Concord in brief

Posted by Rich Schwartzman on May 3, 2023

A new self-storage facility is planned for 366 Wilmington-West Chester Pike. Concords Township Council approved the plan during its May 2 meeting.

• Concord Township Council voted to approve a plan for a self-storage facility to be built at 366 Wilmington-West Chester Pike north of Smithbridge Road near McComb Avenue. The approval, granted during the May 2 meeting, came with multiple conditions, including one to keep trucks off McComb, a private road. There was no formal presentation during the council meeting, but the facility, as planned, will consist of two buildings, one three-story and the other two-story. The Planning Commission had already recommended approval. The applicant is Premiere A2 Chadds Ford.

• Council Vice President John Gillespie said the township has reached an agreement with PECO to finally develop the Octoraro Trail. The project has been on hold because PECO has been changing its trail policy. Gillespie said the township now must redesign and reengineer the plan. Township engineer Nate Cline said before the meeting began that he won’t speculate on when the trail might be built. Concord received a grant for a feasibility study for the project in 2014.

• Council also accepted the resignation of Shawn Lawler from the Planning Commission.

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.