides becomes a problem, then parking may be formally restricted to one side of the street only.

“But for now, my recommendation to the board is to remove the parking restrictions on Constitution Drive.”

McIntyre and fellow Supervisor Wendell Fenton each said the recommendation is consistent with the concerns of the residents who spoke up during the February and March meetings.

Before the change can fully take place, however, there needs to be some formal action according to township solicitor Tom Oeste. He explained that supervisors first need to repeal the current parking restriction on Constitution, then enact a snow emergency ordinance. He said he could have those documents ready for the May meeting.

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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.