The Radnor Gazette

Ordinance 2026-19 Would Bring the Magisterial District Court Back to Radnor for $1.45M

The Board of Commissioners will introduce Ordinance 2026-19 at its Monday, July 20 meeting, authorizing the township to purchase the 16,933-square-foot former St. George Hunt Memorial Veterinary Hospital at 405 W. Wayne Avenue for $1.45 million. Delaware County would lease the building from the township and relocate Magisterial District Court 32-2-43 back to Radnor.

The court handles Radnor's small-claims cases, landlord-tenant disputes, and preliminary criminal hearings. Under the current arrangement, reported by Patch's June Bakan, Radnor residents summoned to appear before a district judge for a Radnor-only matter must drive to 4655 West Chester Pike in Newtown Square.

The parcel sits on the 400 block of W. Wayne Avenue in South Wayne, adjacent to Wayne Presbyterian Church and within a half-mile of the Wayne train station. St. George Hunt operated at the site until February, when the practice moved to Villanova. The building's current owner, Vetley Capital, a Maryland real-estate investment firm specializing in veterinary properties, purchased the building for $1,395,000 in 2022 per public records.

Ordinance 2026-19 is on Monday's business agenda for introduction only; adoption would come at a subsequent meeting after the statutory public-notice window.

$1.2M in RACP Grants Land for Radnor: Fenimore Woods, Eastern's Walton Hall

State Sen. Amanda Cappelletti (D-17) and state Rep. Lisa Borowski (D-168) announced Friday that the Office of the Budget has authorized $10.7 million in Redevelopment Assistance Capital Program grants across Senate District 17, including two awards that land directly on Radnor Township ground.

The $700,000 Fenimore Woods Park award funds stable renovations, upper and lower parking-lot rehabilitation, a new accessible walking path, fencing, site furnishings, park signage, and tree planting. Fenimore's historic horse stable, which the township considered demolishing in 2021 before pulling back after community pushback, has been the subject of a feasibility study since 2022, with the pavilion already demolished.

"The enhancement of Fenimore Woods has long been a need in Radnor Township, a project which started way back when I was a Commissioner," Rep. Borowski said in the release. The $500,000 Eastern University Walton Hall award funds construction of an elevator inside the historic building, addressing "long-standing barriers for students, staff, and visitors."

The RACP program funds regional-impact capital projects. Both awards require project sponsors to match with local or private dollars; the exact match ratio for these two grants has not been published.

Ithan Valley Park Bridge Design Contract on Monday's Agenda

Resolution 2026-85 on the July 20 agenda authorizes Carroll Engineering to perform design, permitting, and bidding documents for rehabilitation of the upstream bridge at Ithan Valley Park in the amount of $82,500. Construction is not yet funded; this is the engineering step that precedes bidding.

Emerson Group Waiver Request Monday

The Monday BoC business agenda includes a motion to approve the Emerson Group's request for waiver of land-development requirements. The plan set is attached on Granicus.

UPenn Signage Settlement Up for Approval

The board is set to approve a settlement agreement between the University of Pennsylvania and Radnor Township dated July 9. The agreement resolves a dispute over signage on University-owned property in Radnor.

Zoning Hearing Board Met Thursday

The Zoning Hearing Board convened Thursday, July 16. The agenda was published, but the agenda-viewer PDF failed to render at deadline. Decisions will be summarized in Vol. I, No. 19 after minutes post.

Restaurant Row Watch

• Wild Yeast Bakehouse debuts this weekend at Eagle Village, as previewed in Vol. I, No. 17. Coverage at SAVVY Main Line.
• The Bakery House has leased the former Sushi Nami next to the Paoli Nudy's and expects to open Sept. 28.
• Triple Crown Restaurant at the Radnor Hotel opens for dinner service Friday, July 24.
• 118-120 N. Wayne redevelopment: No new filings this week.

Overnight Vehicle Crime: See Lead Story

Full detail on the Lewis Lane vehicle theft and the Barcladen / Browning break-ins appears in the lead story above. Bottom line: on the overnight of Friday, July 17 into Saturday, July 18, one vehicle was stolen off Lewis Lane and several were entered on Barcladen and Browning. Read the full story.

CVS Retail Theft, July 10

A retail theft occurred at the CVS at 316 E. Lancaster Avenue at approximately 10:15 p.m. on July 10, Radnor Police reported July 13. No arrest disclosed.

I-476 Crash Cleared Thursday

A crash on I-476 in Delaware County Thursday afternoon caused a major traffic jam before the scene was cleared, Patch reported. Residual delays cleared by evening; PennDOT has not disclosed injuries.

Quiet Week in Schools; Next Business Meeting July 28 (if necessary)

The RTSD board calendar lists a School Board Business Meeting for Tuesday, July 28 at 7 p.m. in the Radnorshire Room, marked "if necessary." The next regularly-scheduled full business meeting is Tuesday, August 25. No committee or board meeting was streamed to RTSD-TV in the July 13 to 19 window.

RTSD Policy Watch

• AI in academic integrity policy: No public draft yet in BoardDocs.
• AI / cyberbullying policy: No public draft yet; last discussed at the March 10, 2026 Policy Committee.
• Ithan Elementary rebuild: Milestones tracked by the Facilities Committee; last committee meeting on the record was April 14, 2026, viewable on the RTSD-TV YouTube channel. No update this week.
• Technology-use policy: Last board action on the record was the 2026-27 Proposed Final Budget approval on April 21, 2026.

RTSD Board Roster

Board of School Directors, 2025-2026: Liz Duffy (President), Susan Stern (Vice President), Sarah Dunn Esq., Clare Girton, Jannie Lau, Thomas Le, Lon Rosenblum, Lydia T. Solomon, DJ Thornton. Superintendent: Kenneth Batchelor. Contact information at rtsd.org/board/board.