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...
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Empowering Kennett residents to engage in local government
- 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...
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- 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...
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- 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...
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- 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....
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- 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...
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- 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...
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- 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...
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- 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...
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