Governor’s New Mitigation Efforts

Today Gov. Wolf and Sec. of Health Rachel Levine announced new protective mitigation efforts that take effect at 12:01 a.m. on December 12 and remain in effect until 8:00 a.m. on January 4, 2021. The new limited-time order includes restrictions on in-person dining and alcohol sales, indoor and outdoor gathering and events, capacity limits for businesses, gyms and fitness facilities, entertainment industry, in-person extracurricular school activities and K-12 school sports and youth sports. I encourage you to heed these new orders to bring COVID-19 cases down in advance of the promised vaccine. To see the full press release and the orders, click HERE.

Board of Supervisors Meeting 12/16

The next Board of Supervisors meeting will be next Wednesday, December 16th at 7:00 p.m. virtually via Zoom. For the Zoom link and instructions, click HERE. At this meeting, the Board is planning on voting to finalize the 2021 budget. The entire agenda will be available on the Agenda Center by the end of the day this Friday (tomorrow). Note that there may be amendments made to the agenda before the meeting, but we try to get as much information out as soon as we can for you! You will notice that the agendas have hyperlinks in them, which will direct you to that item’s supporting documents.

Recording from 12/02/20 BOS Meeting is up!

Recording from 12/2 Uploaded!

There was a delay in posting the recording from the December 2nd Board of Supervisors Meeting, of which contained a lengthy discussion about EMS service delivery in Kennett Township. In this lovely era of Zoom public meetings, there is a phenomenon called “Zoom bombing,” in which individuals unrelated to a meeting attempt to cause disruptions. This happened on 12/2 over a dozen times. We edited most of them – but with the meeting lasting over 4 hours, it was a time-consuming ordeal. None of the content was edited in any way other than to remove these distractions. Thank you for your patience and if you’ve been waiting, here’s the link: https://jmp.sh/RzfAw8d. (Due to the size of the video, you'll have to download it to watch it.)

There was an additional technical difficulty in which the recording for the last 18 minutes or so paused. What was not recorded was the motion to approve the bill voucher, a motion to allow the Township to upgrade their phone systems, and the motion to adjourn. All three motions passed unanimously after some discussion. We very much appreciate your understanding as we navigate this new reality of virtual public meetings!

Ashford Sewer Repairs

Ashford Septic System Repairs: On Monday, December 14th, contractors (Predoc) will begin replacing the septic system sand filters in the Ashford community as an emergency repair. This has been discussed in recent public meetings. Crews may be on location before Monday doing prep work . The project, which will take about one week and will not impact any service, is being paid for out of the sewer fund which is where sewer rent fees are paid to. We are sorry for the inconvenience but we will work as quickly as possible.