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Concord Township council approves consent items, tree-planting agreement and Newland Way lot-line adjustment
Summary
At its Oct. 7 meeting, the Concord Township Council approved routine bills and certificates, adopted proclamations for Fire Prevention Month and Delco Arts Week, authorized a tree-planting agreement with Chester Ridley Crum Watersheds Association and approved Resolution 36 of 2025 to finalize a lot-line adjustment for Newland Way.
The Concord Township Council approved its consent agenda and a series of individual items during its regular meeting on Tuesday, Oct. 7.
The council adopted a proclamation declaring October 2025 Fire Prevention Month and a separate proclamation recognizing Delco Arts Week, both presented during the recognition portion of the meeting. The council also approved routine expenditures and certificate payments listed on the consent agenda and reappointed Leslie Birkenhiser to the township Historic Commission.
In financial business included in the consent agenda, the council recorded total expenditures of $1,257,858.46 covering September payroll, current bills and sewer bills and approved several certificates of payment, including work on the UV disinfection upgrade project and a sewer plant fire suppression system. The council also authorized advertising for the 2025–2027 snow-removal contract, with bids to be opened Oct. 29.
Separately, the council voted to authorize the township manager to execute an agreement with the Chester Ridley Crum Watersheds Association (CRC) for a tree-planting event and maintenance of newly planted material along Temple Road. The CRC work covers planting 65 native trees and shrubs and will be part of the township’s open-space stewardship activities.
The council also approved Resolution 36 of 2025, a preliminary/final land development lot-line adjustment affecting a strip of open-space behind the Wawa on Baltimore Pike and the neighboring DeCarlo property at 4 Newland Way. The resolution requires compliance with engineering, fire marshal and county planning comments, submission of revised deeds for engineer and solicitor review, and filing of survey monuments before recording. The council motion to approve the resolution carried by voice vote.
Votes were taken by voice; council members affirmed motions with verbal “aye” votes. No roll-call tallies were read into the record during the meeting.
Several of these items were routine or procedural and carried with little extended debate; the lot-line adjustment prompted a short exchange about why the township opted to adjust the entire strip of open space rather than carve out only the encroachment. Council members said the change was intended to resolve survey discrepancies and remove potential liability and title confusion.
The meeting closed after approval of the final items on the agenda and adjournment.
