{"id":16565,"date":"2015-07-09T09:00:08","date_gmt":"2015-07-09T13:00:08","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/kennetttimes.com\/?p=16565"},"modified":"2015-07-09T05:54:32","modified_gmt":"2015-07-09T09:54:32","slug":"east-marlborough-bos-focus-on-zoning-safety-issues","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/kennetttimes.com\/?p=16565","title":{"rendered":"East Marlborough BOS focuses on zoning & safety issues"},"content":{"rendered":"

No compromise reached to allow for events at Whitewing Farm<\/span><\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

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\n By Karen Cresta,<\/strong><\/span> Correspondent, Times of Chester County<\/span><\/em><\/span><\/p>\n

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EAST MARLBOROUGH \u2013 Neighbors of Whitewing Farm who were in attendance at East Marlborough Township\u2019s Board of Supervisors\u2019 meeting on Monday night, and the board objected to any compromise to continue to hold events at the farm.<\/p>\n

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Events on Whitewing Farm, located at 370 Valley Road, adjacent to Longwood Gardens, recently ceased over the last several months while a series of hearings are being heard by the judge. Lance and Sandra Shortt purchased the 1700\u2019s farmhouse bed and breakfast in 2012, and currently market the property on their website to host events such as weddings and private parties.<\/p>\n

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\nThe Shortt\u2019s attorney, Ron Agulnick, wants to work it out and come up with a compromise per the township\u2019s zoning ordinance code that does not allow large events in a residential neighborhood. He presented a written proposal to the board and suggested that every point on the proposal was negotiable in the hopes to reach a compromise in lieu of a settlement he sensed the judge may be favoring.<\/p>\n

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\nAgulnick and the Shortts argued that events, including a recent wedding, are being held at the Galer Estate Vineyard and Winery and object to being singled out for trying to do the same at Whitewing.<\/p>\n

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\nJane Laslo, township manager, mentioned that Galer\u2019s events were charitable events and not many took place over the last two years but that she would contact the owner to verify and insure compliance with zoning ordinances.<\/p>\n

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\nAgulnick insisted the indoor events held in the barn were not disruptive and would be held to standards for traffic and noise. He suggested that the Shortts\u2019 property could hold up to 14 outdoor events a year but the number of events was \u201cflexible.\u201d<\/p>\n

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\n\u201cWe appreciate your proposal but this board has concluded that our zoning ordinance does not permit these types of events at all,\u201d board president Cuyler Walker stated. \u201cI haven\u2019t heard the neighbors say they want any events,\u201d Walker added. Walker told Agulnick that that board would review the proposal and if it looked like a settlement could be reached, they would discuss it with him.<\/p>\n

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\nIn other news, $2.6 million in escrow amount was approved for the Union Walk (formerly called Walnut Ridge) community at Walnut Road. The development site includes a demolition of an abandoned mushroom facility and the widening of Walnut Road to include a turning lane.<\/p>\n

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\nSupervisor Robert Weer urged the Union Walk representative to change the name to avoid any confusion with the Union Square development for emergency services purposes.<\/p>\n

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\nThe board unanimously approved the proposal to select 65 trees from the Krautzel property for removal to be hauled out over five days in August and\/or September. A $5,000 escrow amount was agreed upon as insurance against any damage to the roadways in the area.<\/p>\n

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\nAlso approved was the plan for Upland Country Day School for a 2,600 square foot addition to an existing building that will house a science classroom and a gallery.<\/p>\n

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\nIn addition, the board approved the line painting bid for the affected township roads. According to Laslo, the bid was under the $28,000 that was originally budgeted.<\/p>\n

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\nThe board discussed an upcoming proposal that included a pedestrian study, survey, and design to improve crosswalk safety by Hood\u2019s Barbeque and the Unionville Recreation Association ballpark that could also include the high school and middle school. The board needs to discuss the best way to proceed and decide if a study is needed at all.<\/p>\n

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\nWalker suggested that a study counting pedestrians was not needed and concluded that an unsafe crosswalk didn\u2019t need a study to produce recommendations. The safety committee will be consulted and a presentation submitted to the board for further action.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

No compromise reached to allow for events at Whitewing Farm \u00a0 By Karen Cresta, Correspondent, Times of Chester County   EAST MARLBOROUGH \u2013 Neighbors of Whitewing Farm who were in attendance at East Marlborough Township\u2019s Board of Supervisors\u2019 meeting on Monday night, and the board objected to any compromise to continue to hold events at […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":16564,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3,4],"tags":[710,1268,6396],"class_list":["post-16565","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news","category-featured","tag-east-marlborough-township","tag-upland-country-day-school","tag-whitewing-farm"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/kennetttimes.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/16565","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/kennetttimes.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/kennetttimes.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kennetttimes.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kennetttimes.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=16565"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/kennetttimes.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/16565\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":16566,"href":"https:\/\/kennetttimes.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/16565\/revisions\/16566"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kennetttimes.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/16564"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/kennetttimes.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=16565"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kennetttimes.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=16565"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kennetttimes.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=16565"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}