Chester County Briefs: Hoover Financial Advisors, Swope Lees, Chester County Future, Police Chiefs, Road Restrictions

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The staff of Hoover Financial Advisors, take part in the Chester County Food Bank last year. Shown left to right : Gail Coxe; Kelly Hoover; Phil Gagliardi; Carol Olver; Pete Hoover; Jerry Fahey; Beth Hoover; and Tim Curvan.

HFA’s “Fall Funds for Food” raise $15k

Hoovers LogoThe annual “Fall Funds for Food” campaign organized by Hoover Financial Advisors near Malvern to benefit the Chester County Food Bank raised an impressive $15,000 this year, surpassing last year’s record of $12,500.

Hoover Financial Advisors’ generosity does not stop at raising money for the food bank however, as they also provide ‘sweat equity’.

At the beginning of the year, members of its staff worked in the kitchen at its Exton headquarters and at Charlestown Farm in Phoenixville, last year they packed produce boxes, and in the other years, HFA employees have pulled weeds and filled backpacks.

“With generous help from our clients, staff, vendors and colleagues, we reached our 2015 goal,” said Pete Hoover, CFP and president of the company. “With each dollar contributed, the food bank can provide four meals or five pounds of non-perishable food.”

Swope Lees Sees Further Improvement in the Real Estate Market

Chuck Swope
Chuck Swope

West Chester based Swope Lees Commercial Real Estate LLC is noticing improved market conditions in Chester County and in particular, that the speed in which deals can be completed is picking up.

The latest deal brokered by Chuck Swope is the purchase of a 6,000 square foot, single story office building on 111 Summit Drive in the Whiteland Business Park in Exton by Jacquette Consulting.

With easy access to Route 202 and Route 100, the office building has individual offices as well as a conference room, restrooms and a kitchen.

“Chuck set up seven appointments in less than a week, took us on a whirlwind tour, and helped us get it all done in record time,” said Frank Jacquette, the buildings purchaser and owner of Jacquette Consulting.

“Ten weeks after starting the search we’ve gone to settlement and taken possession of our new office building.”

Chester County Futures LogoChester County Futures Receives $10,000 Donation from National Penn

National Penn Bancshares of Allentown has awarded Chester County Futures a $10,000 contribution as a part of its participation in Pennsylvania’s Educational Improvement Tax Credit program.

Within this program, National Penn has already donated over $1 million this year to eligible organizations across its marketplace. Chester County Futures plans to use this generous contribution to support the Science Technology Engineering and Math (STEM) curriculum for grades 7 through 12.

“The gift from National Penn allowed us to send 40 middle school students to our Futures AHEAD enrichment summer camp where students worked directly with Lockheed Martin staff members to explore Newton’s Third Law of Motion,” said Maria McDonald, Chester County Futures Executive Director.

“The two-day hands on learning activities led students to design, build, present and ultimately launch stomp rockets. They had a lot of fun while learning.”

Area Police Chiefs Attend Community-Police Forum in Coatesville

Four police chiefs from Coatesville and the surrounding area participated in a community-police forum at the New Life in Christ Fellowship church in Coatesville on Thursday.

Chiefs John Laufer III from the city of Coatesville, Joseph Elias from Caln township, Joseph Friel from Valley Township, and Lew Wilson from South Coatesville answered the audience’s questions ranging from issues of school security and handling possible disagreements with officers, to encouraging younger generations to trust the police.

During the discussion, all four chiefs agreed it is extremely important for the public to trust the police, and to come to them if someone suspects something.

On the issue of disagreements with law enforcement, Chief Wilson said that “If you feel like you’ve been wronged by a police officer, you have your chiefs. Let the chiefs handle it; let the chief get involved. If he’s any kind of human being, he’ll get involved.”

Local Road Restrictions Announced by PennDOT

The Pennsylvania Department of Transportation has announced scheduled road restriction from November 9 to November 13 starting at 9 a.m. and ending at 3 p.m. for the installation and replacement of raised pavement markers.

As a result, visibility and safety for drivers at night and in bad weather will be improved by reflective markers installed along center lines, edge lines, and ramps.

The areas that will see some disruption in regular traffic flows are Pawlings Road in Schuylkill Township, Coldstream Road in Charlestown and East Pikeland townships, Charlestown Road and Bridge Street in Charlestown and Schuylkill townships, and Phoenixville Borough, Chester County.

During the work, one lane will be taken over by the slow-moving operation so motorists are advised to be alert and expect possible slowdowns when driving near work crews.

Motorists can the free resource at 511PA to check on the road conditions.

 

 

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