Radnor Township Services And Infrastructure Projects Update - Week Of April 27, 2020

Press release from the Township of Radnor:

April 24, 2020

DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WORKS

REFUSE/RECYCLE/YARD WASTE :

• Monday – District 1 Refuse
• Tuesday – District 2 Refuse
• Thursday – District 1 Recycle & Township wide Yard Waste
• Friday – District 2 Recycle & Township wide Yard Waste

Yard Waste: Note that the Thursday/ Friday pickup is only during COVID-19 Emergency Declaration period. Service will return to Wednesday once declaration is lifted. Date unknown. Recycling pick-ups will not be interrupted during this interim protocol.

UTILTIES :

• Miller Brothers continues Gas Main installation in the South Devon and Beau Pre sections of the Township.
• Kehoe Construction continues PECO mill and overlay work in the South Wayne section.
• Darby Paoli Road remains closed for the PENDOT- Wigwam Run bridge work.
• County Line Road Closure between Matsonford Road & North Spring Mill (320) – PECO will be performing Tree Trimming – County line will be closed weekdays 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturdays 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Residents will have access to their homes. The project is estimated to last 3 weeks.

DEPARTMENT OF ENGINEERING

• Harford Trail – will be bringing the project before the Shade Tree Commission for input and comment
• A virtual STC meeting will be held prior to its normal May date so we may appear before the Commissioners to rebid the project
• Morris Road – meet onsite to review additional sidewalk heaved by large tree roots
• Radnor TAP Trail – meeting on easement agreements
• West Wayne access to Friends of the Radnor Trail Park – review of draft plan
• Lancaster Avenue Sidewalk, Barleycone to Garrett Avenue – meet with Gilmore for update
• PECO gas- meeting (again) to finalize plans for gas relocation
• Regarding the Malin Road Culvert
• Regarding the South Wayne Flood Reduction Project
• Darby Paoli Multi-Use Trail – meeting to discuss review comments
• Respond to builder’s requests on State issued waivers
• Perform Inspections on sites with waivers or emergency work
• Review land development application plans – VU CEER Building
• Continuing weekly meetings* with consultants (Carroll, Gilmore, Gannett Fleming) on all infrastructure projects
• To reduce backlog, the Engineering Department has been accepting Grading Permit applications to perform the reviews. These permits will be issued when the restrictions are lifted.

*All meetings are virtual.

General Footnote: Specific Ward Commissioner project updates will continue as normal between Department Head and Commissioner, as requested by certain Commissioners.

General Footnote: Changes to this schedule will be announced when decisions are made / Township is notified. Depending on the scope of the change, the Ward Commissioner(s) will be notified as well.

DEPARTMENT OF RECREATION

New Programming Available:

• Radnor’s Got Talent – register here for Radnor’s first live virtual talent show that will take place on Tuesday, April 28th at 7:00 PM via zoom. This is a free program for children ages 6 to 11 who have a talent they would like to share live via Zoom and will be led by the Recreation Department staff.
• Radnor Day Camp - We continue to plan Radnor Day Camp 2020 in anticipation of several different scenarios that may occur this summer – these include our traditional camp delivery along with various in-person options that may be permitted within a reduced group gathering at our local parks and/or Radnor Activity Center. In addition, we are planning for the possible delivery of a virtual camp. Two live meetings are scheduled for Monday, May 4th and Wednesday, May 6th at 7:00 PM for our camp families to discuss the various options and to provide engagement. Please visit the Radnor Day Camp website here for more information and to sign up to attend one of our two meetings

Community Events & Programming:

• Please check www.Radnor.com/Recreation for a list of postponements, cancellations and virtual format events.

Initiatives:

• The Radnor Proud Pledge is a new Department initiative that has been launched which expresses you or your family’s commitment to working together as a community to get through the COVID-19 crisis. It encourages residents to get creative with a chance to win one of two awesome prizes!! Click here for details about the Radnor Proud Pledge
• Check out our daily updates, videos, and weekly residents challenges via the Recreation & Community Programming Department’s Facebook page and new Instagram page – we have been working closely with our programming partners and staff to engage our residents via social media.

DEPARTMENT OF FINANCE

• April 30 - End of the extended 2% discount period.

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