County Commissioners award nearly $6.7M in open space preservation and park improvement grants
Site of the future Pennsbury Township Park expansion.
Chester County Commissioners Josh Maxwell, Marian Moskowitz, and Eric Roe approved the awarding of nearly $6.7 million in open space preservation and park improvement grants today at the public Commissioners’ meeting. The grants are made available through Chester County’s Preservation Partnership Program, which offers funding to municipalities...
Earth Day: County celebrates transformation of Loch Nairn into park
Meeting at the former Loch Nairn Golf Club, which has been preserved and will become a public park, are the representatives who are investing in its environmental transformation. From left to right: Chester County Commissioner Eric Roe; Drew Gilchrist, Regional Advisor for the PA Department of Conservation and Natural Resources; Kate Raman, Project Manager for Natural Lands; David Unger, Chair,...
Op/Ed: Rapid industrialization is ruining the Chester County rural character
By Kaitlyn Toth, Special to The Times
Kaitlyn Toth
Growing up, a core memory of mine was walking to elementary school with my siblings and my mom by my side. The luscious green grass, tall corn stalks, and smell of the fresh morning air, it was the highlight of my day. My childhood is flooded with memories of running through open fields, exploring forests, and riding my bike down trail paths. However,...
County OKs $2.5M in open space grants
Site of the adaptive kayak launch and boat ramp rehabilitation project at Riverside Park in North Coventry Township,one of the recipients of a park improvement grant through the Chester County Preservation Partnership Program.
The Chester County Commissioners approved the awarding of $2.5 million in open space preservation and park improvement grants today at the public Commissioners’ meeting....
Commissioners OK $4.2M grant to preserve Crebilly Farm
Chester County Commissioners present $6.35 million in funding to Westtown Township and Natural Lands, to support the preservation of Crebilly Farm. Pictured left to right are: Westtown Township Supervisors Dick Pomerantz and Scott Yaw; Jack Stefferud, Natural Lands Senior Director of Land Protection; Chester County Commissioners’ Chair Marian Moskowitz; Westtown Township Supervisors’ Chair...
New Garden golf course to be preserved as public park
Loch Nairn Golf Club
Natural Lands announced today the preservation of approximately 106 acres in New Garden Township, Chester County. The land, formerly the site of the Loch Nairn Golf Club, was purchased by the Township for use as a passive-recreation park, which is slated to open to the public in 2024. Conversion of the land from a golf course to a park will help improve water quality, absorb...
7.5 acres in Charlestown preserved as open space
French & Pickering Creeks Conservation Trust, in partnership with Charlestown Township, has protected another 7.5 acres in northern Chester County. The conservation easement of the Green Lane Road property, owned by Frances Rodgers, was funded through the township’s Open Space Initiative dedicated tax dollars and expanded the total protected lands along Green Lane to 175 acres.
Frances Rodgers...
Commissioners OK $3.2 million in Open Space Preservation and Park Improvement Grants
The 162-acre Martin Six Associates property in Elk Township is one of the recipients of a 2022 preservation grant through the Chester County Preservation Partnership Program.
The Chester County Commissioners today approved the awarding of $3.2 million in open space preservation and park improvement grants. The grants are made available through Chester County’s Preservation Partnership Program,...
Chester County achieves milestone in preserved open space and celebrates with Open Space Summit
Chester County Commissioners Marian Moskowitz, Josh Maxwell and Michelle Kichline announced the achievement of a significant milestone for the county: More than 30 percent of Chester County has now been preserved as open space. According to the analysis of the Chester County Planning Commission’s Protected Open Space Tracking – or POST – system, as of December 31, 2021, Chester County...
County OKs $4.2M grant to preserve open space and improve parks
The 156-acre Starr Farm in East Bradford Township, one of the recipients of a preservation grant through the Chester County Preservation Partnership Program.
WEST CHESTER — Chester County Commissioners Marian Moskowitz, Josh Maxwell and Michelle Kichline approved the awarding of $4.2 million in open space preservation and park improvement grants at the most recent public Commissioners’ meeting....
