August, 2022

Board of Supervisors Meeting Notes:

• The Board heard a presentation from the West Chester Public Library on their annual report.
• The Board received a mid-year report on the Township’s 2022 budget.
• The Board approved retaining special legal counsel and traffic engineer services to represent the Township in regards to a proposed land development project at 611 East Nields Street in West Chester Borough.
• The Board approved a Small Wireless Facilities Right-of-Way Use Agreement between West Goshen Township and Verizon Wireless.
• The Board authorized the issuance of a request for proposal for pension investment advisor services.
• The Board approved the costs associated with emergency repair work on Bantery Road.
• The Board discussed support requests from the West Chester Fire Department.
• The Board discussed a potential funding contract with Good Fellowship Ambulance Company for EMS services in the Township.

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Congratulations to Harrison Whalen

Harrison Whalen in the West Goshen Township Streets Department recently received his Road Scholar II Certificate through the PA Department of Transportation’s (PennDOT) Local Technical Assistance Program (LTAP). In order to obtain this certificate, Harrison completed 36 hours of course work, which included classes on pedestrian safety, speed limits, bridge and culvert inspections, and local road safety plans, as well as passing an exam at the end of each course. We would like to congratulate Harrison on obtaining this certificate and thank him for all his work with the Township’s Streets Department.

Yard Waste Collection

Please have your yard waste curbside the night before collection or by 6:00 AM the day of collection. Sticks, branches, and twigs must be tied in bundles no more than 4 feet in length and 4 feet in diameter, and may not exceed 50 pounds per bundle. Branches may not exceed 4 inches in diameter. Other yard waste may be placed in trash cans or biodegradable paper bags which may be purchased at home improvement stores. Bags are not available through West Goshen Township. There is no limit to the number of bundles or bags that will be collected.

Fall Leaves: Street Sweeping, Fall Collection and Hazardous Conditions

In addition to reducing the car’s traction (causing skidding and increasing the chances of losing control of the vehicle), leaves often cover the painted road markings, making it difficult to know the locations of the lanes. 

Leaves may not be burned, raked into streets, or deposited onto stream beds. Any leaves raked into streets will be driven around by the street sweeper. The property owner will be responsible for removing debris from the street. 

West Goshen has 3 leaf and yard waste collections this fall: 

• Saturday, November 19th 
• Saturday, December 3rd & 17th 

Sticks, branches, and twigs must be tied in bundles no more than 4 feet in length and 4 feet in diameter, and may not exceed 50 pounds per bundle. Branches may not exceed 4 inches in diameter. Other yard waste may be placed in trash cans or biodegradable paper bags which may be purchased at home improvement stores. Bags are not available through West Goshen Township. There is no limit to the number of bundles or bags that will be collected. 

Move Over, Slow Down for Emergency Vehicles and Road Crews

While rechargeable batteries are a step in the right direction to reduce hazardous waste, there have been issues, like the fires, arising. The lithium batteries are powerful due to the elements that make them up. Lithium is a very reactive element and when damaged (even after considered to be a dead battery) can pose fire and explosion risks.

Your Vote Counts…For the Fall Movie Series!

Fall Bus Trips Announced

West Goshen Resident Fall Art Exhibit Highlights Talents of Township Residents

Donations to the Gazebo Project may be made out to: The Friends of West Goshen Parks, Inc., P.O. Box 441, West Chester, PA 19381. For more information, contact Park and Recreation Director Ken Lehr at 610-696-5266, or via email at klehr@westgoshen.org.

BACK TO SCHOOL TRAFFIC SAFETY TIPS:

• It is illegal to pass a school bus that is stopped to load or unload children. 
• School buses use yellow flashing lights to alert motorists that they are preparing to stop to load or unload children. Red flashing lights and an extended stop sign arm signals to motorists that the bus is stopped and children are getting on or off the bus. 
• Pennsylvania law requires that traffic in both directions stop on undivided roadways when students are entering or exiting a school bus. 
• Traffic behind the school bus (traveling in the same direction) must stop. 
• The area 10 feet around a school bus is where children are in the most danger of being hit. 
• Stop your car far enough from the bus to allow children the necessary space to safely enter and exit the bus. 
• Be alert. Children walking to or from their bus are usually very comfortable with their surroundings. This makes them more likely to take risks, ignore hazards or fail to look both ways when crossing the street.
• Never pass a school bus on the right. It is illegal and could have tragic consequences. 

Be mindful of the 800 block of Paoli Pike for school bus stops. While it may be confusing because of the many lanes, all lanes of travel must stop when there is no median present. 

THE GOSHEN COUNTRY FAIR WAS A GREAT SUCCESS

We can’t thank you enough.

To say the 2022 Goshen Country Fair was a great success would be one big understatement. Great crowds and near perfect weather came together to make this year’s fair one of our best ever. As our biggest fund raiser, the success of the fair is crucial to the financial health of the fire company.

So many people to thank…our volunteers who assembled and staffed the booths…coordinated the livestock …made the food…parked the cars…tended to a thousand details…worked tirelessly on purchasing, security, set up, accounting, and working  with suppliers.  Also, we owe a big thank you to our sponsors, exhibitors, and vendors.

How about these numbers…we made and sold 130 dozen pizzas…that’s a little over 12,000 slices!

Those donuts you stood patiently in line for? We made and sold 7,000 dozen. That’s over 84,000 donuts, lovingly made by volunteers working 4 machines that created 1,620 donuts per hour. 

Would you like to volunteer to help at the 2023 fair? Drop an email to President@Goshencountryfair.org and we’ll be in touch.

Goshen Volunteers donate hundreds of hours for the benefit of Goshen Fire Company.

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