Five Things to Know Today -- Monday

"Five Things to Know Today" is a Radnor Patch feature published every day that provides a quick heads up on what's happening. Add what other things people might need to know in the comments section below.

1.   A phone survey of residents began Friday. It is being conducted by an independent research firm on behalf of the township and is a random survey that will allow the township to have a statistically accurate measure of the communities’ thoughts and perceptions.

2.   The Board of Commissioners tonight will vote on a proposed lease of Memorial Field to school, which would lease the field for at least 15 years for $35,000 a year and install an artificial turf field as well as make other improvements to the site on Matson Ford Road. Radnor Township and its sponsored athletic teams may continue to use the field at certain times when not in use by the private girls school.

3.   The Board of Commissioners are also slated to vote on a Certificate of Appropriateness for a developer’s plan to add a 24-car underground garage for , which developer Cas Holloway is hoping to turn into a dozen condominium units.

4.   Finally, the Board of Commissioners is scheduled to vote on a reorganization chart presented to them by township manager Bob Zienkowski. (A half dozen Radnor Township employees are expected to be laid off this week as part of it.) The agenda for tonight’s meeting contains a number of other interesting items. See the agenda and the meeting packet in the pdf section of this article.

5.   At the May 20 Greater Philadelphia Community Service Awards breakfast, Radnor Township School District student assistance coordinator and crisis psychologist Dorothy Lowery was awarded the prestigious Terry Muzzy Educational Excellence Award given by the Caron Foundation, a drug and alcohol addiction rehabilitation center. Read about her award here.