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approved (but as yet
unconstructed) age-restricted housing development, located on the
west side of Pennell Rd. on the former Mercury Gun Club site. The
approval process for Appleby’s will begin this fall.
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Lions
Elect New Prez
The Aston Lions Club recently elected a new president in
John G. Vernon, a lifetime Aston resident. Vernon is a 1968 Sun
Valley grad; a US Navy Vietnam veteran; and a Cheyney State
College alum. He retired after working 26 years at Sun Oil as a
chief dockman.
Vernon states his goals as Lions president to be
“aiding others by giving my sympathy to those in distress, my
aid to the weak, and my substance to the needy.”
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Commissioners trying to help …continued.
Many residents
thought that the amount they would be reimbursed was decided when
a brokerage adjuster calculated loss totals, factoring in
depreciation of furnishings. Some homeowners were surprised to
find that an insurance company adjuster in Georgia then wanted to
deduct even more for depreciation.
"They are going to
negotiate…that’s the way the policy is written,” Higgins
said of insurance companies. “There’s nothing we can do about
that,” he added.
Higgins and fellow
Commissioner Mike Fulginiti, both insurance professionals, have
tried to explain the intricacies of the insurance world to the
flood victims.
“This is a very,
very complex claim, because of not only property damage, but
environmental coverage,” Higgins said.
“We need to take
all these concerns, and in the advisory and facilitating role Mike
(Higgins) has played, put these concerns together for these people
who are suffering with this thing, and ask the right people what
is going on,” Commissioner Frank Murphy suggested.
When the embattled
residents expressed fear that their claims might be trampled by
bureaucracy, they were promised that township commissioners will
remain in their corner.
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“Don’t worry
about that. We’re not going to let them blow it off,” Murphy
assured the homeowners.
The long-term
solution to recurring septic back-ups on parts of Edgar Ave. is
still unknown at this point.
“We have to come up
with something that will solve the problem forever. I think
there’s a solution, based on what was explained to me, and
hopefully we can do that,” Higgins said.
Higgins noted that
the remediation process for the flood site is under review by the
sewer authority’s operating committee. Obtaining grants to help
fund remediation of the root of the flooding problem may be
possible, according to Higgins, who will update the situation at
the Sept. 19 commissioners meeting.
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Meeting and Special Events
September
3, 2007(Mon.)
- Labor Day
Twp.
offices closed; no trash collected
September
4,
2007 (Tuesday)
7pm
in municipal building
Board of Health
Sept.
6, 2007 (Thursday)
6:30pm
at St. James Episcopal
Church,
3210 Concord Rd
Aston
Lions Club Dinner Meeting
Sept. 6, 2007 (Thursday)
7pm at Community Center
Aston
Lioness Club Board Meeting
Sept.
10, 2007 (Monday)
6:30pm
in municipal building
Public
Works Committee Meeting
Sept.
10, 2007 (Monday)
7:30pm
in municipal building
New
Construction Committee Meeting
Sept. 11, 2007 (Tuesday)
9:30am at Community Center
Aston
Senior Citizens Board Meeting
Sept.
11, 2007 (Tuesday)
6:30pm
in municipal building
Police
Committee Meeting
Sept.
11, 2007 (Tuesday)
7:30pm
in municipal building
Executive
Committee Meeting
Sept. 13, 2007 (Thursday)
7:30pm in municipal building
Aston
Historical Society Meeting
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Sept. 13, 2007 (Thursday)
7pm at
Community Center
Aston
Lions Club Board Meeting
Sept. 15, 2007 (Saturday)
9am-3pm, 2nd
& Harwick Sts.,
Chester
Household
Hazardous Waste Collection
Sept. 17, 2007 (Monday)
6pm in municipal building
Citizens
Advisory Committee Meeting
Sept.
17, 2007 (Monday)
7pm at Norma Locke’s home
General Federation of Women’s Club
Board of Directors Meeting
Sept. 19, 2007 (Wednesday)
7pm in municipal building
Board
of Commissioners Meeting
Sept.
20, 2007 (Thursday)
6:30pm
at St. James Episcopal Church
Aston Lions Club Dinner Meeting
Sept.
24, 2007 (Monday)
7pm at Community Center
General
Federation of Women’s Club Welcome Back Tea
Sept. 24, 2007 (Monday)
7pm
at SWDCMA, 1 Gamble Lane,
Aston
Southwest Delaware County Municipal Authority
Public Meeting
Sept.
25, 2007 (Tuesday)
7pm
in municipal building
Ordinance Committee
Sept.
25, 2007 (Tuesday)
7pm
in municipal building
Zoning
Board Meeting
Sept.
26, 2007 (Wednesday)
7pm
in municipal building
Planning Commission Meeting
Sept.
27, 2007 (Thursday)
6:30pm
at The Wharf Tavern
Aston
Lioness Club Dinner Meeting
Sept.
27, 2007 (Thursday)
10:45am
at Community Center
Aston Senior Citizens
luncheon (must attend meeting and
program for free lunch)
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