Supervisors give The Barn at Spring Brook extension

Deal means facility can remain open, while addressing township’s, neighbors’ concerns By Kelli Siehl, Staff Writer, The Times The Barn at Spring Brook in Pocopson will be able to remain open — serving handicapped children — after a agreement was reached with township supervisors to extend some conditional use deadlines, Monday night. POCOPSON — No large crowd and no fanfare, just...

Pocopson supervisors, Barn officials make their cases

Crowded meeting hears both sides, no resolution reached By Kelli Siehl, Staff Writer, The Times A large crowd of local residents, supports for The Farm at Spring Brook, and media converged on the gym at Pocopson Elementary School Monday night, where the Pocopson Board of Supervisors met — moving the meeting from its normal location at the Township Building. POCOPSON — The auditorium at Pocopson...

Two difficult issues in Pocopson require patience

The Barn and Denton Hollow need cooler heads to prevail on all sides By Mike McGann, Editor, The Times POCOPSON — Let’s face it, it’s kind of a lousy week to be supervisor here in the township. Facing not one, but two issues, where pretty much no matter what the Board of Supervisors do, they’re going to make people angry, it makes me kind of glad I have such a lousy record when it comes to...

Future of ‘The Barn’ to be decided by Sept. 1

Non-profit group gets extension to comply with Pocopson code, but may choose to shut down By Kelli Siehl, Staff Writer, The Times Pocopson supervisors have granted an extension to The Barn at Spring Brook Farm to meet requirements of a conditional use approval for the facility which allows disabled children to interact with animals, but organization officials say the conditions may be too difficult...