Proposed township ordinances are on-line and available for resident review and comment
By Rick Marts, Correspondent, The Times
KENNETT — Different from most Board of Supervisors public meetings, controversy did not pervade the order of business at Wednesday evening’s meeting. Instead, it was a night of information and sharing.
In her Manager’s Report, Lisa Moore reported that the township is still looking for a zoning hearing board member and two library board members. She also reported that a parking study has been done at Penns Manor, which concluded that a new ordinance will be needed to govern future parking in that area.
New legislation seemed to be a theme at the meeting. Moore informed the Supervisors and the public in attendance that, in fact, three draft ordinances are currently posted on the township’s website (http://kennett.pa.us/blog/2014/06/11/draft-ordinances-review/) for public review. The ordinances are
- International Fire Code, Ordinance 219;
- Swimming Pool Standards, Ordinance 220; and
- Retirement Community 2 Amendments, Ordinance 221.
Moore also provided the Kennett Township Police Department’s activity highlights for May 2014. During that period, the Department, together with the State Police, addressed 211 emergency incidents, an average of 7 every day of the month.
An important part of that activity were two sobriety checkpoints conducted by township Police Officer Lydell Nolt as part of the Chester County Intensified Law Enforcement Highway Safety Project. These efforts occurred in the vicinity of East Baltimore Pike and Lenape Road.
During the two checkpoints, Officer Nolt stopped 927 vehicles, resulting in 14 investigations for impaired drivers and seven arrests for driving under the influence of either alcohol or drugs. Thus, police found significant apparent violations in slightly over 2% of all stops. In addition, two individuals were arrested for possession of illegal narcotics and paraphernalia.
Township police will stage two additional sobriety checkpoints during July.
In addition to the sobriety checkpoint work, the Department conducted intensified traffic enforcement as part of the year-long PA Aggressive Driving Enforcement and Education Project. May was a particularly bad month for accidents, with a 68 percent increase in accidents over April. As a result, the Department plans to continue to review intersection safety, adequacy of signage, and enforcement of laws against aggressive drivers.
