When It Rains, It Can Pour
Rain can mean a slight inconvenience for some, but for many in Radnor it means serious damage.
After years of talking about how it will manage and pay for stormwater systems to help protect flood-prone areas, Radnor Township is marching towards action. The township has created a Stakeholder Advisory Committee that is tasked with helping to develop a stormwater program plan and making recommendations to the Board of Commissioners. The majority of funding for stormwater has come from the township’s General Fund, but in 2013 there was no funding budgeted for stormwater capital improvements projects. The township is looking towards the concept of “user fees” that would spread the cost of managing water across the township, including tax-exempt entities like universities. “The stormwater problem is solvable,” said Gale Morrison, a North …
