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Board approves landowner agreement with county conservation district for Fresh Meadows meadow conversion
Summary
West Goshen authorized a landowner agreement with the Chester County Conservation District to pursue grant funding to convert part of Fresh Meadows Park from lawn to native meadow, with the conservation district installing work and the township committing a twenty‑five‑year maintenance obligation; the board approved the agreement subject to final design revisions, 5‑0.
The West Goshen Township Board of Supervisors authorized a landowner agreement with the Chester County Conservation District on June 16 to move forward with a Fresh Meadows Park lawn‑to‑meadow conversion project under a grant program.
Manager Chris said the Conservation District will perform installation work and the township would accept a 25‑year maintenance obligation required by the grant program. The draft agreement and appendix show a meadow area, tree plantings and a central lawn left for active uses. Staff and the Sustainability Advisory Committee reviewed resident survey results, which were described as mixed but generally positive; common resident concerns included sight lines to a bus stop, ticks and rodents and requests for a walking path; SAC will consider minor design adjustments before finalizing the plan.
On cost, meeting discussion referenced an estimated township cost point described in the meeting as "about $11,000" and a project budget figure of $1,805,100 cited in the transcript; the minutes also referred to in‑kind matches. The transcript includes a phrase about an in‑kind match of "1,183" but the full numeric context for that figure was not fully clear in the recorded exchange. Staff committed to finalize design revisions at the SAC meeting on June 23 and return the signed agreement to the Conservation District by the contract deadline (June 26). The board moved to approve the agreement subject to final design revision; motion passed 5‑0.
Next steps: staff will incorporate SAC feedback, make any agreed design edits, complete final project appendices and execute the agreement before the Conservation District deadline to secure grant funding.
