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The Land Conservancy for Southern Chester County is hosting an event to celebrate 20 years of stewardship.--photo via tlcforscc.org/

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The Land Conservancy Celebrating its 20th Anniversary with a Bang

Charged with safeguarding the region’s natural beauty, The Land Conservancy for Southern Chester County (TLC) is celebrating its 20th year on September 12th.

TLC will be hosting its fourth annual “Hootenanny Hoedown” at The Ruins on the grounds of the Pennsylvania Hunt Cup course on Newark Road in Kennett Square.  The event allows attendees to show off their cowboy and cowgirl garb, as well as dance with a few Roaring Twenties flappers to the sounds of DJ Frosty.

TLC is an advocacy group which started as a non-profit in 1985, which grew to eight full-time employees by 2008. Its key mission is to initiate land conservation, historic preservation, land stewardship, and education.

“Our plan is to help with in-fill and the redevelopment of our boroughs, rather than sell off farmland,” said TLC executive director Gwen Lacy. “We’ve got to create strategic planning that complements the rural nature of the county.”

 

The Bayard Taylor library in Kennett Square.
The Bayard Taylor library in Kennett Square.

Kennett Public Library Reviews Bylaws on Board Appointments

Kennett Public Library officials are considering making changes to the bylaws on board members’ appointments.

This is in response to issues raised by Kennett Square Borough and Township leaders in recent weeks, stating that the Kennett Square Borough Council may withhold its financial support for the Library until it can appoint a representative to the library board.

The library board could vote as early as its September 15th meeting to amend the bylaws regulating the issue, to allow each municipality in the service area to appoint a representative to the library board.

Currently, the library board selects its own members unless a municipality earns the right to appoint a member by either contributing its “fair share” or through a dedicated tax for library support. At present, the borough is falling short of its “fair share” contribution by about $7,000 for the year.

 

 

Dinniman Addresses State and Local Issues at Town Hall Meeting

Senator Andy Dinniman
State Senator Dinniman.

State Senator Andy Dinniman spoke at a town hall meeting on July 29 at the Avon Grove Intermediate School on issues such as the state budget and development and included local interest topics such as mushroom farm odors and potholes.

Speaking in front of a capacity crowd, Dinniman focused on the hot-button issue of property taxes, supporting the proposal made by Governor Wolf and suggesting possible amendments.

“In my decade in Harrisburg, this is the first time we have had a chance to get property tax reform done,” Dinniman told the crowd. “I’m not going to allow this chance to get away, and neither should you.”

He also discussed the development in southern Chester County, in particular VISTA 2025, which could redraw local development zones.

“Southwest Chester County is one of the last bastions of open space in this county,” Dinniman said. “Economic development is necessary, but it can be done the right way.”

 

A pop-up beer garden could be coming to this site in Kennett Square.
A pop-up beer garden could be coming to this site in Kennett Square.

Kennett Square to get Another Beer Venue

Kennett Square is about to become one pop up  beer garden richer as the Kennett Square Council has approved a new beer venue with a 5-1 vote, with councilman George “Chip” Plumley dissenting.

The permit issued to Christa Bui and Sandra Mulry is valid until the end of the year for the old Creamery building off Birch Street in Kennett Square.

Bui and Mulry said they are planning to invest heavily in the site that is currently in some disrepair. The pop-up events will take place on the 7,000 square feet of buffered, outdoor space mainly on weekends and when the weather is nice.

A Belgian, Bui said the pop-up beer garden would be a place where people in the community can gather. “In Europe, beer gardens are considered a culture center,” she said. “The point is to bring people together.”

 

Young people attended the Coatesville Youth Initiative's Open House
Young people attended the Coatesville Youth Initiative’s Open House at the Benner Building in Coatesville.–via Lucas Roberts, DLN.

Coatesville Youth Initiative Holds Open House

Last Thursday afternoon the Coatesville Youth Initiative held an open house event at its headquarters in the Benner Building, inviting guests to tour the new facility and meet some of the staff and students involved with CYI, and enjoy some light refreshments.

CYI, an independent non-profit organization committed to training youth leaders, enhancing family relationships, building community collaboration, and encouraging prevention education, was able to move into its own space on the first floor of the Benner Building on December 17, 2014 after operating out of a room in the Lukens Executive Office Building.

“As an organization, we’re very much about the community,” said Chaya Scott, executive director of CYI. This event is that “people know that we are a viable community organization that’s focused on youth in this community.”

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