Chadds Ford Township supervisors approved the 2025 budget Wednesday night with no increase in township property taxes. There was a change in the former Business Privilege Tax, however, and the budget had to be readvertised because of that change. The name Business Privilege Tax is gone and is replaced by a Business Registration License. Additionally, the BPT had been $100 per year but the BRL…
Concord Township has closed its conditional use hearing for a carwash on Conchester Highway, but no decision will be released for another month or two. As previously reported, Dave Kelleher of David Auto wants to open a detailing shop and a carwash on a 5.32-acre site at 830 Conchester Highway, across from Evergreen Drive. Concord’s Zoning Hearing Board granted a special exception for the detailing shop…
A Kennett Township resident poses for a candid after-lunch photo shoot.
The Chadds Ford Business Association is calling it quits at the end of the year. CFBA President Joe Lafferty made the announcement at the group’s final meeting held at Antica on Dec. 12. “We are shutting down the association at the end of the year,” Lafferty said. “It’s unfortunate, bittersweet, and Mary [Marines, the CFBA secretary, and the only other board member] and I got…
Helen Sipala became the recipient of the Chadds Ford Township Residents Association Chadds Ford Citizen of the Year for 2024. CFTRA presented the award during a brief ceremony at the township building on the evening of Dec. 10. “Chadds Ford is truly an extraordinary place that forms an intersection of so many themes,” said CFTRA Treasurer Jody Allen, referring to the Battle of Brandywine and…
Santa joins with carolers and Chadds Ford Township Residents’ Association members to light the township Christmas Tree on Sunday, Dec. 8.
Chadds Ford Township supervisors Wednesday night voted to readvertise the township’s proposed 2025 budget. Township solicitor Mike Maddren said the readvertising is required because of a wording change. What had been a Business Privilege Tax is now a Business Registration Fee, but Maddren said it would still be $225 per year. According to the ordinance change, the term “business privilege tax” is a misnomer and…
An approved commercial development in Concord Township has, again, triggered concerns among some Chadds Ford Township residents. Those residents, mostly from the Ridings development, asked Chadds Ford supervisors Wednesday evening to take an active role in learning what will actually be happening at the intersection of Route 202 and Ridge Road. Specifically, they asked the supervisors to get updated information on traffic counts and stormwater…
• This December, the Chester County History Center will share a spirit of unity and togetherness with the inaugural Season of Lights, a celebration for all community members to share in the warmth of the holiday season. As part of that, at 6:30 p.m. on Friday, Dec. 13, and in partnership with the Kennett Symphony, the History Center will host a Holiday Concert with KS…
Concord Township now has a budget for 2025 and, as expected, it includes a tax increase for fire protection and emergency medical services. “For the last six months, we’ve been in discussions with the Concordville Fire Co. They are no longer a volunteer fire company, it is a fully paid fire company, and their costs, like everyone else’s, are rising and they desperately need the…
Birmingham Township supervisors Monday night approved the township’s 2025 budget with a slight millage increase in township property taxes, as anticipated. The increase, from 1.6 to 1.9 mils is the first increase since 2010, according to township Manager Quina Nelling. She said during the November meeting that the increase would cost the average property owner an additional $100 for the year. (A mil is a…