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Township recognizes long-serving parks director, memorial committee and local CPR rescuers; staff report higher EMS calls and sewer upgrades underway
Summary
Council honored Allison O'Donoghue for more than 20 years of service and recognized the Heroes Memorial Committee and a local pickleball group for a life-saving CPR intervention. Fire, parks and sewer staff provided monthly operational updates including an uptick in EMS calls and early work on a UV system at the sewer plant.
Concord Township formally recognized Allison O'Donoghue for more than 20 years of service as parks and recreation director and events coordinator during the Feb. 4 council meeting. The council presented a certificate of recognition and took photos as O'Donoghue and colleagues were thanked for their work organizing programming and community events.
The council also recognized the Concord Township Heroes Memorial Committee for maintaining the township's memorial dedicated to heroes of 9/11 and public safety personnel, and presented a certificate to the Garnet Valley Gherkins Pickleball Club for performing CPR that "directly contributed to saving a life," according to the staff resolution language. The council approved each certificate by voice vote.
Departmental reports in the meeting packet and staff remarks included:
- Fire/EMS: Fire Marshal Venita reported 126 basic-life-support calls and 217 advanced-life-support calls in January, higher than the prior January. She said there were no fire incidents reported but 11 motor-vehicle accidents and several EMS assists; she urged residents to watch for false alarms and to follow winter-safety measures for people, pets, pipes and plants. Venita closed her remarks with the township slogan: "think safe, be safe, and drive safe."
- Open space and recreation: Staff reported a Building for the Birds workshop with partners including Newlin Grist Mill and Valley Forge Audubon, construction of 17 bluebird boxes and upcoming Black History Month programming and spring registration for senior classes. The full summer events list will be released Feb. 10.
- Sewer and public works: Staff said contractors have begun work on the new UV system and the first system should be online and testing before March. Public works reported extended storm-response hours during January storms and noted in-house grading, swale work and stone riprap on township campus that staff said saved the township substantial contract costs.
The council thanked staff and volunteers for their work during storms and community programming, and closed the recognitions portion with additional remarks from members praising O'Donoghue's community impact.
