Local News Chadds Ford

DA to thieves: Stay away

Delaware County District Attorney Jack Stollsteimer has a message for would-be thieves coming into DelCo, “You will be prosecuted.” He specifically singled out theft rings from Philadelphia: “If they think they can steal and only get a citation from the District Attorney’s office, we don’t do that in Delaware County. If you steal from our retailers, if you steal from ...

 
 

Dealership gets recommendation

A car dealership for Hyundai and Genesis received the recommendation of the Chadds Ford Township Planning Commission for land development Wednesday night. Piazza Auto Group will now go to the Board of Supervisors for final land use approval. Piazza received the Planning Commission’s recommendations for a zoning map change and conditional use earlier this year, as ...

 

Manager leaves Chadds Ford

Matt Baumann is out as Chadd's Ford Township manager, Emily Pisano the assistant manager since April 2022 has been named interim manager and will serve in that capacity until Jan. 2, 2024. Her salary will increase to $80,000 prorated. Supervisors Samantha Reiner and Noelle Barbone announced the change during a Sept. 7 continuance of the Sept. 6 meeting. No reason for ...

 

Chadds Ford in brief

• During the Aug. 30 Board of Supervisors' workshop in Chadds Ford Wednesday, supervisors granted special event permits for two events at the Chadds Ford Historical Society. The society received permits for the Battle of Chadds Ford and for the Great Pumpkin Carve. The Battle of Chadds Ford is scheduled for Saturday and Sunday, Sept. 16 and 17. The Great Pumpkin ...

 

Touring storm-damaged properties

Delaware County Emergency Services personnel took politicians and reporters on a brief tour of parts of Chadds Ford Township damaged during Monday night’s storm. Along the way they met a man who said he could see the wind. Robert Tucker and his family have lived on Kelly Drive for four years. “You never think it’s going to happen to you and when it does, it happens ...

 

Road closure in Chadds Ford

A message from Chadds Ford Township: On Friday, Aug. 11, from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m., Webb Road is scheduled to close between Atwater Road and Hunters Lane. During the closure, motorists will be directed to use Webb Road, Route 1, Harvey Road, and Oakland Road. Local access will be maintained up to the work zone. Motorists are advised to allow extra time when traveling ...

 

Flushing hydrants in Chadds Ford

A message from Chadds Ford Township: Chester Water Authority is planning to flush all public fire hydrants in the CWA distribution system in Chadds Ford Township beginning the week of Aug. 6. CWA is planning to conduct this work between the hours of 9 p.m. and 5 a.m. Sunday through Friday morning to minimize inconvenience to CWA customers. During this work, there ...

 

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 ...

 

Changes planned for BRM

Some changes are in store for the Brandywine River Museum of Art. And those changes should make access to the museum easier for some people. The Chadds Ford Zoning Hearing Board last week granted a waiver to the museum to allow fill (soil) to be used in the flood plain to regrade the main entrance to the museum’s courtyard so that entrance can be ADA compliant and ...

 

Power interruptions possible

PECO is beginning a project that may cause some temporary power outages on various streets in the Chadds Ford area. Those streets are Brindlewood Drive, Crestline Court, Fox Pointe Court, Meadow Court, N. Glen Drive, Pleasant Hill Drive, Springhill Drive, Springhill Road, Ward Creek Road, West Chester Pikek, and Winfield Court. According to a message from PECO ...

 

Brinton Run Preserve celebrates anniversary

Brinton Run Preserve is celebrating its one-year anniversary as a public preserve, a place where neighbors and visitors can hike, enjoy nature, and learn about history. The North American Land Trust (NALT) purchased the 71-acre historic site, which had been sought by developers, and opened it to the public in summer 2022. American and British forces fought in its ...