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…
A public comment period is now open for Birmingham Township residents to express their opinions on the township’s revised Pollution Reduction Plan. The plan is part of the township’s Municipal Separate Storm Sewer System or MS4. Supervisors approved advertising the plan as required by the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection. The revisions involve the West Branch of Chester Creek and the Christina River Basin. The…
The Kennett Board of Supervisors awarded the township’s outgoing planning and zoning director with the first Kennett Township Medal of Merit. The presentation happened at the July 17 meeting, when the board also approved a resolution that created the medal. Hicks will receive the medal after serving as the planning and zoning point-person for the last 10 years. “Whereas in recognition of 10 years of…
The Kennett Township Planning Commission honored former member and current supervisor Pat Muller at the July 17 supervisors’ meeting. Muller was elected to the three-member board of supervisors last year and took office in January. In her speech thanking the planning commission, she stressed the importance of residents’ involvement in shaping the future of the township. “It is so important to just have regular people,…
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…
Kathy Howley has been working for Pennsbury Township for almost 46 years. Now she’s retiring and said, “It’s been a wonderful ride.” Her expected last day on the job will be Aug. 5 and her replacement will be current Supervisor Dan Boyle who will have to step down from the board when he takes over as manager. That change for Boyle is to be officially…
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…
A former Chadds Ford home of NC Wyeth, where he worked on the Treasure Island illustration is about to be preserved. The property is known as the Davis Tract but is more recently the home of former Chadds Ford residents, the Camp Family. It’s the 16-acre property just to the east of the Barn Shops on Route 1. NALT President Steven Carter said the nonprofit…
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…