Plenty of activity in county’s western municipalities

Representatives from the municipalities in Western Chester County gave updates of the latest developments in their townships, boroughs and city on Friday during the chamber of commerce’s municipal update luncheon. Here’s a look at some of the highlights.

Atglen

• The borough is in the process of developing its new comprehensive plan to be completed by the end of 2017 or early 2018. The focus is continued enhancement of Main Street and town center, encouraging small business and economic growth opportunities, developing park and recreation facilities, and infrastructure improvements.

• The Atglen Public Library is proposing to move from its current location to a new space in the center of town.

• There are two pending housing developments that are in different stages of approval. Final number of units are not yet determined, But initial plans suggest they could increase the number of residential units in the borough by approximately 25 percent.

• The borough also continues to stay informed with the trail developments of the Enola Low Grade Trail in Lancaster County and the Chester Valley Trail expansion in Chester County. Both trails are planned to eventually meet in Atglen.

Caln

• Kristen Denne is the new township manager;

• New business Mike & Elizabeth Rudy Academy Sports Complex;

• Denron Signs is relocating from Downingtown to Caln;

• Two Wawas are planned; one on Reeceville Road and one on Bondsville Road.

Coatesville

• City did not borrow from Trust Fund and has a balanced budget;

• Secured $3 million RACP

grant;

• Secured $900,000 Multimodal Transportation Fund grant;

• Secured $500,000 Community Revitalization Program grant;

• Planning second annual Coatesville Invitational Vintage Grand Prix will be held Sept. 23 — www.coatesvillegrandprix. com/

East Brandywine

• JBfit Personal Training is expanding the Honey Brook-based business into the Village of Guthriesville;

• Milan Cafe opened in the Brandywine Village Shopping Center;

• Mapleview, 157 townhomes, slated to begin construction spring of 2018;

• Ryan Homes submitted a proposal for an active adult community;

• Rouse Chamberlain Homes plan to build 15 townhomes in the village of Guthriesville.

Honey Brook Township

• Was awarded second place in the Pennsylvania State Association of Township Supervisors, or PSATS, Citizen Communication Contest for Most Improved

Newsletter;

• Park & Rec has formed a subcommittee, the Trail Study Committee, which meets with the Brandywine Conservancy to consider trail options in the township;

• Land Preservation Committee has 455 acres pending preservation for 2017; 3,961 acres preserved so far, 24.5 percent of all land in the township and representing one third of the farmland on the township.

Parkesburg

New in 2016: • 200 block of Main Street: Flowers in Bloom, Wood and Willow (Country Store), Lantern Counseling, Experience Positive Therapy and Lancaster County Shotokan Karate School;

• 300 Block of Main Street: #1 Corner Store, Parkesburg Computer & Mobile Device Shoppe;

• West First Avenue: Green Valley Academy, a private school with grades 6 through 12 for children with special needs and fearbased anxiety issues;

• Cann Health, grower/ processor facility for medical cannabis, is proposed and has the support of Parkesburg Borough Council.

Sadsbury

• Township is in the process of acquiring property from Bel Air to expand the township municipal facility and add to the park system;

• The village enhancement project is almost complete;

• The CVS on Route 30 is open and additional pad sites next to it are available;

• Sadsbury Commons behind Lancaster General will be a shopping center with a Main Street component;

South Coatesville

• Public Safety Training Facility is completing its indoor firing range;

• Received grant to extend sewer on Birch Street which sets the stage for development;

• Mill Trail involving cooperation with Modena, South Coatesville and Coatesville connecting all communities to the River Walk in Coatesville.

Valley

• In process of rebuilding the Hayti wall;

• Construction of the James J. Terry Funeral Home is underway and will be their second location in addition to their Downingtown location;

• Two new diners are coming to the area;

• Valley Square has submitted final plans for townhomes and apartments at

Route 30 and Airport Road;

• Bids for the new township building will go out the beginning of May;

• Mount Airy Bridge improvements will be starting shortly;

• Grant received for improvements to Manor Road.

West Bradford

• New developments with total 275 new units in progress, 150 in Stargazers at the new roundabout and 125 at Buck Hill Farms;

• Township is in the process of building Outdoor Fitness Park;

• Board is in the process of approving the referendum to fund an open space program to improve quality of life and preserve raw land.

West Brandywine

• Wawa and CVS are coming to Route 322 near the Five Points intersection;

• A new Memory Care Unit has been approved at Freedom Village;

• A proposed expansion to the YMCA has been approved; • Just began a feasibility study regarding a future east-west multi-use trail linking the Struble Trail in Upper Uwchlan to Hibernia Park.

West Sadsbury

• AJ Christopher’s opened along Route 30, replacing the former Country Gardens after a lengthy rebuild/conversion of the building.

• The township continues to work towards acquiring sewer and water along the Route 30 corridor to allow for development along the road.

• A thank you to the Keystone Valley Fire District for providing service to West Sadsbury, Parkesburg and portions of both Sadsbury and Highland townships.

PETE BANNAN - DIGITAL FIRST MEDIA Patricia Proctor of Valley speaks at the Western Chester County Chamber of Commerce meeting Friday.