At the July 2 meeting, Denis Glaccum and Skip Powell raised questions about how the ordinance would define "public displays." But Supervisor Bill Wylie said the ordinance was deliberately written in general language just to give the township some oversight in terms of, say, notifying neighbors so they could move their horses indoors before the fireworks start.
"It's intended to create a process where it can be done safely," he explained, "without being too onerous or overreaching."
The entire fireworks issue was launched this spring when a West Chester man approached the township and asked if he could hire a fireworks company to set off a display at his daughter's wedding reception at the Stone Barn in September.
In other business at the monthly meeting, the supervisors appointed Springdell resident Gus Brown to fill a vacancy on the planning commission that occurred when Josh Taylor was "promoted" to the board of supervisors.
Township zoning officer Al Giannantonio reported that he issued a zoning permit for a new run-in shed at the Jacksons' farm on Street Road and had just received an application for a new post-and-beam barn that the Mosses want to build at their home at Blow Horn.
Building inspector Eddie Caudill reported that he granted a building permit to the Leonards, who are renovating their guest house on Wilson Road.
Supervisor Hugh Lofting reported that the township road crew has been busy mowing and doing general maintenance. He said that earlier in the month they had received a few requests for dust control on gravel roads, but "not so much recently," given the frequent storms.
Julia Altman, who runs the Greenmore Farm Animal Rescue on Route 842 (between Ryan and Thouron Roads), asked the township to reduce or waive the $604 permit fee it was charging her to install kennels. She said that amount of money would allow her to neuter several animals. The board did not make a decision on her request.
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