Kennett Township will recover an additional $56,000 in the embezzlement case involving the former township manager. The supervisors issued a statement Monday announcing that the township and Brian Gore, former township manager Lisa Moore’s significant other, reached a settlement “regarding potential claims arising out of Moore’s embezzlement of township funds. “Without admitting or conceding liability or wrongdoing, the parties have determined that it is in…
For the second time in less than a month, rains caused the Brandywine Creek to spill its banks along Route 1 in Chadds Ford early Wednesday morning. Four cars became stranded in the flooded roadway. Heavy winds knocked out power in parts of Chester and Delaware counties between 7 and 8 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 9, but the creek didn’t flood the roadway until a little…
The Kennett Township manager will resign on Feb. 1 to take a new position in Virginia, according to a press release sent out this morning. Eden Ratliff will be the deputy city manager for administration for the city of Charlottesville, Va. “Charlottesville is on a mission to sustain stability within its local government and as I join that effort, I know the experiences I have…
Life is rarely a straight line. Life’s path meanders with unexpected turns. And that’s what happened for Lacey Faber. Faber, the new township manager for Chadds Ford, earned a degree in fine art and art therapy. She took a volunteer position with a youth group, was a counselor, and was on the board of directors. But she wanted to do more. “I wanted to elevate…
The Kennett Township Board of Supervisors welcomed its newest member during the annual reorganization meeting on Jan. 2. Pat Muller, who was elected in November to fill Scudder Stevens’ seat, was sworn in and then addressed the residents and township staff in attendance. “I love Kennett Township, and I will continue the work to help find solutions to problems,” she said. Muller encouraged the township…
Chadds Ford Township now has a new supervisor. Timotha Trigg was sworn into office during the annual reorganization meeting on Tuesday, Jan. 2. She replaces Noelle Barbone who chose not to run for reelection last year. Trigg will serve a six-year term. She had been on the Planning Commission, but she officially resigned from that commission, and supervisors appointed Carolyn Daniels to replace her. Daniels…
It took three meetings, but Chadds Ford Township now has a budget for 2024. As Supervisors’ Chairman Samantha Reiner said, “The third time is the charm.” But the third time also became the last time for one supervisor to sit at the big table. There was no opposition to the budget proposal during the Dec. 19 work session despite including a fire tax to help…
Delaware County Council unanimously approved the County’s FY 2024 budget at the Dec. 13 public meeting. Next year’s budget represents the county’s investment in the community it serves including investments in services to residents, county infrastructure, public safety, and the county team who work to serve residents each day. It also reflects the reality of running a County in the wake of spiking inflation, addressing…
Chadds Ford Township supervisors still haven’t adopted a budget for 2024 but that is expected to change next week. The board Wednesday night unveiled an updated proposed budget that reflects a reduction in general fund millage while reinstating a fire tax. As reported last week, questions arose over the need for a separate fire tax during the Dec. 6 meeting. Instigating those questions was the…
More than 70 years of Chadds Ford history came crumbling down Friday morning. Demolition crews took down Hank’s Place —“Where hungry people eat, and friendly people meet.” (See video below.) Hank’s Place at Route 1 and Creek Road has seen three different owners and withstood multiple floods over the years, but it couldn’t take what happened on Sept. 1, 2021. That’s when Hurricane Ida flooded…
While Birmingham and Concord townships passed their respective budgets this week, Chadds Ford Township supervisors punted. The Dec. 6 meeting had the budget on the agenda, but a prolonged and sometimes testy conversation caused the Board of Supervisors to continue the meeting until 5 p.m. on Wednesday, Dec. 13. The budget must be passed by Dec. 31. That prolonged conversation began with resident Mark Stookey…