TOWNSHIP OF CONCORD E-NEWSLETTER

May 2019

THE CONCORD CONNECTION

Town-ship of Concord

43 S. Thornton Road Glen Mills, PA 19342 610-459-8911 E-mail: office@concordtownship.org Website: www.twp.concord.pa.us Business Office Hours: Monday through Friday 8:00 A.M. to 5:00 P.M.

TOWNSHIP COUNCIL: Dominic A. Pileggi - 610-459-3302 John J. Gillespie - 610-361-0566 John Crossan - 302-897-8969 Elizabeth “Libby” Salvucci - 610-361-0503 Thomas J. Mahoney - 610-361-8651 Margaret “Marge” Franke - 484-326-6382 Joshua Twersky - 610-636-2614

TOWNSHIP MANAGER: Amanda E. Serock

Township Meetings & Activities

May 2019

15 - Lawn Debris Pickup Day

15 - 7:30 p.m. - Zoning Hearing Board Public Meeting

20 - 7:00 p.m. - Planning Commission Public Meeting

21 - Primary Election Day

22 - 6-9 p.m. - Concord Ventures Hearing

23 - 6-9 p.m. - Concord Ventures Hearing

27 - Memorial Day Township Offices Closed

28 - 7:00 p.m. - Council PC Caucus/ Agenda Meeting

29 - 10 a.m.-1 p.m. - Tax Collector Hours

29 - 6-9 p.m. - Concord Ventures Hearing

30 - 10 a.m.-1 p.m. - Tax Collector Hours

June 2019

3 - 12:00 p.m. - Senior Citizens

4 - 7:00 p.m. - Township Council Public Meeting

6 - 7:00 p.m. - Park & Rec Board

7 - Dusk - Movie Night in the Park How To Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World (PG)

12 - 7:00 p.m. - Historical Commission

17 - 7:00 p.m. - Planning Commission Public Meeting

Concord Township Recognizes The Smalls

On April 13th, Township officials, the Small family

and friends gathered to remember and honor John and Silva Small. The Smalls, both long-time residents of Concord, were very active with-in the Township. Silva was a founding member of the Concord Senior Citizens and it was her vision to secure the building currently used as the Senior Center. John was also a founding member of the Concord Senior Citizens and served on the board of the Concord Township Park & Recreation Committee for over 25 years.

To honor the Smalls, the lane which runs along-side the Senior Center was dedicated as “Silva & John Small Way”; appropriate since Silva was the one who originally requested the original driveway. Township Council presented a plaque in Silva’s honor, which now hangs in the Senior Center building.

Council members Marge Franke, John Gillespie and John Crossan were on hand to celebrate the Smalls.

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Adopted

• Several resolutions were adopted as part of the May regular business meeting. Copies of 2019 resolutions can be found on the township website.

Resolution No. 29-2019: GVHS Hi-Q Team Delco Champs - recognizes the 2018-19 Garnet Valley High School Delco Hi-Q team as the Hi-Q National Champions.

Resolution No. 30-2019: DCED Watershed Restoration Protection Program Grant Application (Concord Creek Culvert Rehabilitation) - designates Council President Dominic Pileggi and Township Manager Amanda Serock as the officials to exe-cute all documents and agreement between the Township and the Commonwealth Financing Authority to facilitate and assist in obtaining the requested grant for the Concord Creek Culvert Rehabilitation.

Resolution No. 31-2019: DCED Watershed Restoration Protection Program Grant Application (Andrien Road Stream Restoration) - designates Council President Dominic Pileggi and Township Manager Amanda Serock as the officials to execute all documents and agreement between the Township and the Commonwealth Financing Authority to facilitate and assist in obtain-ing the requested grant for the Andrien Road Stream Restoration.

Resolution No. 32-2019: TCDI Grant (Routes 1 & 202 Corridor Pedestrian Improvement Plan) - designates Township Man-ager Amanda Serock as the official to execute all documents and agreements between the Township and the DVRPC to adminis-ter the grant for the Routes 1 & 202 Corridor Pedestrian Improvement Plan.

Approved

• The proclamation announcing the grand opening of Ivy Creek, a senior retirement community, in Brinton Lake.

