BOARD OF SUPERVISORS
Meeting
of the Board –
Vice-Chairman Richard E. Hicks
called the public meeting to order at
Minutes of
Minutes of
Public
Comment Period.
Ed Berusch asked about the status of the dilapidated building on the Plymyer property. We will investigate the status of the tax liens.
John Perugini spoke in support of the demolition and clean-up of the Plymyer site.
Dave
Pritchard, the Co-Chair of the Unionville Community Fair, asked for
temporary closure of a portion of Route 82 on
Kennett Country Club – Escrow Release #2. No one was present; no action was taken.
Brusters – Escrow Release #2. The Board voted unanimously (4-0) to release the recommended amount of $97,347.50, subject to approval from URS for the sanitary funds ($26,500) and with the potential for increasing the total amount in accordance with any recommendation that Glackin Thomas Panzak makes for completed landscaping.
Auman-Barnsley – Establish Escrow Amount. By unanimous vote (4-0), the Board accepted the engineer’s recommendation of an escrow amount of $214,473.
Sovana
Bistro Request for Township Support for a Liquor License. William J. Shehwen III, Esq. represented
the owners in the request for a Township resolution supporting their
application for a liquor license under the Tourist provision. The Supervisors agreed to hold a public hearing
at
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Walnut Ridge – The proposed Townhouse development was represented by Art Bernardon and Richard Basilio. They were requesting clarification or changes in three items in the Conditional Use Order:
1) Condition #4 details developer responsibility for making additional public water available to the Hadley’s Mill development.
2) Condition #1.d specifies that parking spaces should be 20 feet in length, although the MU district requires only 19-foot spaces; the consensus of supervisors was that the 20-foot size is still preferred.
3) Condition #6 requires paved walkways throughout the plan, however, the Chester County Conservation District’s new regulations prohibit any paving within 50’ of any wetlands.
A committee (Jim Hatfield, Eddie Caudill, Frone Crawford and Jane Laslo will meet with the developer to work out proposed language for addressing these issues and present a revised Order at the November 5, 2007 meeting.
Request for Increase Footprint at
Whitewing Farm – Sketch Plan. The sketch plans were presented by Barry Stingel, P.E. and Rich Longo, P.E. and Architect. Several neighbors made comments on the plan:
Peter Horvat said that approximately 30 years ago, he was told the land was not developable and the 50’access strip was only for accessing farm equipment. He also asked whether access for additional lots could be achieved with a private drive, instead of a public road.
Dave
Strojny said that if
Mike Donnelly asked who would build the public road.
Susan Hillebrecht asked about the sizes of the proposed lots.
Gil Eaton said he was concerned about storm-water runoff onto his property to the north.
Lou Swain expressed concern about storm-water runoff.
The Supervisors decided to seek input from Dennis Glackin on planning possibilities.
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Stevens
Subdivision. By unanimous
vote (4-0), the Board rejected the plan based on the outstanding items in the
VanDemark & Lynch review letter of
Certificates of Appropriateness. By unanimous vote (4-0), the Board
approved three of the recommendations:
a) Bartholomew - Siding and roofing
b) Dallet – Repair to foundation and the bay window
c) Dauphin – Porch and window replacement
d)
October Road Report. Eddie Caudill presented the attached report and budget projections for 2008. The Board voted unanimously (4-0) to accept the report, with the understanding that funding must be found for the projected $250,000 cost of demolishing the Baltimore Pike Sewage Treatment Plant.
URS, Inc. Proposal for Inflow and Infiltration Study. The projected costs for the investigation are: Phase I - $15,600 and Phase II - $18,000. The Board voted unanimously (4-0) to approve both phases, with the understanding that funding will come primarily from the 2008 budget.
Bills. By unanimous vote (4-0), the Board approved the attached list of invoices, with each supervisor abstaining on any single item with a perceived conflict; the totals are:
General Fund $116,461.05
Sewer Fund $ 25,034.78
Payroll $ 50,093.23
Treasurer’s Report. By unanimous vote (4-0), the Board accepted the attached report.
Proposed Four-way Stop at
Roadmaster Eddie Caudill asked
for a resolution to establish the four-way stop; Chief Davis supported the
request. The resolution will be
presented at the
The meeting was adjourned at
Jane R. Laslo, Manager/Secretary