History Was Topic At Delco Council — Delaware County Council, last night, March 20, approved an $85,000 grant to the Delaware County Historical Society for preservation of its collection.
The Society has sold it’s long time headquarters at 408 Avenue of the States in Chester and is looking to move.
In public comments Carris Kocher of Concord said the amount was too late too late.
Councilman Kevin Madden took issue with her. He said that while the building may be sold but the collection is safe.
The vote was 4-0 with Madden abstaining as he is on the Society’s board.
In another matter of history, Janet Lloyd Murphy of Middletown expressed concern that county might have forgotten its promise of help for a project to restore The Old Main building on the Crozer Chester Medical Center campus in Upland into the MLK Center for Peace and Justice.
She said she reached out to county officials in February but had not heard back.
Solicitor Jonathan Lichtenstein said he had gotten her message and would be contacting her.
County Executive Director Barbara O’Malley approached her after the meeting and said the county was fully behind her project.
The Old Main was part of the Crozer Theological Seminary where Martin Luther King Jr. studied. His dorm room was in the Old Main.
Yeadon Mayor Rohan K. Hepkins asked council to give its support for celebrations honoring Flag Day. Yeadon was the home of William T. Kerr who got the event recognized as a national holiday in 1949.
He said he has invited Joe Biden and Gov. Josh Shapiro to a celebration and asked the county to consider providing a grant.
History Was Topic At Delco Council
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