Latest News
May 20
The Official Minutes
of the April 10, 2019 Environmental Advisory Council (EAC) Meeting.
May 16
Public Bids are being accepted until 11:00 a.m. May 31
for the sale of the former Auchincloss property.
The Official Minutes
of the April 9, 2019 Planning Commission Meeting.
May 14
The Agenda
for the May 16, 2019 Parks & Recreation Board Meeting.
The Official Minutes
of the April 18, 2019 Parks & Recreation Board Meeting.
May 9
The Public Hearing for Application of Janet Rubino for a variance
to increase the area of a nonconforming dwelling. May 28, 2019 at 7:00 p.m.
May 8
The Revised 2019 Budget is now online.
The conditional use decision on the
Application of Donald and Elizabeth Andersen has been posted.
May 7
The Agenda
for the May 8, 2019 Environmental Advisory Council (EAC) Meeting.
The Agenda
for the May 14, 2019 Planning Commission Meeting.
The Official Minutes
of the April 1, 2019 Board of Supervisors’ Meeting.
The Chester County Commissioners announced results of a study, Return on Environment: The Economic Value of Protected Open Space in Chester County,
during an Open Space Summit on Thursday, May 2, 2019 at the Lenfest Center at ChesLen Preserve in Newlin Township.
The study—and its accompanying video—highlight the valuable economic, environmental, and public health benefits that open space preservation
has provided to Chester County for the past three decades. Learn more about the study and view the video:
chescoplanning.org/openspace/roe.cfm.
May 1
The Spring 2019 Newsletter
is now online.
April 30
The Agenda
for the May 6, 2019 Board of Supervisors’ Meeting.
The Environmental Advisory Committee is having a one day
soil sampling project at Brightside Farm on May 18 with
the objective of creating an effective riparian buffer with optimal plantings.
Two sets of keys and a gold bracelet were found at Charlestown Park over the last few weeks. Call the Township office at (610) 240-0326
if you are searching.
April 26
Route 29 (State Road) is scheduled to close between Creek Road and Pothouse Road in Schuylkill Township, Chester County, on Saturday,
April 27, from 7:00 AM to 3:00 PM, for pipe replacement.
Motorists will be directed to use Charlestown Road and Pothouse Road to access Route 29.
See map.
Photos are in showing several Earth Day events in April.
Learn about the benefits of open space preservation at the
Open Space Summit free event
in Coatesville on May 2 at 5 pm.
The Pennsylvania Dept. of Agriculture has begun their annual door-to-door canvassing for dog licenses and rabies vaccination.
They select random areas throughout the county and are clearly identified as dog wardens. Info at
www.licenseyourdogpa.com.
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.
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
Pictures from Township Earth Day Activities
George L. Csete
Some photos of several crews volunteering their services for Earth Day events.
