$500K Grant Application For Wetlands Approved By Radnor Board

RADNOR, PA — The Radnor Township commissioners voted Monday night unanimously to apply for a $500,000 grant from the Natural Fish and Wild Foundation to restore the West Wayne Preserve Wooded Wetlands Restoration.

The preserve is a township-owned 6.4-acre wooded area at the corner of South Wayne Avenue and Conestoga Road, next to the Radnor Trail.

The preserve is viewed daily by trail users and the residents in the surrounding West Wayne neighborhood.

William White, township manager, said the grant is part of the township’s stormwater management program to prevent flooding.

Resident Cheryl Tumola said she is delighted that the township applied for the grant to preserve the wetlands.

Tumola said she was involved in the preservation issue in the 1990s when a developer proposed to build on the property.

At that time, the township decided to purchase the property and use it for a water retention basin.

The township also received a $480,000 grant from the state Department of Environmental Protection's Growing Greener program to address environmental concerns. The funding will be used to shape the water drainage system, trails, and parking area.