{"id":12546,"date":"2015-11-20T09:54:38","date_gmt":"2015-11-20T14:54:38","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/chescotimes.com\/?p=12546"},"modified":"2015-11-20T09:55:17","modified_gmt":"2015-11-20T14:55:17","slug":"pennsbury-moves-to-transfer-easements-to-brandywine-conservancy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/chescotimes.com\/?p=12546","title":{"rendered":"Pennsbury moves to transfer easements to Brandywine Conservancy"},"content":{"rendered":"

Concerns over Mendenhall historic structures being vandalized<\/strong><\/em><\/span><\/p>\n

By Kris Firey-Poling<\/strong><\/span>, Staff Writer, The Times<\/em><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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Supervisor Wendell Fenton accepts a printed copy of Pennsbury\u2019s first known map from Historical Commission Chair Lynn Luft at Pennsbury\u2019s board of supervisors meeting.<\/p><\/div>\n

PENNSBURY \u2014 The township’s\u00a0Board of Supervisors focused on properties, agreements, and swimming pools at Wednesday night\u2019s meeting.<\/p>\n

The board approved the transfer of the Mendenhall easement to the Brandywine Conservancy. The Conservancy has been monitoring the agricultural-based easement for several years.<\/p>\n

\u201dMonitoring and enforcing easements is what they do. This transfer will protect the property in perpetuity,\u201d said Supervisors Chair Scotty Scottoline.<\/p>\n

Chairman Scottoline explained that the supervisors also want to transfer two additional open space properties to the Conservancy as well.<\/p>\n

The Mendenhall farmhouse and barn, owned by CFP Associates, has been deemed \u201cdemolition by neglect,\u201d which is prohibited by township ordinance for historical structures. Previously, the township asked the owners to board up the structures. Several reports of vandalism have occurred at the vacant farmhouse.<\/p>\n

Solicitor Tom Oeste has asked the owners to secure the property and to stop the ATV vehicle activity. According to Oeste, if the owners do not comply, the next step will include district justice.<\/p>\n

The supervisors are concerned about losing the historical and cultural value of the Mendenhall structures. If the owners do not comply and the problem escalates, a judge may not view the historic structures as significant.<\/p>\n

In other news, the board of supervisors terminated a memorandum of understanding between the township and Pennsbury Historic Preservation (PHP). For many years, there was an agreement that PHP projects could use up to $12,000 per year of township funds.<\/p>\n

Also, Historical Commission Chair Lynn Luft presented the supervisors with a framed copy of the first known map of Pennsbury Township.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis is an exact replica of the original 1770 map. It shows the historical resources that were here during the Battle of Brandywine, and has all the property owners,\u201d explained Luft. She believes the map, that includes Kennett Township and portions of Pocopson, will be a great resource for the township.<\/p>\n

In other agenda items, the board of supervisors was neutral on Parker Preserve resident Eric Schnabel\u2019s request to build a pool and deck on his property. In the past, there have been many similar requests at this development, where homes on one-acre lots are already at the 15% impervious cover ordinance limit.<\/p>\n

\u201cYour application will stand on its own. Just because seven others in your development have pools doesn\u2019t mean that you should have one,\u201d said Supervisors Vice-Chair Aaron McIntyre.<\/p>\n

The Schnabel request will be reviewed by the zoning hearing board on November 24th<\/sup>.<\/p>\n

Lastly, Lieutenant D\u2019Ambrosio, of the State Police Barracks in Avondale, warned residents of increased criminal activity during the holiday season. He recommends that residents call state police if they see \u201csomething off\u201d or something strange in their neighborhoods.<\/p>\n

D\u2019Ambrosio reported that Pennsbury is \u201crelatively quiet.\u201d However, he believes that neighbors should look out for one another, especially during the daytime, when most burglaries occur.<\/p>\n

The next meeting of the Pennsbury Township Board of Supervisors will be held Wednesday, December 16th at 7:00 p.m. in the Township Building, located on 702 Baltimore Pike in Chadds Ford.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Concerns over Mendenhall historic structures being vandalized By Kris Firey-Poling, Staff Writer, The Times PENNSBURY \u2014 The township’s\u00a0Board of Supervisors focused on properties, agreements, and swimming pools at Wednesday night\u2019s meeting. The board approved the transfer of the Mendenhall easement to the Brandywine Conservancy. The Conservancy has been monitoring the agricultural-based easement for several years. […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":12545,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[9,7],"tags":[101,106,6650,6649,1021],"class_list":["post-12546","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news","category-featured","tag-board-of-supervisors","tag-brandywine-conservancy","tag-easements","tag-mendenhall","tag-pennsbury"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/chescotimes.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12546","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/chescotimes.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/chescotimes.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chescotimes.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chescotimes.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=12546"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/chescotimes.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12546\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":12547,"href":"https:\/\/chescotimes.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12546\/revisions\/12547"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chescotimes.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/12545"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/chescotimes.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=12546"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chescotimes.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=12546"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chescotimes.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=12546"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}