It started with a dream of two girls, their families, and a love of hockey.  Now it's going to become a reality.

            Natalie Van Druff and Lilly Walter and their mothers spearheaded a campaign to fix the hockey dek at the New Hanover Community Park. The girls made a presentation to the New Hanover supervisors in March to ask for support from the board, which resulted in immediate repairs by the public works department including the sealing of a large and dangerous crack in the dek.

            The girls and their families were very grateful to the board, but they weren't finished yet. Following a presentation to the Flyers organization, the girls learned that the township would be receiving a $200,000 grant from the Flyers to update the rink and make it sustainable for years to come. The grant will cover the dasher boards that line the rink, for $144,625 and the hockey dek tiles for $54,498.

            The news was met with tears and applause at the May 2nd meeting of the Township Supervisors.  Supervisor Kurt Zebrowski commented, "I'm really stunned you could pull it off."

            In Police Chief Jay Ciarlello's report, he announced that his officers were going to begin issuing warnings about parking in township developments. He stated that the "developments are a mess" with thefts of no parking signs and one even sprayed over. The parking situations create potential hazards for emergency vehicles.

            Township Engineer Dan Gray noted in his report that Sanatoga Road work will begin in June, and detours will be in effect. Signs for the detours will be placed two weeks before the work.

            Assistant Township Manager Maggie Dobbs said that updates to the peddler's license ordinance and an application form were posted to the township website. A Do Not Solicit Registry is also now available on the website.

            Under business items, the supervisors approved the sale of miscellaneous equipment, including computers and a Chevy Tahoe from the police department.

            They also authorized additions to the fee schedule to include certain administrative costs for the police department.

            The supervisors voted to approve the new contract for township manager Jamie Gwynn from January 1 of this year to December 31, 2025. Supervisor Keith Youse opposed the measure, resulting in a four-to-one vote.

            The supervisors met in executive session on April 24 to discuss personnel and before the meeting to discuss litigation and real estate.