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Director of Community Development / Township Secretary:
Matthew Baumann 301 Iven Avenue
Wayne, PA 19087 8 a.m. - 4 p.m.
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Open Space Acquisition
Acquisition of land for these uses was begun several decades ago, and the Township is evaluating the results of a comprehensive open space study concluded recently. In addition, the first phase of a 17.6 mile Township-wide pedestrian and bike trail has been implemented for residents' leisure and fitness, and to promote alternative, environmentally sound intermodal forms of transportation. Federal and state funding for this project has been sought. Completion of this trail is slated for fall 2003.
In 1995, 3.4 acres of private land off Matsonford Road, north of Radnor train station, was donated to the Township by The Sun company and The Rubenstein Company (former and current owners, respectively, of the Radnor Corporate Center). This parcel will connect directly to a portion of more than ten acres donated to the Township by Sun in 1993. In July, 1995, Radnor Township became the proud owner of 13.2 acres of land at 854 Maplewood Avenue known as the "Forbes Tract". This land, purchased with the proceeds of bonds authorized by Radnor electors in November 1994, have become home to two multipurpose playing fields. The Board of Commissioners' condemnation of 6.9 acres of land along Conestoga Road at South Devon Avenue, known as the "Levin Tract", was approved by the Delaware County Court of Common Pleas in 1997. That land is expected to be used for passive recreation and as the site of stormwater management improvements to the South Devon area. An additional 48 acres of private land have been permanently preserved as open space as a result of the DeMoss and Brooke Farm subdivisions approved by the Board of Commissioners in 1995-1996. In 1999, the Township purchased 1.8 acres of land along Lancaster Avenue in Wayne, known as the Huggler Tract. This area, the former site of a veterinarian's home and office, has been converted to a community park complete with a fountain, meadow amphitheater, benches, game tables, and walking path. A large portion of the cost of building this park was funded by private contributions. Since 2000, the Township has continued to acquire land for parks and open space. The following tracts of land have been added to the Township's land bank in the new millennium:
Township officials and staff also are continuing discussions with several other land owners throughout Radnor about possible conservation easements or negotiated sales, and other permissible methods of land transfer.
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