July 27, 2023 - ChaddsFordLive.com

Township appealing assessments

Chadds Ford Township is looking to pick up some extra cash by appealing a Delaware County tax assessment on four business properties. Two of the properties are located on Oakland Road, another is on Route 202 and the fourth is on Brintons Bridge Road.

Between June 8, 2021, and Dec. 8, 2022, the four properties sold for a combined $ 10,642,000, but their assessment was just $1,657,740. If the appeal goes through, the proposed assessment will jump to $7,747,376.

That would mean the tax revenue generated for Chadds Ford from all four properties would go from $872 to $4,077 based on the milage rate of 0.5262.

The Unionville-Chadds Ford School District could also reap more money if the appeal succeeds. The district taxed the properties at $26,491, but the proposed assessment would bring that to $123,803. However, township solicitor Mike Maddren said the district is reluctant to get involved in the appeal.

Supervisors voted 2-0 during their July 26 meeting to retain the services of resident Don Weiss, a tax attorney, to file the appeal.

Other business

• Supervisors approved a special event permit for the Brandywine Conservancy to hold its Bike the Brandywine event on Saturday, Sept. 23.

• The board also approved spending up to $1,000 for a Pumpkin Paint & Carve event for youngsters at the pavilion in the playground behind the municipal building. That is scheduled for Saturday, Oct. 14.

• Supervisors will not have a meeting on Aug. 2. The next meeting meetings for the Board of Supervisors include a joint supervisors’ and Planning Commission meeting on Aug. 9 at 5 p.m., and a workshop at 6:30 p.m. on Aug. 30.

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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Along the Ford

• The Brandywine Conservancy’s “Bike the Brandywine” event is slated to return for its sixth year on Saturday, Sept. 23. Cyclists can choose between three scenic route options — 25-, 45-, and 62-mile courses — that travel along some of the most picturesque roads in the Brandywine Creek Greenway and the surrounding Chester County countryside. Proceeds from the ride benefit the clean water and open space programs of the Brandywine Conservancy. The event will take place rain or shine on September 23, 2023, from 6:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Advance registration is $55 per rider. To learn more and register, visit www.BikeTheBrandywine.org.

• Chester County’s 94th annual Fiddler’s Picnic will be held at Hibernia Park on Saturday, Aug. 12 (with a rain date of Aug. 13) from 10 a.m.-6 p.m. See the stage show or stroll through Fiddler’s Cove to watch and hear musicians play tunes using a variety of instruments such as guitars, banjos, and mandolins, performing styles such as bluegrass, old-time, and gospel. This year there will be food trucks, craft vendors, kids inflatables, Bubbletopia, face painting, wagon rides, lawn games, and live blacksmith demonstrations. There will also be a Fiddle Off contest.

Delaware Theatre Company’s new season starts on Sept. 20.

• Tickets are now on sale for Delaware Theatre Company’s 2023/2024 season. The season starts Sept. 20 with Noises Off, a Tony Award-winning comedy. Go here for tickets and more information about the upcoming season schedule.

• This Sunday, July 30 is the final day for the current Andrew Wyeth exhibit Home Places at the Brandywine River Museum. A new Wyeth exhibit, Abstract Flash: Unseen Andrew Wyeth, opens this Saturday, July 29, and runs through Feb. 18.

• Randell Spackman, president of the Chadds Ford Historical Society and owner of Thornbury Farm, has been appointed a member of the Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission. “The appointment is a great honor for me,” Spackman said. “I’ll be able to pursue my interest in promoting the history of my local area, the battle of Brandywine, the American Revolution and the whole Commonwealth,” Spackman said in a press release.

• The Brandywine Valley SPCA will be holding a free vaccine clinic, providing rabies and distemper/FVRCP shots for dogs and cats. The clinic will be a drive-thru format. Attendees will bring their pets in a car, drive up to a check-in station, then drive up to an outdoor vaccination station. Pets will be vaccinated while in the car, if possible. Cats should be in carriers, and dogs should be leashed should they need to come out of the car for their vaccinations. No advance registration is required. The clinic is scheduled for Sunday, Aug. 6, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at Reeceville Elementary School in Coatesville.

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