Latest News
April 22
The conditional use decision on
the Application of George Meyer has been posted.
The Official Minutes
of the March 21, 2019 Parks & Recreation Board Meeting.
The Official Minutes
of the February 21, 2019 Parks & Recreation Board Meeting.
April 17
The Agenda
for the April 18, 2019 Parks & Recreation Board Meeting.
April 12
The Official Minutes
of the March 13, 2019 Environmental Advisory Council (EAC) Meeting.
April 10
The Official Minutes
of the March 12, 2019 Planning Commission Meeting and Minutes
of the March 23, 2019 Joint Session with the Board of Supervisors.
April 9
Thanks to everyone who came out on Saturday for our annual clean up and park fix up day!
Over 100 bags of trash were collected from Coldstream Road alone, and about 250 bags by Monday.
Bird houses were installed at Brightside Farm, and trees mulched at Charlestown Park, along with other tasks.
Look for pictures to be posted on this site, and in the newsletter that will be coming out in early May.
The Agenda
for the April 10, 2019 Environmental Advisory Council (EAC) Meeting.
April 5
YOGA IN THE PARK
starting April 13th! See the attached flyer for details.
April 3
A reminder that Coldstream Road will be closed for two hours on April 6 to to safely remove litter from the highway for Earth Day.
A letter explaining the closing and a
map of the affected area are available.
The Agenda
for the April 9, 2019 Planning Commission Meeting.
The 2018
Annual Audit and Financial Report is available.
The Official Minutes
of the March 4, 2019 Board of Supervisors’ Meeting.
March 27
The Agenda
for the April 1, 2019 Board of Supervisors’ Meeting with additional items listed.
The Public Hearing for conditional use approval to
permit the subdivision of a property into two lots that disturb steep slopes. April 1, 2019 at 7:00 p.m.
March 25
Earth Day is approaching. As an expanded part of our cleanup effort, PennDOT has granted permission
for us to close
Coldstream Road
on April 6 (rain date April 13) from 7:00 am through 9:00 am to allow safe litter cleanup by volunteers. Only local traffic
will be permitted through the work zone during the two hour closure.
The flooding experienced at Charlestown Road and SR 29 on March 22nd is addressed in this
update.
The Official Minutes
of the March 19, 2019 Historical & Architectural Review Board Meeting.
The Township has issued Conditional
Use approval for Crown Castle NG East LLC.
March 19
The Agenda
for the March 21, 2019 Parks & Recreation Board Meeting.
March 15
Route 29 to have one lane closed in East Whiteland Township on Monday, March 18, through Friday, March 22, from 9:00 AM to 3:00 PM,
for utility installation. Give yourself extra time to get through our Charlestown Road/Route 29/Phoenixville Pike intersection!
The Spotted Lanternfly is becoming an increasing environmental hazard to the community. Please join us for a
presentation sponsored by our EAC
on April 29 at 7:00 p.m. featuring speaker Meagan Hopkins-Doerr.
The Official Minutes
of the February 13, 2019 Environmental Advisory Council (EAC) Meeting.
The Official Minutes
of the February 13, 2019 Environmental Advisory Council (EAC) Organization Meeting.
March 14
The Official Minutes
of the February 26, 2019 Planning Commission Meeting.
March 12
The Official Minutes
of the February 4, 2019 Board of Supervisors’ Meeting.
March 11
The Agenda
for the March 13, 2019 Environmental Advisory Council (EAC) Meeting.
March 5
The Agenda
for the March 12, 2019 Planning Commission Meeting.
March 1
The Agenda
for the March 4, 2019 Board of Supervisors’ Meeting with additional items listed.
The Official Minutes
of the January 8, 2019 Planning Commission Meeting.
The zoning decision on
The Application of William Dungee has been posted.
February 26
The starting date for the PennState Extension Master Watershed Steward Program has been changed to Wednesday, March 6th.
The Agenda
for the March 4, 2019 Board of Supervisors’ Meeting.
February 25
The Township is accepting bids for road work
which must be received by noon on March 4, 2019.
February 20
The Agenda
for the February 21, 2019 Parks & Recreation Board Meeting.
The Official Minutes
of the January 10, 2019 Parks & Recreation Board Meeting.
February 19
The township has responded to the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission regarding the Adelphia Gateway
Pipeline Assessment.
The letter is available here.
All of the garden plots at Brightside Farm have been assigned for 2019.
The Official Minutes
of the January 9, 2019 Environmental Advisory Council (EAC) Meeting.
The Official Minutes
of the January 9, 2019 Environmental Advisory Council (EAC) Organization Meeting.
February 12
The Great Valley School District closed all the schools for today, and for all after school activities, so the Planning Commission
meeting for this evening has been canceled. It has been rescheduled to Tuesday,
February 26th at the Middle School Choral Room (usual room) at 7:30 p.m.
Charlestown Township seeks resident volunteers for the
14th Annual Earth Day Event Saturday, April 6, 2019. (Rain Date is the 13th.)
The Agenda
for the February 13, 2019 Environmental Advisory Council (EAC) Meeting.
February 6
The Agenda
for the February 12, 2019 Planning Commission Meeting.
The Township Annual Report
is now available for the year 2018.
The Official Minutes
of the January 7, 2019 Board of Supervisors’ Meeting.
The Official
Minutes of the January 7, 2019 Board of Supervisors’ Reorganization Meeting.
Every seven years, an Agricultural Security Area Plan must be reviewed and re-certified. This process took place in 2018
and has resulted in updates to our Agriculture Security Area FAQs page.
January 30
The Agenda
for the February 4, 2019 Board of Supervisors’ Meeting. Remember, this will be at the Spring Oak Development Clubhouse.
January 25
A note to contractors – Our Guide to Permits
has changed as has the permit submission process. Please review.
The Winter 2019 Newsletter
is now online.
The decision for the
Final Plan for Devault Village at Spring Oak has been posted.
January 23
Creek Road
in Schuylkill Township will be closed to traffic starting Thursday, January 24 through February 1
for the final phase of a restoration/stabilization project. The road will be closed from Tinkerhill Road to 100 Creek Road.
The Penn State University Extension will begin its
Master Watershed Steward Program on March 3rd.
This low cost program won the 2018 Governor’s Environmental Excellence award.
Projects
3D Scans of Charlestown Mill
George Csete is a professional engineer from West Chester who specializes in 3D laser scanning. George
has provided images of his scans of the Charlestown Mill captured in 2013 and 2018. These revealing scans now appear on our
Mill page in the Historical section.
Gallery
Charlestown Mill Grand Opening
Allen Underkofler
Some photos of the November 11th grand opening of the Charlestown Mill taken by Allen Underkofler.
