Toby Farms seeks Bridgewater borough status in Delaware County
Residents of Toby Farms Chester Township petition to form the independent Borough of Bridgewater due to an identity problem between mailing address Brookhaven and local residence. A hearing before Judge Howard Reed was continued to September as a Pennsylvania Economy League study on secession’s financial impact remains incomplete.
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Toby Farms
Brookhaven
Delaware County
Bridgewater
Howard Reed
Pennsylvania Economy League
Gill
Borough of
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Drive to secede Toby Farms to form Bridgewater borough
Residents of Toby Farms seek independence from Chester Township to join Bridgewater. Key figures John Gill and a farmer lead the effort, arguing taxation would drop and services be streamlined. The move, developed between 1961 and 1975, would create a mayoral council borough with contracted police and services.
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Chester Creek
Brookhaven
John Gill
Borough of
Gill
Toby Farms
Bridgewater
Chester Township loses million-dollar housing takings fight
After eight years Chester Township loses a battle with the state over PennDOT eminent domain for 32 public housing units. The state Supreme Court upheld a $137,000 fair market value instead of $1.336 million replacement cost, ending hopes for higher compensation and halting one planned access ramp to the Commodore Barry Bridge. Township officials consider possible reconsideration but expect no further suit. past proceeds have been spent on housing improvements.
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Harrisburg
Chester Township
State Supreme Court
Supreme Court
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Pennsylvania Department of Transportation
Penndot
Delaware
Commodore Barry Bridge
Chester
Carlton Mayo
Peter Nolan
Board of Supervisors
Mayo
Fairgrounds
GOP vote in Glenolden special election narrows race
GOP voters in the 1st Precinct will finish the borough council ballot next Tuesday in a special election ordered by Delaware County Judge Louis Bloom after a voting machine issue. William Savage faces Albert J. Kelley, a Concerned Republican, with Kelley trailing Savage in the 1st Precinct by 18 votes.
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William Savage
GOP
Albert J. Kelley
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Cial
Delaware
Louis Bloom
Kelley
Savage
Janet Toth
Joseph
Flacco
Frederick A. Mills
Handley Ricks
Margaret Cravez
Ripley district rebates extended to December thirty first
State Representative Thomas P. G announces extended deadlines for property tax and rent rebate applications at the 1410 Dade Blvd district office in Folsom. Eligibility includes seniors aged 65 plus widows and widowers 60 or older and those earning under $9,000 in 1980. Rebates and inflation dividends are funded by the state lottery. DOLETOWN edition of Activities and Athletic Directory goes to press listing sports and extracurriculars with sponsors. CONCORD Garnet Valley School Board sets hourly homebound instruction rate and daily rates for substitutes and psychologists. appoints school physicians and assigns attending physician for football games at $50 per game.
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City grants committee seeks new members
New members are being sought for the city’s Community Development Grant Citizens Committee. The group will evaluate grant applications and welcomes participation from low income residents, minorities, elderly and disabled residents, business and civic groups. Contact Division Planning at 401 Avenue of the States, Charter, PA 19013 by August 14 for forms.
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