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 feet and would allow KACS to become a food…
On Monday, July 10, the Public Works Department of the Borough of Kennett Square will begin the annual flushing of the municipal water system. The flushing will be done during normal work hours and is necessary for the proper maintenance of the system. Workers will open each hydrant in the system and allow water to flow to eliminate sediment from the mains. During this time,…
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 Township Public…
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 Kennett supervisors’ meeting. A December 2022 resolution recognized the supervisors’…
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 they’re making big, big bucks’ decisions that are affecting us.” The meeting is…
Anson B. Nixon Park in Kennett Square turns 30 this year. According to John Gaadt, vice-chairman of the Kennett Area Park Authority, Kennett Township and the Borough of Kennett Square got together to start the park after a landfill was closed where the soccer fields are now. “The land was going to be turned over to the township when the landfill was leaving, but the…
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…
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 – turning bucket,…
It’s been a long time coming, but the new Kennett Library is expected to open in late June, with a grand opening following in August. Ground was broken for the new building in August of 2021 and February of this year was the anticipated opening. But the controversy over a new library goes back two decades. Mary Hutchins, the development director for the library said…
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 overall, not finding the issues…
Kennett Township residents will now have two dedicated public comment periods at the supervisors’ meetings this year. There will be a public comment period only on agenda items at the start of the meeting, and a general public comment period at the end of the meeting, supervisors’ Chairman Geoff Gamble said at the Jan. 18 meeting. Agenda comments will be limited to three minutes. “We…