Concord Township Planning Commission members still aren’t ready to recommend yea or nay on the development proposed for the Woodlawn Trustees property. Following another three-and-a-half-hour meeting on Oct. 20, township solicitor Hugh Donaghue told a crowd dominated by opponents of the plan that the commission would announce its decision on Nov. 17. John Jaros, the attorney for the applicant, agreed to give the township another…
For Concord Township Supervisor Kevin O’Donaghue, the 325-acre Beaver Valley, a Woodlawn Trustees property on the west side of the township, is “a political football.” O’Donaghue made the comment at The Gables Restaurant in Pennsbury Township, the sight of a fund-raiser for the Save the Valley group, an open space organization fighting any proposed zoning change that Woodlawn might seek. The sitting supervisor was not…
At least one Concord Township supervisor doesn’t want to change the current zoning in the 325 acres of property owned by Woodlawn Trustees. Elizabeth “Libby” Salvucci said at the end of a rather routine Board of Supervisors’ meeting on Sept. 3 that the current zoning should be kept. She commented further after the meeting finished. “We don’t have a plan in front of us but,…
Are Concord Township residents willing to see their taxes increased by up to 300 percent in order for the township to buy the 325-acre Woodlawn Trustees property? That’s what township supervisors want to know. Supervisor Dominic Cappelli raised the question during the Aug. 6 Board of Supervisors’ meeting. Cappelli said he’d like to see a referendum on next spring’s primary election ballot that puts the…
A rezoning plan that could have led to a controversial development of 325 acres in Concord Township has been withdrawn and a hearing into the matter is closed. Another application is in the works. Cheers and applause erupted from the more than 650 people attending the May 14 hearing, held at Garnet Valley Middle School, when Concord Township solicitor Hugh Donaghue read letters from the…
Scores of residents packed the Concord Township municipal building to hear about a proposed plan that would rezone and develop 324 acres of land. More than 40 members of the standing room only crowd asked for party status to oppose the proposal. The area is owned by Woodlawn Trustees. As previously reported, Woodlawn wants to sell off some of the land so that it can…