Civic Issues
Topics getting the most attention in Delaware County, Pennsylvania public meetings, ranked by how frequently they are discussed.
7 issues in environment with medium priority
Stormwater management and Chester Creek Trail
DVRPC is set to allocate $9.75 million to build the next 1.3 miles of the Chester Creek Trail with no county match. Separately, a $300,000 DCNR grant will fund an ADA-accessible loop trail, parking and bathrooms at Delco Woods (former Don Guanella School).
Mosquito Forest Development in Upper Darby
A resident urged the county to fund preservation of a 15-acre forested Upper Darby parcel slated for 4,143 housing units that would remove roughly 2,000 trees, saying a revived Greenways program could change the township's calculus.
Flood gauges for stormwater and emergency warning
Fifty new stream gauges will give emergency services real-time data on rising water and help validate the county's stormwater plan models — a big deal for flood-prone neighborhoods.
Delaware County Greenways Finance Feasibility Study
Council celebrated two new trail openings in Upper Darby and Chester, part of a Greenways program that has invested $20 million countywide and leveraged $40 million more.
Greenlawn Cemetery preservation
Col. Jenkins is asking students to 'adopt a veteran' at facilities like Fair Acres, and volunteers to restore Greenlawn Cemetery, where Black Civil War veterans' headstones sank beneath the soil after a century of neglect.
Sustainability Office progress and climate initiatives
The county's three-person sustainability office highlighted the Zero Waste Plan, tree canopy study, solar evaluation of county buildings before federal tax incentives expire, an Earth Day event April 18, and a free March 13 conference at Swarthmore.
Glen Providence Park Erosion Investigation
Upstream development and a partial dam breach have badly eroded Broomall's Run next to the park pond in Media — the county is spending up to $99,992 on a study to find real solutions, with grant money likely available for the fix.