{"id":26093,"date":"2015-07-07T09:48:21","date_gmt":"2015-07-07T13:48:21","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.unionvilletimes.com\/?p=26093"},"modified":"2015-07-07T09:17:12","modified_gmt":"2015-07-07T13:17:12","slug":"birmingham-in-final-stages-of-comprehensive-plan","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.unionvilletimes.com\/?p=26093","title":{"rendered":"Birmingham BOS in final stages of comprehensive plan"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Resident expresses concerns about use of chemical weed killer<\/span><\/em><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

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

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BIRMINGHAM – At Monday\u2019s meeting of the Birmingham Township Board of Supervisors, a lighter than typical agenda included discussion of the Comprehensive Plan, adopting dog waste removal service, and PennDot’s use of vegetation management chemicals.<\/p>\n


\nNick DiMarino, of the Planning Commission, recommended that the board approve the Birmingham Township Comprehensive Plan of 2015. He reported that the objectives and intent are clear and correct. The Commission presented a draft of the plan at a public meeting last month.\"btownship\"<\/a><\/p>\n

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Supervisors Chair John Conklin thanked the committee, noting that they saved the township thousands of dollars. \u201cEvery 10 years, our plan needs to be reviewed as demographics, roads, and needs change,\u201d Conklin explained. He encouraged residents to review the plan on the township\u2019s website. Supervisor Scott Boorse agreed, acknowledging the hours spent by the committee. The board will officially approve the Plan at a later date.<\/p>\n

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\nIn other items, Anne Siemer, of the Recreation, Parks and Open Space committee, requested township funding for dog waste removal at Sandy Hollow Heritage Park. According to Siemer, dog owners have continued to disregard the \u201cleave no trace\u201d policy at the Park, creating a nuisance. The board approved the $21 per\u00a0week maintenance fee for the remainder of the year. The receptacle will be located near the parking lot.<\/p>\n

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\nIn public comments, resident Mary Evans questioned the chemicals that the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT) has recently used along roads in the township. She provided the board of supervisors with a map of recent heavy spraying locations, emphasizing those near water and aquatic plants.\u00a0 \u201cWhat chemicals are in PennDOT\u2019s spray? As supervisors, can you request that they stop spraying? This is not necessary, and a concern to the environment,\u201d said Evans.<\/p>\n

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\nSupervisor Conklin said that he did not know the answers, but said they will ask PennDOT. He also encouraged Evans to contact Pennsylvania State Representative Dan Truitt. Supervisor Boorse noted that spraying was done mainly on state roads.
\nDue to a lack of detailed information, the board was unable to discuss two agenda items \u2013 a potential new home in the historic district on Birmingham Road and the Brandywine Conservancy proposal for the Brandywine Creek Greenway.<\/p>\n

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\nChief Thomas Nelling\u2019s June police report included 1,163 calls, 6,966 patrol miles logged, and nine criminal arrests. He announced the resignation of Patrolman Benjamin Tobin, who is relocating to South Carolina.<\/p>\n

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The next meeting of the Birmingham Township Board of Supervisors will be held Monday, August 3rd at the Township Building, 1040 W. Street Road (Rt. 926), West Chester.\u00a0 For more information please visit: birminghamtownship.org<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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