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Wine and rubber duckies in Concord

Posted by Rich Schwartzman on April 5, 2023

It was a mixed bag of topics at the April 4 meeting of the Concord Township Council. Council gets a governor’s award, Wegmans wants a new hearing to change its wine sales hours, and the township plans a rubber ducky race. Following a request from an attorney representing Wegmans Food Market, council members are considering granting a new hearing for the store to change the…

Concordville Inn to be demolished

Posted by Rich Schwartzman on March 13, 2023

Concord Township Council last week issued a certificate of appropriateness for the demolition of the Concordville Inn. The property is being sold and the intent is for a new structure for Encompass Health to be used as a medical facility. That new facility would be two stories and be used as a 50-bed, in-patient rehabilitation center. A total of seven conditions are connected with the…

Concord passes budget

Posted by Rich Schwartzman on December 7, 2022

Concord Township Council members passed the 2023 budget Tuesday night. As anticipated, property taxes remain the same. The budget is balanced with revenues and expenses expected to be $4.1 million and with a total property tax levy of 0.514 mils for properties where there are fire hydrants and 0.453 mils without. (A mil is a tax of $1 for every $1,000 of assessed property value.)…

Concord holds budget hearing

Posted by Rich Schwartzman on November 16, 2022

A percentage breakdown of how tax dollars are spent, according to the proposed 2023 budget.

Concord Township Council Tuesday night held a hearing for the 2023 budget and the proposal offers no tax increase. Before the hearing, though, council members voted to grant Rosalie restaurant conditional use approval for outdoor dining. That conditional use hearing was held on Nov. 1. Rosalie wants to move into the site of the former Ruby’s Diner in the Shoppes at Brinton Lake. The approval…

Just for fun in Concord

Posted by Rich Schwartzman on November 13, 2022

DJ Steve Blatz gets the group moving.

Concord Township’s Parks and Recreation Committee decided it was time for people in the township to get together just for some fun. So, the committee hosted a dance party at the Brandywine Youth Center Saturday night and an estimated 80 residents took advantage and danced to the oldies. Committee member Allison O’Donaghue said the committee hopes the oldies dance can become an annual event.

Rosalie coming to Concord

Posted by Rich Schwartzman on November 2, 2022

Rosalie, an Italian restaurant, is eying the Shops at Brinton Lake as a new location. Already in Wayne, Rosalie wants to move into the site of the former Ruby’s Diner. Concord Council wrapped up a conditional use hearing for the restaurant before the start of its Nov. 1 meeting. At issue was approval for outdoor dining, but there won’t be a decision until Nov. 15.…

Massage license pulled

Posted by Rich Schwartzman on October 5, 2022

Concord Township Council Tuesday gave preliminary/final approval for a proposed car dealership on Routes 202 and 1 but pulled the massage license for a spa farther south on 202. Council withdrew the permit for Massage Zen at 220 Wilmington West Chester Pike because of charges of prostitution and narcotics. According to solicitor Hugh Donaghue, two of the employees had been arrested. He said an anonymous…

Conditional OK for storage facility

Posted by ChaddsFordLive on August 3, 2022

A proposed self-storage facility is one step closer to reality after Concord Township Council granted conditional use approval for the plan during its Aug. 2 meeting. Even with the conditional use approval, the plan must still go through land development with the Planning Commission and then get final approval from the council. The applicant, Premiere A-2 Storage, wants to construct two buildings at 366 Wilmington…

Concord updates open space plan

Posted by Rich Schwartzman on July 13, 2022

Concord Township has moved forward with its goal of updating its Comprehensive Recreation, Park, and Open Space Plan. Council voted 6-0 Tuesday night to adopt the plan after a brief presentation by Marc Morfei, a landscape architect with Pennoni Engineers. The goals of the plan are to conserve natural resources, provide for future recreational needs, find opportunities to expand walking and cycling trails, and provide…

Wrong machine in Concord

Posted by Rich Schwartzman on May 17, 2022

Some early morning voters in the 6th Voting Precinct in Concord Township were turned away from the polls because the wrong machine was sent to the precinct at the township building. Precinct Judge of Elections Steve Critchlow said the voting machine delivered was for the 6th Precinct in Collingdale. While initial voters were told to come back later, Critchlow said, Voters’ Services advised him to…