A message from Kennett Square: Due to poor road conditions from last night’s storm, Borough Hall (600 S. Broad Street) will be closed today, Tuesday, Aug. 8. Borough Hall will reopen tomorrow, Wednesday, Aug. at 8:30 a.m. In addition, the Borough Council meeting will take place tomorrow, Wednesday, Aug. 9 at 7 p.m. The borough has been working to address issues related to last night’s…
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…
Kennett Township supervisors gave the green light Wednesday to update five tourist signs in the township. The township will enter into an agreement with Chester County Tourism to create a “signing district” within the municipal borders and to replace the existing tourist-oriented directional signs, or wayfaring signs, with newer, more uniform ones. Susan Hamley, the executive director of Chester County Tourism (the conference and visitors…
Due to a water leak that occurred today in connection with the commencement of the E. South Street water main replacement project, some residents may experience low water pressure. Borough personnel are on-site and actively working to address this issue and the low water pressure should be resolved this afternoon. In addition, the eastbound lane of W. South Street will be closed at Broad Street…
Concord Township Council Tuesday authorized the spending of $1 million of ARPA funds and granted conditional use approval for a liquor license transfer and outdoor dining for a restaurant. The township has more than $1.88 million from the American Rescue Plan Act (COVID money) and councilmembers selected seven projects on which to spend $1.145 million of the funds. Council President Dominic Pileggi said the remainder…
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 could be brief…
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 was…
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…
Due to a water main break, water service will be interrupted on the 400 block of Maple Alley. The Borough estimates repairs to be completed this evening. After completion and restoration of water service, as a precautionary measure, the 400 block of Maple Alley will be on a boil water notice until the evening of evening Monday, July 24, to allow for testing of the…
Kennett Square’s water main on E. South Street — between S. Union Street and S. Walnut Street — will be replaced this summer, according to an email from the borough. The work is tentatively planned to start on or about Aug. 7 and is expected to be completed by November. The contractor, Barrasso Excavation Inc. will work from approximately 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday…
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 released by Chadds Ford Township, Phase 1 of…