• During the Aug. 6 meeting, Concord Township Council gave preliminary/final approval for an automated car wash at Routes 1 and 202. It granted conditional use approval for the project in July of 2023. The approval granted during the Aug. 6 council meeting including a payment of $1,265 fee-in-lieu for open space, as well as a $13,284 contribution is also required for stormwater control and…
Addressing the Concord Township Council, Concordville Fire and Protective Association Deputy Chief Joe Hope gave a brief rundown on the fire company’s activities in the township. During July, he said the company responded to 367 ambulance and EMS calls, 182 (or 49.5 percent) were in Concord. There were also 103 fire calls, with 46 (44.6 percent) in Concord. He added that for the year to…
Concord Township Council Tuesday night approved Garnet Valley School District’s land development plan. Several council members and other residents expressed concerns, but after more than an hour of talking, the measure passed 5-1 with 19 of conditions, several of which addressed those concerns. The plan entails the demolition or partial demolition of existing buildings and other existing features, adding three athletic fields, and four parking…
Concord Township buried a time capsule at the old Spring Valley African Methodist Episcopal Church on Spring Valley Road Wednesday. This was a follow-up to the ribbon cutting at the church in February and coincided with the Juneteenth celebration, the day in 1865 when the former slaves in Galveston, Texas learned that they were now free and that slavery had ended. “It’s a profound honor…
They ran for fun, for the park, and for clean water. More than 8o runners took part in the second annual 5K Race for the Watershed at the Newlin Grist Mill Park on Saturday. Last year’s race netted $10,000 for the park and Executive Director Tony Shahan said he was hoping to match that this year. “We’re hoping for a similar outcome,” he said before…
Newlin Grist Mill Park and Concord Township are again teaming up to promote water quality. The second annual Race for the Watershed and Rubber Duck Regatta is scheduled for next Saturday, June 15. Last year’s event raised $10,000 for water monitoring equipment for the park. And they’re hoping for the same this year. Brenda Orso, the development manager at the park, said the monitoring equipment…
Concord Township Council this week granted preliminary approval for Orchard Knoll, a proposed 22-lot subdivision on a 44-acre site on the east side of Brinton Lake Road near Costco. Final approval is still pending. Township engineer Nate Cline said access would be from Brinton Lake Road, a state roadway. There would also be one lot off of Cedar Grove Drive. He explained there would be…
Due to water main work being done at the Concord Township municipal building will be closed on Wednesday, May 15. Township administrative staff will be working remotely and will be accessible via phone and email. The Zoning Hearing Board Meeting will take place as scheduled at 7:00 PM in the Public Meeting Room.
Taco Bell is looking to open a restaurant in Concord Township’s Regency Plaza on the north side of Route 1. The township held a conditional use hearing on the matter Tuesday night. Council made no decision during the My 7 session. Rather, council members continued the hearing to 6:15 p.m. on June 4 after the applicant goes to the Zoning Hearing Board. The restaurant chain…
Lee Weersing, president of the Concordville Fire and Protective Association gave Concord Township Council an update on the number of calls Concordville has responded to so far this year. He said there have been 40 fire calls in Concord Township during March, out of 78 in all the municipalities the fire company covers. That’s out of 297 calls for the year to date. But there…
Concord Township won a Pennsylvania Recreation and Park Society award for Excellence in Recreation and Parks for its Race for the Watershed event held last summer. Steve Jacobs, Concord’s Parks and Recreation director, said the event, which included a rubber duck race, raised $10,000 for the Newlin Grist Mill for water monitoring equipment. “[the PRPS] looks for outstanding programming and special events…We submitted [the Race…