WEST GOSHEN TOWNSHIP
BOARD OF SUPERVISORS MEETING
July 25, 2001

A regular meeting of the Board of Supervisors of West Goshen Township was called to order by Chairman Robert S. White, at 4:04 p.m. on Wednesday, July 25, 2001, at the West Goshen Township Administration Building. All members were present. Dr. White opened the meeting with the Pledge of Allegiance to the Flag.

Dr. White opened the floor for public comment. No public comments were made.

Nancy D. Rodgers, Zoning Officer, announced there will be no Zoning Board Hearings in August.

On motion by Mr. Meakim, seconded by Dr. White, the Board unanimously approved the bills to be paid from the General Fund, the Sewer Fund, the Capital Reserve Fund, and the Waste and Recycling Fund.

Prior to considering the adoption of Ordinance 9-01 amending Ordinance No. 1-1967, as amended, governing the office of Township Manager, Codified as Chapter 7 of the Code of the Township of West Goshen, Mr. Robert Lambert, 1368 Greenhill Avenue, stated he wanted to speak in favor of adopting the Ordinance. Mr. Lambert then questioned why this was being considered now since the Ordinance did have this clause in it until 1994 when it was changed then by the Board of Supervisors. He further stated the elected Supervisors in 1994 were Mr. Raymond H. Halvorsen, Mr. Meakim and Mr. Lambert, with Mr. Halvorsen and Mr. Meakim being in favor of the change while he himself was against it.

Mr. Meakim stated that Mr. Lambert had originally been in favor of the change in 1994. Mr. Meakim recalled Mr. Lambert then voted against it when it was brought before the Board.

Dr. White stated that the Township has a different Board of Supervisors now and the current Board of Supervisors has determined this is the proper action to take.

Mr. Lambert commented this is a calculated plan on the part of the Board.

Mrs. Evelyn Baker, 900 Sheridan Drive, stated that she is in favor of the Amendment to the Ordinance, but in general she does not think it is enough to put an item on the agenda and to advertise it in the newspaper. She said the Board should give their reasons for an action beforehand. She also stated that this is not a personnel matter and the way it has been handled violates the Sunshine Law.

Dr. White stated the Sunshine Law has been followed in this matter.

On motion by Dr. White, seconded by Mr. Meakim, the Board unanimously approved the adoption of Ordinance 9-01 amending Ordinance No. 1-1967, as amended, governing the office of Township Manager, codified as Chapter 7 of the Code of the Township of West Goshen.

Dr. White appointed Mr. Little, Sharon Lynn, Richard J. Craig and Raymond H. Halvorsen to a committee to open Bids on Friday, August 3, 2001 at 2:00 p.m. for Residential Collection and Disposal of Solid Waste and Commingled Recyclable Materials.

Mr. Richard J. Craig, Township Engineer, opened and read the following bid for Aluminum Sulfate for the West Goshen Township Wastewater Treatment Plant:

On motion by Dr. White, seconded by Mr. Meakim, unanimous approval was given to award the contract to Delta Chemical Corporation, pending final review by Mr. Craig.

On motion by Mr. Little, seconded by Dr. White, the Board unanimously approved a Final Land Development Plan for a 495 Square Foot Mezzanine addition for Vanguard ID Systems located at 1210 American Boulevard.

On motion by Mr. Meakim, seconded by Mr. Little, the Board unanimously approved a Final Subdivision Plan for a 2-lot residential subdivision for Mr. and Mrs. Dennis G. Morgan located at 294 Cotswold Lane.

On motion by Mr. Meakim, seconded by Dr. White, the Board unanimously approved a Final Land Development Plan for a 3,333 Square Food Emergency Department Expansion for Chester County hospital located at 701 East Marshall Street. Mr. Al Giantonio of Yerkes Associates, Inc. was present to represent the plan.

On motion by Dr. White, seconded by Mr. Little, the Board unanimously approved a Final Land Development Plan for a 4,216 Square Foot Convenience Mart located at 1165 West Chester Pike for Sunoco, Inc.

Dr. White opened the floor for public comment. 

Mrs. Evelyn Baker asked about the status of the sewer odors investigation that was discussed at the July 11, 2001 Board of Supervisors meeting.

Mr. John Scott, the Manager of the West Goshen Township Wastewater Treatment Plant, advised that the West Chester Plant located at 351 Snyder Avenue had a mechanical failure and the odors were coming from that facility at least for the time period when they were experiencing problems. He further stated that there were not any malfunctions found at the West Goshen Plant.

There being no further business, on motion by Dr. White, seconded by Mr. Meakim, the meeting was adjourned at 4:25 p.m.

    Respectfully submitted,

    Sharon Lynn
    Township Secretary

West Goshen Township
Supervisor Hearing
July 25, 2001

S-2-01

Supervisor Hearing S-2-01, which was continued from the hearing date of June 13, 2001, was called to order by Chairman Robert S. White at 4:41 p.m. All members were present.

Stephen P. McGuire, Esquire, was present to represent the Township. Elizabeth Witmer, Esquire, was present to represent the applicant, AT&T Wireless Services. The applicant seeks conditional use to locate a wireless communications facility, consisting of a monopole tower measuring 110 ft. in height, nine (9) antennas to be located on the monopole, and a ground based equipment shelter within a leased area measuring 40 ft. by 90 ft. The proposed use is for the property located at 1159 West Chester Pike.

See Court Reporter's Transcript

Ms. Witmer asked the Board for a continuance of the hearing to allow additional time to explore other options concerning using telephone poles for placement of the antennas. Ms. Witmer stated that AT&T has located an area along the PECO right way on Route 3 and they are currently negotiating with PECO to use the site to locate their antennas. Ms. Witmer said an application should be filed in a month for this new location and, if it is approved, the application now before the Board will be withdrawn.

The Board agreed to the request for a continuance. The hearing will be continued to a date certain of October 24, 2001. 

The hearing adjourned at 4:44 p.m.

West Goshen Township
Supervisor Hearing
July 25, 2001

S-3-01

Supervisor Hearing S-3-01, which was continued from the hearing date of June 13, 2001, was called to order by Chairman Robert S. White at 4:44 p.m. All members were present.

Stephen P. McGuire, Esquire, was present to represent the Township. John Jaros, Esquire, was present to represent the applicant, WAWA, Inc. The applicant seeks to amend the West Goshen Township Zoning Ordinance Section 84-19.L to modify the maximum floor area limitation for an individual store, increasing its permitted size from 3,000 square feet to 5,000 square feet. The property for which the application is filed consists of 6.6 acres and is located at the southeast corner of the intersection of Route 100 and Greenhill Road and is presently the site of a WAWA convenience food market and a flower shop.

See Court Reporter's Transcript

Upon completion of the testimony of all witnesses the Board took a brief recess at approximately 6:15 p.m. for discussion by the Supervisors.

The hearing resumed at 6:19 p.m.

On motion by Dr. White, seconded by Mr. Little, the Board unanimously granted the applicant's request to change the permitted size for individual stores in the C-1 district from 3,000 square feet to 5,000 square feet with a 40% minimum Green Space.

Dr. White announced that the Board will set a date at the August 8, 2001 Board of Supervisors meeting for a hearing on the Amendment to the Ordinance.

The hearing adjourned at 6:22 p.m.