{"id":7772,"date":"2014-10-16T16:49:10","date_gmt":"2014-10-16T20:49:10","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/chescotimes.com\/?p=7772"},"modified":"2014-10-16T16:24:46","modified_gmt":"2014-10-16T20:24:46","slug":"kennett-supervisors-to-decide-chandler-mill-bridge-fate-at-nov-5-meeting","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/chescotimes.com\/?p=7772","title":{"rendered":"Kennett supervisors to decide Chandler Mill Bridge fate at Nov. 5 meeting"},"content":{"rendered":"

Longwood Gardens undertakes 2-year effort to restore its main fountain garden<\/b><\/em><\/span><\/p>\n

By Rick Marts,<\/b> Correspondent, The Times<\/i><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

\"KennettBOS1015\"<\/a>

Longwood Gardens Executive Direct Paul Redman details the fountain renovation project planned for the facility during Wednesday night’s Kennett Board of Supervisors meeting.<\/p><\/div>\n

KENNETT \u2014 At Wednesday\u2019s Board of Supervisors meeting, Township Manager Lisa Moore announced that the supervisors will decide the fate of the Chandler Mill Bridge at the Board\u2019s next meeting on November 5, at 7 pm.<\/p>\n

This news came after two contrasting statements were made by the township\u2019s Sidewalk and Trails Committee and the Safety Committee, respectfully.<\/p>\n

First, Mike Bontrager, chairman of the Sidewalk and Trails Committee provided this summary of his committee\u2019s position: \u201cThe Committee overwhelmingly supports and recommends the \u2018pedestrian-only\u2019 option for the Chandler Mill Bridge.\u201d He said, \u201cThis will provide a contiguous trail through the Western Corridor of the Red Clay Greenway that stretches from the west end of Kennett Square Borough to a park and nature preserve at the Chandler Mill Bridge.<\/p>\n

In addition, Bontrager referred to an easement for the trail that will be granted by a property owner near the bridge. He said, however, that this easement through a critical portion of private land is contingent on the township adopting the pedestrian-only option. Bontrager concluded by saying, \u201cWe respectfully urge the supervisors to choose the pedestrian-only option for the Chandler Mill Bridge.\u201d<\/p>\n

Second, and in contrast to Bontrager\u2019s recommendation, Moore read a statement by the township\u2019s Safety Committee about the use of the Chandler Mill Bridge. The Safety Committee recommended opening the bridge to vehicle traffic as soon as possible to maximize community safety by permitting emergency vehicle passage over the bridge.<\/p>\n

Shifting to the other side of the township, BOS Chairman Scudder Stevens reported that \u201cthe Board has given a letter to Paul Redman, Longwood Gardens executive director, recognizing his receipt of the 2014 Wyck-Strickland Award.\u201d The Wyck Association confers this annual award for “contributions to the cultural life of Philadelphia through work that balances progress and modernity with a sensitive understanding of the past.”<\/p>\n

Redman was present at the meeting to receive the Board\u2019s letter. He also gave a short presentation on the $90 million restoration of Longwood\u2019s main fountain garden. He said, \u201cThe fountain garden covers about 6 acres, but most of the fountain\u2019s infrastructure is underground, only about 15 percent can be seen above ground. The restoration will involve disassembling the fountain garden stone-by-stone, but about 95 percent of the stones will be replaced.\u201d<\/p>\n

Redman gave a few other details. \u201cThe fountain will also be modernized with new features and \u2018a little more wow factor.\u2019 Our operating season will be lengthened because the water will not be stored above ground, but in underground tanks instead, where it will likely not freeze. Construction will begin soon and we are mobilizing for it in the coming weeks by staging equipment and materials in the lower parking lot. We have sent letters to 400 households to prepare them for the activity.\u201d<\/p>\n

Redman described new benches and walkways throughout the fountains to encourage visitors to explore and view the fountains. During the 2 years of construction, Redmon said visitors will be allowed to view the construction as it is underway. Sadly, however, and to the great disappointment of Longwood visitors and the surrounding community, Redmon said, \u201cThe fireworks display will be discontinued for the 2 years of fountain garden rehabilitation.\u201d<\/p>\n

In her Manager\u2019s Report, Moore noted that<\/p>\n

\u2022\u00a0 PennDOT is beginning preliminary work on the Burnt Mill Bridge, but we still do not know what is going to be done. PennDot is still completing the engineering plans.<\/p>\n

\u2022\u00a0 Work on the Marshall Bridge Road stabilization project due to stream bank erosion will not begin until next year and is expected to continue for about 3 months.<\/p>\n

\u2022 The township\u2019s Planning Commission will meet on October 28 at the Township Building to discuss future land use.<\/p>\n

\u2022\u00a0 Our Sidewalk project on West Cypress Street is still in planning but should get underway soon.<\/p>\n

\u2022\u00a0 Two vacancies exist on the library Board, and two residents are very interested and filling these vacancies should be considered at our next meeting.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Longwood Gardens undertakes 2-year effort to restore its main fountain garden By Rick Marts, Correspondent, The Times KENNETT \u2014 At Wednesday\u2019s Board of Supervisors meeting, Township Manager Lisa Moore announced that the supervisors will decide the fate of the Chandler Mill Bridge at the Board\u2019s next meeting on November 5, at 7 pm. This news […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":7771,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[9,7],"tags":[101,710,369,401],"class_list":["post-7772","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news","category-featured","tag-board-of-supervisors","tag-chandler-mill-bridge","tag-kennett-township","tag-longwood-gardens"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/chescotimes.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7772","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=7772"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/chescotimes.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7772\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":7780,"href":"https:\/\/chescotimes.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7772\/revisions\/7780"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chescotimes.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/7771"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/chescotimes.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=7772"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chescotimes.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=7772"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chescotimes.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=7772"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}