Nether Providence Township Commissioners

Commissioners Trim Nether Providence Tax Increase To 2.04%

December 20, 2013 by admin

When the proposed budget for next year was discussed at a Board of Commissioners meeting in November, Nether Providence officials were proposing a tax hike of 6.16%. Cost cutting over the last month helped drive the township’s tax increase for 2014 to its lowest level in recent memory.

The final vote on December 12 trimmed the tax increase to 2.04%. Previous years saw increases of 3.82 % in 2009, 3.72% in 2010, 4.97% in 2011 and 6.7% in 2012.

The board also voted 7-0 in favor of a boost in the annual sewer fee paid by property owners. The new rate will be set at $368, up from $342 this year.

The total 2014 Nether Providence Township budget has expenditures of about $6.1 million and calls for the millage rate to remain at 4.68. As in years past, the largest outlays will go to police and public works costs, at about $2 million and $1.3 million, respectively.

In related tax news the Delaware County Council last week approved the originally proposed 2.8% tax hike for Delaware County residents.

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Kinder Park Variance Approved By Township Nether Providence Zoning Board

December 5, 2013 by admin

Wallingford PA Real Estate - Wallingford PA - Nether Providence Approves Kinder PAark Housing Project Variance

Kinder Park Housing Project On Bullens Lane

The Delaware County Housing Authority is planning a major renovation of the Kinder Park public housing development site on Bullens Lane. Did you know that 9% of the development falls within the border of Nether Providence Township? Thus the proposed plans require approval from both Ridley Township and Nether Providence Township.

Plans are to raze the existing 156 triplex units and replace them with a mix of more modern and aesthetically pleasing units of different sizes.

In November the Nether Providence Zoning Board voted unanimously to allow requested variances but only after applying several conditions. They included a limit on the amount of impervious surface to 60 percent and a requirement that setbacks from Bullens Lane to be at least 10 feet. The application still has to go before the township planning commission and board of commissioners.

An attorney representing the authority said the total number of housing units had been cut from 31 to 25, the same number that currently exists. Also the building coverage area had been trimmed from 20.4 to 18.5 percent and the amount of impervious surface from 70 to 65 percent.

To satisfy the requested setback requirements called for, starting at the curb, a 4-foot grassy area, a 4-foot sidewalk and then 5 or 6 feet of walkway leading to the homes’ front porches, for a sufficient buffer area.

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Nether Providence 2014 Budget Draft Seeks 6.16% Tax Hike

November 19, 2013 by admin

Nether Providence Commissioners have proposed a 6.16% increase in Nether Providence Township taxes for 2014. This translates into a 2014 millage rate of approximately 4.96 mills. For every $1,000 of assessed value township residents will pay $4.96 in municipal taxes. Last year Township taxes increased by 6.7%.

The Police Department and Public Works are the two biggest components of the of the Township budget.

The Commissioners will be meeting November 21 to take another look at cutting expenses. Following two December meetings, on the first and second Thursdays, a final budget will be voted upon.

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Nether Providence Township Addresses Church Road Resident Concerns

March 26, 2013 by admin

Sidewalk Construction On Possum Hollow Has Raised Concerns With Residents

Nether Providence Township officials are addressing the concerns of Church Road residents over the installation of sidewalks, and the associated grading of the landscape near the Wallingford Train station. Property owners have also cited excessive removal of foliage and trees along their yards bordering Possum Hollow Road that has resulted in a loss of privacy. Vegetation removal may have been exceeded plans by up to 10 feet in the area, and the township will also consider ways to at least partially restore the privacy that the removed foliage provided.

Township officials have proposed the construction of a retaining wall along Possum Hollow Road to lessen the impact of the grading performed during the ongoing sidewalk construction project. The chiseled face granite block retaining wall is expected to cost approximately $10,000. This wall installation is not expected to add any additional costs to the project, which totals $408,000, since money that had been designated for a a wall on Turner Road will not be utilized.

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Proposed Day Care Center On South Providence Road Is Denied

January 31, 2013 by admin

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Zoning Hearing Notice For Proposed South Providence Road Day Care Facility

The Nether Providence Township Zoning Board voted 4-0 in a January meeting to deny the application by Today’s Child Learning Centers to open a new newest facility in a home up for sale at the intersection of South Providence and Possum Hollow roads.

An agreement of sale for the firm to purchase the property is contingent on receiving zoning approval for the change.

Seventeen residents – including a township commissioner – voiced opposition to the plans. Among the reasons cited were concerns over increased traffic, parking, a change in the residential character of the neighborhood and possible future uses of the property.

Today’s Child Learning, a provider of educational programs for preschoolers and daycare for infants and toddlers, intended to spend about $300,000 on renovations that would clear the way for the house to serve as a day-care center.

The firm, which currently has operations at about 20 other locations, envisioned an enrollment of no more than 40 children, ranging from infants to age 12, and an on-site staff of eight. Most of the children would be preschoolers.

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