Although D.A.R. was not on the agenda of the June Board of Supervisors meeting, several people in the audience got the subject rolling during the public comment session. Chairman Lew Wertley said he would do his best to respond to six questions put forward by Bob Witters. Wertley said the Chester County Conservation District will make certain the proposed building and storm water management project for D.A.R. along Mt. Pleasant Road at the Emanuel Stoltzfus farm is done correctly. After it has been completed PennVest will decide whether the funds forwarded for construction are a grant or a loan. The cost of the project has increased from $900,000 to 1.3 million dollars.

Wertley said he has not seen anything in the application about the size of the lot. Witters said he thought the lot size was to be about 2.5 acres.

“The PennVest grant is only for the contractor (and) has nothing to do with operation or expansion, said Wertley. It will be a revenue producing business. Nothing has been presented to the township or to the Board. What they are planning to do is to be consistent with stormwater control.”