Awarded

• The 2019 Road Program was awarded to Innovative Construction Services in the amount of $627,299.64.

• The 2019 Concord Township Scholarship Awards were presented to Bailey Prasad, Jared Scheffler, Annie Tunstall, and Joshua Wong.

Additional Business and Announcements

• The township engineer announced that PennDOT will be doing pothole repairs along Baltimore Pike and installing “No Truck” sign-age within the Township to help reduce truck traffic.

• Concord Township Council’s regular monthly public meetings (1st Tuesday of the month) are now live streamed via the Concord Live! page on the Township website. Past meeting videos will be available on the Township’s YouTube channel. The Township continues to work on broadcasting issues.

• With the new security system and cameras in place at the Township Park on Smithbridge Road, the bathroom facilities are now open.

• The Township will “Celebrate the Arts” in a partnership with Darlington Arts. At 6 p.m. on June 4th, prior to the Council meeting, a reception showcasing artwork from Darlington Art Center students will take place at a Community Center Open House. The Community Center building is located at 45 S. Thornton Road.

• The Township is looking forward to Summer by developing a Summer Concert Series to take place at the Township Park Band-stand. More information to follow.

• Concord Township and Darlington Arts Center have announced the Concord Township Mural Art Contest. In search of a mural de-sign for the exterior wall of the Snack Shack at the Township Park on Smithbridge Road, Township residents (ages 12 years and older) can enter their mural design ideas based on the theme “Concord Proud.” A panel of judges will select the winning design to be painted on the building in late summer. See the contest flyer on the Township website for more information.

Township Council approved minutes are available on our website www.twp.concord.pa.us as are plans currently under review by the Planning Commission and Township Council, and applications before the Zoning Hearing Board.

Sign up on our website to receive e-mail notification of all specially advertised meetings.

The Township Council Agenda for the June meeting will be posted on the township website on or before May 31, 2019.

Township Council Public Meeting Highlights

Concord Township Memorial Day Parade

Monday, May 27th • 9:30 a.m.

Springwater Plaza to Elam United Methodist Services to follow at Cemetery

Have You Seen a Spotted Lanternfly?

Spotted lanternfly nymphs are hatching this month. Do you know what they look like? Learn how to identify and report a spotted lanternfly using Penn State Ex-tension’s interactive website.

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Township Recycling Day

Concord Township Residents took advantage of Recycling Day which took place on April 13th. 386 cars came through the event queue. 8.2 tons of electronics were recycled. There was 3.92 tons of shredding done and almost 1 ton of household goods and clothing given to Goodwill. Thank you to student volunteers: Dan Aldorasi, Matt Gabel, Lance Schwartz, Brendan Henry, David Opalka, Alex Olsen, Ryan Gallagher, Nick Long, and Kyle McConnell. The next Township Recycling Day will take place

Saturday, October 12th from 8 a.m. to 10 a.m.

Township Council Presentation and Recognition

Council recognized the Garnet Valley High School Hi-Q Team

consisting of Aadarsh Balaji, Brandon Gorski,

Kushagra Gupta, Patrick Li, Jeffrey Lin, Sai Mamidala,

Harry Markel, Vishesh Patel, Neerai Shenoy, Aditi Sridhar,

as well as faculty advisors Lesley Arensberg and Sandra Dubnansky.

Council presented the 2019 Concord Township Scholarship

awards to Bailey Prasad, Jared Scheffler,

Annie Tunstall, and Joshua Wong.

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Streams Cleanup Day

On April 13th, the Chester, Ridley, Crum (CRC) Water-sheds Association sponsored a successful Streams Cleanup Day. This was the 22nd year of this event. Vol-unteers removed several tons of trash from local streams. In Concord Township, volunteers worked along Concord Road at Newlin Grist Mill.

Visit the CRC website to learn about CRC Watersheds Association and their mission to support, encourage and promote the enjoyment, restoration, conservation, protec-tion and prudent management of the natural resources of the Chester, Ridley, and Crum Creek Watersheds.

www.crcwatersheds.org

Park & Recreation Happenings

Erynn Marie Wilcox - 1st Place Winner - Snow Serpent

Kristine & Claire Datte - 2nd Place Winner - Snow People in Sled Greg Wanner - 3rd Place - Snowgirl Limbo

Snow Creation Contest Winners

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Easter Egg Hunt

Park & Recreation Happenings

Although a little damp, the weather cooperated enough to allow the Easter Bunny to visit Concord Township on Saturday, April 13th.

