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School board eyes budget vote

Posted by Rich Schwartzman on May 14, 2019

With a month to go before the final vote, Unionville-Chadds Ford School Board directors Monday night approved a proposed final budget of more than $90 million for the 2019-202 academic year. The final vote is expected on June 17. Taxes are scheduled to increase. Director John Murphy, the vice chairman of the board’s Finance Committee said the millage rate for Chester County property owners would…

Recorder’s office won’t research discrepancy

Posted by Rich Schwartzman on May 11, 2019

A screenshot of the ChescoViews page shows a map indicating Carol Wolf owns 2.7 acres, but the annotation says she owns 6.564 acres. The discrepancy is causing problems.

There are a number of legalities involved when a person buys or sells real estate. Those legalities can become complicated and they can become even more so when a recorder of deeds office can’t or won’t provide proof about who owns what. That’s the situation for Carol Wolf and her son Ken Wolf. Four acres of Carol Wolf’s property seem to have been transferred to…

Westtown, Toll face off again over Crebilly Farm

Posted by ChaddsFordLive on May 6, 2019

Neighbors for Crebilly Farm gathered on the stairs before the Commonwealth Court in Pittsburgh

No decision was issued today in an appeal hearing on Toll Brothers' application to develop Crebilly Farm, a historic 300-plus-acre tract that abuts Routes 202 and 926 in Westtown Township. A three-judge Commonwealth Court panel sitting in Pittsburgh heard arguments from Gregg Adelman, one of Toll’s attorneys, and Patrick McKenna, the Westtown Township solicitor. Both presentations focused primarily on whether the township has the authority…

Grant approved for open space preservation

Posted by Press Release on April 22, 2019

3.8 million in open space preservation grants

Good morning, m’am

Posted by ChaddsFordLive on April 13, 2019

Class 12 students from Pardada Pardadi.

I'm so happy to be back in India again for the 11th time. This is my home away from home where I feel a passion and purpose in the work done here. There is so much going on here each and every day. I start each morning, sitting on the balcony, drinking coffee (brought from the US, as this is still Nescafé country). It is…

Kennett Square opens talks on EMS services

Posted by Monica Fragale on March 13, 2019

A town hall meeting on EMS services last week was “the beginning of the conversation,” according to Kennett Borough Mayor Matt Fetick. It did not deal with the question of whether Kennett Fire Company’s ambulance service would continue to provide Basic Life Support services in Kennett Borough and part of Kennett Township, something officials and residents from both municipalities have been discussing during the last…

No vote on marijuana dispensary

Posted by Rich Schwartzman on March 13, 2019

Hearings on two proposed zoning amendments that would allow for medical marijuana facilities in Concord Township didn’t go very far Tuesday night. The major action taken by township council — aside from answering some questions from the public — was to authorize that the hearings be re-advertised. The amendments, if approved, would make room for a medical marijuana dispensary and for a medical marijuana grow…

Wintry mix precipitation predicted

Posted by Press Release on January 28, 2019

The National Weather Service in Mount Holly, NJ has issued the following weather statement for a wintry mix precipitation on Tuesday and gusty winds with snow showers/snow squalls are possible in the afternoon and evening on Wednesday: Chester County Forecasted Conditions: Precipitation may begin as a wintry mix before changing to rain on Tuesday Rain is expected to change to snow before ending on Tuesday…

School board gets an earful

Posted by Rich Schwartzman on January 15, 2019

Unionville-Chadds Ford School Board directors got an earful from residents during the board’s first meeting of the year, a meeting that lasted nearly four hours. The residents told the board they don’t like how the district has been handling the long-range facilities plan. Superintendent of Schools John Sanville said, “The process has been open and transparent,” while Director Robert Sage said disagreements are normal, he…

School district appeals right-to-know decision

Posted by Rich Schwartzman on December 6, 2018

In the opinion of Chadds Ford resident Mark Stookey, the Unionville-Chadds Ford School Board is trying to emasculate Pennsylvania’s Right-to-Know Law. School board directors Monday night voted to appeal a decision of the Office of Open Records that partially upheld a right-to-know request Stookey filed this past summer. That request was for documents pertaining to a study by K&W for a possible athletic field facilities…