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The Strawberries Are Coming! – Monday June 4, 2012 – Wallingford Presbyterian Church Annual Festival

May 11, 2012 by admin

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The Annual WPC Strawberry Festival Is Coming On June 4

Wallingford Presbyterian Church will hold its annual Strawberry Festival on Monday June 4, from 5:00-8:00 PM. Mark the date on your calendar and join the over 1,000 people who enjoy this much anticipated annual event.

At the center of the festival are strawberries, cake, ice cream and chocolate covered strawberries. Other food items include hoagies, hot dogs, delicious roast beef – prepared by yours truly, and potato salad. There is a Book Nook to provide great buys in slightly used books and Attic Treasures for those seeking the perfect item to add to their collection.

For the children, there are games on the lawn. Plants to brighten the garden are for sale.

The festival will be held rain or shine. The church office (610-566-1644, Ext 0) can provide additional information.

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Proposed School Budget Calls For 2% Tax Hike

May 10, 2012 by admin

Future pension contributions have raised concerns from Wallingford-Swarthmore School District officials that projected pension expenses are set to soar in the next several years, and a record of modest tax increases is at risk.

The 2012-13 spending plan, which contains expenditures of about $67 million and will be up for a final vote on June 11, calls for a 2 percent school tax increase.

That amount is achievable because the district will, for the first time in four years, make use of two state-allowed spending exceptions. By staying within its state Act 1 tax cap for 2012-13, the district does not need to seek voter approval.

Taxpayers are footing the bill for market losses incurred by District Business state Public School Employees Retirement System (PSERS). For 2012-13, there will be a net hike of $615,365, for a total bill of more than $3.9 million in district payments to PSERS.

Little relief is on the horizon with a 35.5 percent increase expected in 2013-14, to a total of more than $5.5 million; close to 27 percent in 2014-15, to more than $7.2 million; more than 20 percent in 2015-16, to more than $8.9 million; and then, after leveling off at 2.7 percent in 2016-17, to more than $9.4 million.

The district receives 80.1% of it’s revenue from local tax sources, 17% from Pennsylvania, and .06% of funding from Federal sources. For the year 2012-2013, approximately 1.5 million of the 8 million dollar budget reserve will be used to fund the budget.

If the proposed tax increase of 2 percent is approved, a property owner with a home assessed at the district median of $177,000 would experience an additional $135 in school taxes in 2012-13, for a total of $6,887.

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School Board To Submit Nether Providence Elementary Renovation Plans

May 6, 2012 by admin

: Nether Providence Elementary School

The Nether Providence Elementary renovation project is the last piece of a systematic upgrading of district schools that began with Strath Haven High School in the 1990s, then moved on to Swarthmore-Rutledge Elementary School, Strath Haven Middle School and Wallingford Elementary School.

The Wallingford-Swarthmore School Board has signed off on the basic outlines for the Nether Providence school project and has voted 9-0 in favor of the submission of the renovation plans to the state Department of Education after hearing details of the preliminary design. The renovation and expansion of the school located on Moore Road is expected to cost about $16.5 million. The goal is to but the project out for bid in January 2012.

The school currently consists of three wings, one built in 1939, another in 1949 and the third in 1964, Under the latest proposal, the 1939 wing would be torn down and the other wings would be renovated. In addition, a new wing holding a gym/cafeteria would be constructed at the back of the present structure, in an area currently home to parking. The addition would run parallel to Moore Road.

As is the case with a Wallingford Elementary School overhaul currently under way, the new addition would be built first, and conclude with the demolition of the 1939 wing.

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Remembering Dick Clark In Wallingford

April 24, 2012 by admin

Tribute To Dick Clark On Dogwood Lane

An impromptu tribute to Dick Clark stands at the corner of Dogwood Lane and Plush Mill Road near his former Wallingford home. Clark past away last week at the age of 82, and is best known as the host of the television show American Bandstand.

Dick Clark resided at 308 Dogwood Lane in Wallingford during the early 1960’s while acting as host for the popular TV show. He moved to California in 1964 when the show was moved to the West Coast.

In a 1959 newspaper article of the time the purchase of the home on Dogwood Lane is reported:

Clark made a substantial down payment on a home under construction scheduled for completion in July or August. The 2 story, multi-level homes are in the $36,000 class, and have 5 bedrooms.

In January 1961 the Delaware County Times reported that Clark made a surprise visit to the Junior Assembly dance for 7th and 8th graders at the Summit School, which is located across the street from the Clark house. He watched the latest dance craze, The Pony, and stayed to sign autographs.

Wallingford remembers America’s oldest teenager, and former Wallingford resident, Dick Clark.

Dogwood Lane

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George King Stadium Field Getting Artifical Surface

March 7, 2012 by admin

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George L. King Field

The Wallingford Swarthmore School District has approved the installation of an all-weather playing surface on George King Field located behind the Strath Haven Middle School.

Last year’s private fundraising efforts to fund the installation fell short, but the District announced in early February that $500,000 had been identified as available for the project. The money was left over from completed renovations of the high school and middle school. These funds had been earmarked for field improvements, but never utilized.

The School Board went on record saying they were willing to allocate the funds for the project with the provision that the fundraising group – Team Up For Turf – commit to raising the remaining $200,000 necessary to complete the project by June 30, 2012.

Funds remaining from the Wallingford Elementary School renovation and expansion would be utilized to regrade and sod the softball and football practice fields. The cost of this work will be capped at $200,000.

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