If this was “Jeopardy,” someone in Kennett Township could choose “Name That Stream” for $50. That $50 is the application fee to name an unnamed stream in the township. It’s refundable if the name is rejected. The Kennett Township supervisors approved guidelines at Wednesday’s meeting allowing residents to “name heretofore unnamed naturally running year-round streams ...
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Budget talks to begin in Kennett Twp.
Posted by Monica Fragale on September 18th, 2023
The Kennett Township supervisors will meet Wednesday at 7 p.m. and start looking at capital project priorities for the 2024 budget. The board, which meets on the first and third Wednesdays, canceled the Sept. 6 meeting out of an abundance of caution because the 13-day manhunt for escaped convict Danelo Cavalcante included parts of Kennett Township in the search ...
Fire meetings in Kennett Twp.
Posted by Monica Fragale on August 30th, 2023
There are two upcoming chances for area residents who want to know more about fire and EMS services and the associated costs to municipalities and taxpayers. The Kennett Fire & EMS Regional Commission will hold a special meeting at noon Aug. 31 to discuss the 2024 budget. It will be in-person at the Pocopson Township building, 664 S. Wawaset Road, and is open to ...
New tourist signs in Kennett Twp.
Posted by Monica Fragale on August 4th, 2023
Kennett Township supervisors gave the green light Wednesday to update five tourist signs in the township. The township will enter into an agreement with Chester County Tourism to create a “signing district” within the municipal borders and to replace the existing tourist-oriented directional signs, or wayfaring signs, with newer, more uniform ones. Susan Hamley, the ...
KACS getting new home
Posted by Monica Fragale on July 10th, 2023
Kennett Township supervisors granted conditional use approval for Kennett Area Community Services to build a new facility. “It gives this small nonprofit, after 70 years in this community, a permanent home,” said KACS Executive Director Leah Reynolds. The new building, located along West Cypress Street in both Kennett and New Garden townships, would be 29,257 square ...
Kennett updating sewer plan
Posted by Monica Fragale on June 25th, 2023
The Kennett Township supervisors voted Wednesday to have AECOM complete the first phase of its updated Act 537 wastewater treatment plan at a cost of no more than $56,000. “We are in a collaborative process with Kennett Borough who is also updating their Act 537 plan,” said township Manager Eden Ratliff. “Phase 1 should take us well into next year.” According to ...
Kennett becomes a bird town
Posted by Monica Fragale on June 23rd, 2023
The new Bird Town signs that residents will see around Kennett Township show the township’s ongoing commitment to birds and environmental sustainability, according to a representative from Bird Town Pennsylvania. “Coming into your township here, I’ve noticed you have a wealth of really good landscape, good for birds and wildlife,” Janet Krevenas said at Wednesday’s ...
Supervisors urge attending fire meeting
Posted by Monica Fragale on June 8th, 2023
Kennett Township supervisors urged their residents to attend next week’s meeting of the Kennett Fire and EMS Regional Commission, as well as future meetings. “These commission meetings are the second Tuesday of every month at the Pennsbury Township building,” Supervisors’ Chairman Geoff Gamble said at Wednesday’s supervisors’ meeting. “You should attend because ...
Spar Hill Farm reopens in Kennett
Posted by Monica Fragale on May 14th, 2023
Spar Hill Farm and Preserve officially reopened Saturday to the public, almost five years after Kennett Township bought the open space and months after a number of structures on the property were demolished for safety reasons. “This is the first time that name has been used as a title for this facility and space, and we’re really excited to be able to do it here with ...
Big rig in Kennett Township
Posted by Monica Fragale on April 21st, 2023
What weighs more than 11 tons, goes up to 25 mph and swings 360 degrees, has its own online presence on Kennett Township’s Facebook page, and tears out part of a hill without blocking two lanes of traffic? The hydradig, a hydraulic wheeled excavator that Kennett Township’s Public Works Department has rented this month. “It’s got all the function of an excavator – ...
Kennett finances improving
Posted by Monica Fragale on March 4th, 2023
An auditing firm hired by Kennett Township has looked at more than 80 percent of the revenue and expenses from 2021 and confirmed the township’s financial health has improved significantly since the 2019 audit. Chris Herr, one of the partners with Maillie LLP, presented the 2021 audit results at Wednesday’s supervisors’ meeting. “We’re looking at a lot of stuff, and ...
