A 22-acre lot that has sat idle at the edge of Kennett Square for nearly two decades is now a step closer to holding homes and storefronts, though the argument over whether anyone should live on it is far from settled.
Borough Council voted 5-2 on Aug. 17 to advertise a zoning amendment that would allow residential and business development at the former National Vulcanized Fiber site, which was left contaminated with PCBs after decades of industrial use, writes Brooke Schultz for The Philadelphia Inquirer.
The revised ordinance could permit townhomes, apartments, and attached single-family homes…