All tagged DELCORA
After hearing from neighbors, developers, and engineers, and deferring to the legal expertise of borough solicitor Robert Scott, Swarthmore Borough Council voted to approve the subdivision of 686 N. Chester Road at its October 5 work session. The council had the choice between voting for one of two proposed plans for the property, or of voting to reject both.
The Swarthmore Planning Commission unanimously voted to disapprove the sale of the Delaware County Regional Water Authority (DELCORA) to Aqua Pennsylvania at their meeting on August 26. DELCORA, a public wastewater management utility, has proposed to sell its assets and responsibilities to the private, publicly traded corporation. Aqua PA has offered $276 million in a no-bid deal. Commission members voiced a range of concerns about the sale.
Traffic on Fairview Road, Swarthmore’s response to the sale of the county regional wastewater management company, and accessibility were the main topics of the month’s sole Swarthmore Borough Council meeting on August 10. The meeting was (virtually) packed, with 26 people in attendance, including 16 residents of Swarthmore and Ridley.
