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UPDATE May 8, 2012: According to the township zoning officer, Matt Bauman, the Jimmy Duffy property is not 2 acres C-1 Commercial and .3 acres R-1 Residential as was stated by Ed Morris, the developer for the proposed project. The property is a total of 2.069 acres containing 1.069 acres of C-1 Commercial and 1 [...]

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What’s the saying, ‘a picture is worth a thousand words’? As I drove along Swedesford Road to Wegmans a few days ago, I actually did a u-turn in the middle of the road … not quite believing what I saw.  In the median strip on Swedesford Road in the shadow of the Great Valley Corporate [...]

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The following Community Matters post, “Signed, Sealed and Delivered … Radnor Twp School District & Teachers Union Ink 3-year Contract with Salary Increase … Is there handwriting on the wall for T/E Teachers?”  is from March 23, 2011. A year ago, the Radnor Township School District signed a 3-year contract with their teachers union( RTEA) [...]

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As a bit of history for those that are new readers to Community Matters. When I started this journey 2-1/2 years ago, it was without a personal agenda except to engage the community on important issues and to encourage greater transparency from our elected officials. Transparency implies openness, communication, and accountability; a metaphorical extension of [...]

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Last night marked the Township’s third public hearing for the Trout Creek Watershed Overlay District ordinance in as many months. The Trout Creek Watershed Overlay District ordinance would permit additional redevelopment usages on large properties in the Trout Creek Watershed in exchange for much-needed stormwater facilities help.  In addition to the public hearings on this [...]

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Free Community Easter Egg Hunt — Children (all ages) Invited to Attend When: Saturday, March 24 Time:  12 Noon Where: Frank Johnson Park, 122 Bridge Avenue, Berwyn Sponsored by: Easttown Township Parks & Recreation Board Questions: Contact Mary Schultz at mzshultz@comcast.net Bring your baskets and your cameras for the annual Easter Egg Hunt. Thousands of [...]

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Still in the early stages of discussion, we do not know where the proposed Trout Creek Overlay District zoning ordinance change and the development of the Richter property will ultimately end.  My last post contained details from the long public hearing and as part the follow-up, the potential developer Joe Duckworth met with a small [...]

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History Buffs . . . Don’t miss this opportunity! “A Fortnight in Chester County: The American Revolution in our own Backyard” ~ with Sean Moir, Guest Lecturer Thursday, February 23 Lecture: 7:00 PM Tredyffrin Public Library 582 Upper Gulph Road Strafford, PA 19087 Cost:  Free Info: 610.688.7092, ext. 206 What can technology tell us about [...]

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I attended the Devon Petitions town hall meeting last night.  Organized by Sean Moir and Rich Brake, 34 residents attended, including elected officials –  State Rep Warren Kampf, township supervisor Mike Heaberg and school board director Anne Crowley (in addition to school board director Rich Brake). The basis for the Devon Petitions: Community Solutions for [...]

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Our first president, George Washington, was born on February 22, 1732. Today, George Washington’s birthday is celebrated as a national event annually on the third Monday of February. Appropriately choosing President’s Day for tonight’s citizen forum, Sean Moir and Rich Brake, will present their initiative, “The Devon Petitions: Community Solutions for a Better Tredyffrin” tonight [...]

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