Text Box: Page Excavating Company of Lincoln University was awarded the bid for snow removal services for the 2004-2005 season. Bill Page and his crew have been doing an excellent job clearing Township roads over the past decade. Please help them out by not parking your vehicles in the roadway or cul-de-sacs. Vehicles in the roadway prevent Page Excavating from operating efficiently as well as preventing their crews from completely clearing the traveling path for motorists. When snow begins to fall, your vehicle should be placed in your driveway. In the case of steep driveways, park at the mouth of the drive, but off the road. Sometimes residents are frustrated because the snowplow moved snow onto a cleared driveway. It is difficult to plow snow from a street and avoid every driveway. To help the situation, please wait until the street is cleared to finish clearing your driveway or place the snow on the side of your driveway opposite the direction the plow is traveling. When shoveling your driveway, if you leave the last six feet of your driveway unshoveled, until plowing Text Box: Snow Removal Services

has ceased, the unshoveled part will allow the snow being pushed by the plow to remain on the plow and not dumped into your driveway. Also, please don’t plow or shovel snow into the street or cul-de-sacs. It creates a safety hazard, especially if Page has completed its road clearing activities, and it is a violation of State law. It can also become quite costly for the Township to bring Page’s crew back out to salt and clear the roads a second time. So, please no snow or vehicles in the roadway so Page Excavating can get the Township roads safely and efficiently cleared for our residents.

 

 

Building Codes Adopted

 

 

 Birmingham Township recently adopted the International Codes 2003 edition published by the International Code Council amending the Code of the Township. The International Code Council, an association committed to building safety and fire prevention, develops the codes used to construct residential and commercial buildings.

   The International Codes adopted by the Township include the 2003 International Building Code, International Existing Building Code, International Residential Code, International Electrical Code, International Plumbing Code, International Mechanical Code, International Fuel Gas Code, International Energy Conservation Code, International Fire Code and International Property Maintenance Code.

   The purpose of these codes is to establish minimum requirements governing the design, construction, alteration, enlargement, repair, demolition, removal, maintenance and use of all buildings and structures in the Township to safeguard the public health and safety. Copies of the codes are available for inspection at the Township Office.

 

Rt. 202 Bicycle Path

   PennDOT is currently in the Environmental Impact Statement process for a proposed widening of the portion of Route 202 that passes through Birmingham Township. PennDOT is required to consider pedestrian and bicycle facilities as part of a road expansion of this type. The Chester County Cycling Coalition, a Chester County based bicycle advocacy group, is proposing that PennDOT include a bicycle route that would run parallel to Rt. 202 between West Chester Borough and the County line at Dilworthtown Road. This route would connect most of the residential areas, businesses, shopping centers, and schools along this corridor and make these areas accessible to bicyclists and pedestrians. The Chester County Planning Commission is working with the Chester County Cycling Coalition and the Birmingham Township Recreation, Parks, and Open Space Committee on some preliminary ideas for routing of this facility.

 

by Ray Sachs, Chester County Planning

                         Commission

CPA APPOINTED

   The public accounting firm of Umbreit, Korengel Associates of Kennett Square has been appointed by the Board of Supervisors to perform the 2004 audit for a fee of $2,475, plus $100 for out-of-pocket expenses.

                

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NOTE: PennDot clears snow on the following roads: Birmingham Road, Brinton’s Bridge Road, Creek Road, Dilworthtown Road, Lenape Road (Rt. 52), Street Road (Rt. 926), Webb Road, Wilmington Pike (Rt. 202), and Wylie Road. Maintenance and snow removal issues on these roads should be directed to the local PennDOT office at 401 Montgomery Avenue in West Chester (610-436-2091).

   Come “up the creek” with the B.E.S.T. (Birmingham Environmental Stream Team) on October 2 as the Birmingham stream watch volunteer group holds a hands-on workshop with instructors from the Brandywine Valley Association.

   All ages are encouraged to learn about our local streams, including water quality and environmental pressures. The seminar will start at 9AM on a lot on Queen’s Rangers Lane. (The lot is located near 1140 Wylie Road.) The use of the site is provided by Mr. and Mrs. George Saxton and will allow participants to study the western portion of Wylie stream. 

   Jane Fava and Kathy Bergman will refresh skills of many members of the stream team and instruct others for the first time. B.E.S.T. welcomes all residents who wish to learn more about our streams and would like to participate in the fun and interesting stream watch activities.

   The workshop will cover basic chemical analysis, macro invertebrate collection and identification and habitat   

assessment. The three studies, completed each spring and fall at specific stream sites, are the best indicators of stream changes and conditions.

   Presently, B.E.S.T. consists of 16 members, divided into two teams. One team is led by Bill Haff  of Radley Run and the other team is led by Michael Langer of the Reserve. The Langer Team has just completed two studies on Brinton’s Run. The Haaf team has sites on Plum Run and upper Radley Run and just completed a summer study of a lower branch of Radley Run in Spring Meadows.

   Water is our most important resource and our streams are a direct reflection of groundwater levels and purity. Take a break on Saturday, October 2, and join the B.E.S.T. for a fun, interesting and exciting workshop on water quality and our local streams.

   For further information about the October 2 workshop, call the Township Office at 610-793-2600 or e-mail Marlou MacIver, stream watch coordinator,  at marloumac@aol.com

Stream Monitoring Workshop        by Marlou MacIver

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