Arriving on a Concordville Fire truck, the Easter Bunny helped get the day’s activities started. In addition to the Easter Egg Hunt of many filled eggs, residents were able to visit and take photos with the Easter Bunny, pet some animals, and enjoy crafts and snacks.

The Golden Egg Contest winners were: Xavier Idanket (Age 5-8 years cat-egory) and Gabriella Lambert (Age 9-12 years category). There was no Golden Egg Contest winner for the Age 0-4 years category, since no one came up with the egg. The Jellybean Contest winner was Eva Gillespie. Jaelynn Buccilli was the winner of the Guess the Chicks Contest.

Special thanks to the Public Works Department, the Park & Recreation Board and their family members, the Concordville Fire Department, and Texas Roadhouse.

Xavier Idanket Golden Egg Winner

Gabriella Lambert Golden Egg Winner

Eva Gillespie Jellybean Contest Winner

Jaelynn Buccilli Guess the Chick Contest Winner

Employment Opportunity:

Sewer Department Position

Concord Township is seeking a skilled individual to join its Sew-er Operations team. This is an entry level position responsible for assisting with technical duties of Township sewer operations and maintenance by assisting the Sewer Operators and Fore-man with implementing the daily activities and operations of the Sewer Department. This position is a "hands-on" position that will report directly to the Foreman.

Ideal applicants have 1-3 years of experience in a related field and/or training, a High School Diploma or GED, and a valid PA driver’s License.

Interested applicants should visit the Employment Opportunities page of the Township website for job description and applica-tion.

Visit the Announcements page of the Township website for information on these and many other

Township and community activities...

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Monthly Township Meetings

TOWNSHIP COUNCIL

1st Tuesday—7:00 p.m.

Last Tuesday—7:00 p.m.

PLANNING COMMISSION

3rd Monday—7:00 p.m.

PARK & RECREATION BOARD

1st Thursday—7:00 p.m.

ZONING HEARING BOARD

3rd Wednesday—7:30 p.m.

HISTORICAL COMMISSION

2nd Wednesday—7:00 p.m.

HISTORICAL SOCIETY

Check website for schedule

www.concordhist.org

SENIOR CITIZENS

1st Monday—12:00 p.m.

Concord Senior Center

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Concord Township, Delaware County, PA

Primary Election Day is Tuesday, May 21, 2019.

May 14, 2019 is the deadline to apply for an absentee ballot for the municipal primary election.

Absentee ballots must be received by the county election office by 5 p.m. on Friday, May 17, 2019.

For more election information, visit www.votespa.com.

Concord Township Historical Society

Museum Open - May 12th

The Society’s Museum will be open the second Sunday in

May, October and November; & Sat. Sept. 7th - Concord Community Day.

659 Smithbridge Road 1 - 4 p.m.

Visit the C.T.H.S. website for more info www.concordhist.org

Movie Night in the Park

Presented by Concord Township Council Sponsored by TD Bank

How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World

Rated PG

Friday, June 7, 2019 at Dusk

Township Park - 725 Smithbridge Road

Bring a blanket or a chair • Light refreshments will be sold

Glow necklaces for children • Movie Trivia

The PA State Police 2019 Troop K - Camp Cadet Program

This summer the Pennsylvania State Police will host the Troop K Camp Cadet Program.

The program familiarizes “cadets”, children between the ages of 11 - 14 from Montgomery, Dela-ware and Philadelphia counties, with the functions of law enforcement and helps to develop a posi-tive interaction with police officers. Program staff is comprised of volunteer state and municipal police officers who act as counselors, instructors and presenters.

Philadelphia Camp Cadet: July 28th - August 2nd 2019

Montgomery County Camp Cadet: August 18th - 23rd 2019

For questions related to Troop K Camp Cadet, contact the directors:

Philadelphia County Camp- Tpr. Jessica TOBIN at 610-558-7074

Montgomery County Camp- Tpr. Loretta MIREE at 610-584-2832

For more information and to register online, visit: www.TroopKCampCadet.com.