How Kennett tries to take private land for the Kennett Greenway
Kennett tried to bully Chandler Mill homeowners into negotiating by threatening to simply seize their land while citing dubious legal...
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Empowering Kennett residents to engage in local government
- Feb 17
- 6 min
Construction on Chandler Mill to pilot current and alternate plans can begin soon
Designers must demonstrate that speeders can be slowed for the route to be open to all cyclists, regardless of the plan. As described in...
- Feb 12
- 5 min
Township Supervisors rule out using Eminent Domain to take land needed for Greenway
The Greenway team can no longer bully landowners who stand their ground For more than a year, the statements and positions taken by...
- Feb 12
- 2 min
Kennett Township has already paid out almost $1M in fees for the Greenway
Almost $140K was spent in meetings alone, most of which were unplanned Even as the Chandler Mill sidepath has stalled despite assurances...
- Feb 6
- 4 min
Our solution for Chandler Mill: 12 drivers shave 5 mph to save $5M
Why sacrifice 400 trees to shorten a trip by 21s for the 15% who speed? Most people would agree that Chandler Mill is one of the...
- Feb 4
- 2 min
Kennett can begin to get its greenways by becoming better at sharing its roads
Measures to reduce speed can make local roads with low traffic volumes much more comfortable for those walking and cycling, and at...
- Jan 19
- 7 min
The Greenway’s marketing campaign to downplay the destruction of trees along Chandler Mill
Can Kennett Trails Alliance and designers make the destruction of 400 trees sound like a good idea? As described elsewhere, the...
- Jan 5
- 5 min
Kennett willing to destroy almost every tree in 15-20’ swath west of Chandler Mill for $7M sidepath
Despite the pleas of residents, there is no guarantee that many of Chandler Mill’s 100+ year old trees alongside the road will survive...
- Jan 1
- 5 min
How Kennett Township spent over $38K in PR costs to spin $250K“ethics review”
Was anyone monitoring the team of lawyers and consultants conferring together at $1,300-$1,900/hour? We recently drew attention to...
- Dec 27, 2022
- 3 min
Days before Christmas, Kennett Township turns its back on families in need
Manager defends defunding of community services because "they have a lot of money" minutes after completing payments in 2022 approaching...
- Dec 20, 2022
- 5 min
A township, a toilet, and a pot of gold
With capital reserves and the sewer fund also drained dry by the struggling Kennett Greenway, even the $2M recovered from the funds...
- Dec 14, 2022
- 4 min
Unsustainable drain on operating reserves for Greenway leaves no room for error
Operating reserves are unlikely to recover the $2+M drain until at least 2030. With the posting of the proposed 2023 Kennett Township...
- Nov 9, 2022
- 6 min
20% property tax hike proposed by Kennett for 2023 is permanent.. and just the beginning
Increased property taxes raise only $1 out of every $4 Kennett will need in 2023 and 2024, primarily to cover Kennett Greenway costs....
- Oct 17, 2022
- 3 min
Township mortgages open space funds to pay for Greenway
Beginning in 2024, Kennett Township will be unable to fund new open space improvements for a decade. With the posting of the proposed...
- Oct 17, 2022
- 4 min
Total costs for Chandler Mill Trail now projected to exceed $6.5M
$90K in unplanned meetings confirm that the “final design” was rushed through, requiring expenses to be covered by a $1M "loan" from the...
- Oct 1, 2022
- 2 min
Local costs for Chandler Mill Trail increase by $1M as pressure builds elsewhere on Township
... while a “mold outbreak” keeps supervisors at bay. As we have explained elsewhere, Kennett Township likely expected 70% of the $5.5M...
- Sep 12, 2022
- 4 min
No agreements with landowners 15 months after “final design” for Chandler Mill approved
Does this leave Kennett Township with no options except to try to seize the private lands needed? The most recent proposals for the...
- Jul 29, 2022
- 4 min
Supervisor Leff votes for $1.5M infusion into Greenway without a plan, a budget, or a timeline
Gamble and Stevens voice concerns, but defend support claiming it is too late to change course Normally, a resolution to support a grant...
- Jul 27, 2022
- 8 min
2.8 mile Western Greenway section likely to cost $8.4-$12M & take 8-13 more years to complete
Our projected construction timeline for 20% of the 14 mile Greenway suggests just how just expensive the final product will be, just how...
- Apr 15, 2022
- 2 min
Over $27K in fees before onset of ethics review raises questions about BlankRome’s independence
Lawyers proposed independent $625/hour review AFTER approving a press release exonerating Township manager and describing allegations as...
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