Community Matters

Have you ever had a small (or big) electrical problem . . . installation of a new light fixture; a doorbell that stops working, or maybe a need for additional electrical outlets or light switch and didn’t know who to call?  Are you the old house owner who has century-old ‘knob and tube’ wiring that [...]

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Here are a few local grocery store updates that some may find of interest: Bottom Line on Bottom Dollar Coming to Chesterbrook . . . probably not.  The Wachovia Chesterbrook branch employees follow Community Matters.  Last week when I was in the bank, they asked me for an update on Genuardi’s; thinking that the Bottom Dollar grocery [...]

Filed under: Tredyffrin Township | 10 Comments »

I attended Tredyffrin’s Planning Commission meeting last night. The last agenda item was “Draft Amendment to the Subdivision & Land Development Ordinance”. As one who understands the importance of community volunteers, it saddened me to listen to the discussion on changing final land development authority from the Planning Commission to the Board of Supervisors.  The Planning [...]

Filed under: Tredyffrin Township, TTRC | 11 Comments »

What do these things have in common . . . St. Davids Golf Club, Planning Commission, BAWG, Sidewalk Subcommittee, land development authority,  STAP, Board of Supervisors? In looking at Tredyffrin’s Planning Commission agenda for tonight’s meeting, I discovered an interesting item listed under ‘new’ business — “Draft Amendment to the Subdivision & Land Development Ordinance”.  [...]

Filed under: BAWG, St. Davids Golf Club, STAP, Tredyffrin Township | 22 Comments »

Below are comments that I received from Steve Kelly, the third candidate in the Chester County District Attorney race.  Mr. Kelly states that he was not given an opportunity to respond for the Daily Local article.  If this is accurate, than I am particularly pleased to offer Mr. Kelly the forum for his remarks.  Mr. Kelly [...]

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Chester County district attorney candidate Tom Hogan has responded to my email request for comment to yesterday’s Community Matters post, “Chester County DA Race is Heating Up . . . Candidates Taking the Gloves Off” – his remarks are below.  Mr. Hogan’s comments and the earlier remarks of Mr. Carmody would indicate that the gloves in the DA [...]

Filed under: Chester County Republican Committee, District Attorney, Tredyffrin Township | 1 Comment »

Yesterday, as follow-up to my last post, I sent a joint email to Chester County district attorney candidates Pat Carmody and Tom Hogan.  I gave  each an opportunity to respond to the post, and stated that I would include their remarks on Community Matters.  Because the prior article had focused on Mr. Carmody and Mr. Hogan, [...]

Filed under: Tredyffrin Township | 8 Comments »

Following November’s mid-term election, I wrote of news in the Chester County District Attorney’s office . . . District Attorney Joseph Carroll decision to run for Common Pleas Court judge seat and not seek re-election as the county DA.  At the time of the announcement, there was speculation about possible DA candidates including Tredyffrin’s solicitor [...]

Filed under: Capital Campaign, Chester County Republican Committee, Tredyffrin Township, TTRC | 7 Comments »

Our lives begin to end the day we become silent about things that matter.  ~ Martin Luther King, Jr. There is something very poignant about honoring the birth of Martin Luther King, Jr. today as our country grieves the violent actions of a mentally disturbed young man nine days ago.  The reasons behind the gunman’s [...]

Filed under: Tredyffrin Township | 44 Comments »

Last week, I had a call from a Lower Providence police detective. The detective gave me a list of five names and explained that the police were working on an ATM banking fraud case. Apparently, one of these individuals had rented a car and had my bed and breakfast, telephone number and address programmed in [...]

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