Bill was appointed to the Delaware County Planning Commission in 2019 representing Region 3.
Bill has been a resident of Lansdowne, Delaware County for fifty two years; and is a graduate of Monsignor Bonner High School and St. Joseph’s University in Philadelphia, PA. Bill is proud father to a teen aged son, currently a high school senior.
Bill served on the Lansdowne Planning Commission for nineteen years (2001-2020) and was chairperson for ten years. His service on the Lansdowne Planning Commission included involvement on numerous projects, planning and zoning initiatives and multi-municipal comprehensive planning. One of the Lansdowne projects (Walgreen’s 2015/16) received The Bates Award from the Delaware County Planning Commission for use of an existing / historic structure. Other notable work included the Simpson Gardens II expansion project which doubled the size of the existing assisted living facility in center of the Lansdowne Borough.
Bill’s community service to Lansdowne Borough also includes twelve years as a member of Borough Council, two years as Borough Auditor and two years as Borough Treasurer. He’s also served as a borough manager/treasurer for two other boroughs in the county.
Bill has over thirty years of accounting, corporate finance, auditing, and government experience. This includes prior tenures in public accounting and as a corporate and non-profit CFO/Controller. He currently serves as Lansdowne Tax Collector.
The Land Use Policy Framework for Delaware County 2035 establishes development policies and also serves as a template for future plans.
The Land Use Policy Framework establishes an overall vision for the future of the County through the year 2035 and sets policies for development, redevelopment, conservation, and economic initiatives. The County’s elected and appointed officials will use the plan to evaluate future proposals or policy changes to ensure that their decisions are consistent with shared Countywide goals. The component plans will use the same thematic framework and build off of the land use policies laid out in the Framework Plan.
The Framework Plan is a highly interactive document best viewed online. There are links throughout the document to outside resources or to appendices with more information. This allows for better flow and easier readability while still providing thorough and complete information.
Questions about Comprehensive Planning? Contact the Planning Department at 610-891-5200 or Planning_Department@co.delaware.pa.us.
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Peter was appointed to the Delaware County Planning Commission in 2021.
Peter is a lifelong resident of Delaware County and was raised and educated in the City of Chester. He is a graduate of Chester High School.
Peter was formerly the Planning Director/ Zoning Officer for the City of Chester. Before his employment with the City of Chester, he served as the Community Program Coordinator for State Representative Thaddeus Kirkland’s Chester District Office. In that capacity, his responsibilities included planning and organizing community meetings and forums on behalf of the State Representative which included the annual “Across Colors Cultural Festival”, and the annual Senior Christmas luncheon.
Retirement after 17 years in Commercial Banking opened the door to a new career in Social Service and Community Development. Peter is the Founding Member, Treasurer, and Executive Director of the Asbury Social Outreach Center, Inc. in Chester, a non-profit social service organization created to empower Chester residents economically, socially, and educationally. He currently serves on the Board of Directors of the Delaware Valley Regional Planning Commission and is the FY2021 Chairman of the DVRPC’s Regional Technical Committee. Peter is a member of the Delaware County Coastal Zone Task Force, an at large member of the Yeadon Zoning Hearing Board, a former member of the Chester Over town Revitalization Committee, and a former member of the Lansdowne/Yeadon Elm Street Neighborhood Advisory Committee. In 2018, Peter was appointed to serve as an officer on the Delaware Basin Regional Water Resources Committee by Governor Tom Wolf.
He is a member of Asbury A.M.E Church in Chester and is a member of Phi Beta Sigma Fraternity.
Peter earned a Master’s Degree in Community and Economic Development from Penn State University and a Bachelor’s Degree in Economics from the University of Pittsburgh.
He currently resides in Yeadon.
Brian was appointed to the Delaware County Planning Commission in 2019.
Brian has a history of public service. He has been a resident of Glenolden Borough for 37 years where he has served on the Interboro School Board as President. He has served at the Glenolden Youth Club for over 10 years and is a past board President. He has also held appointments to the Delaware County Animal Protection board. Brian was a founding member of the Eastern Delaware County Storm Water Collaborative, where he currently serves as Vice President and as the Treasurer to the Pollution Reduction Plan.
Brian is currently the Borough Manager of Glenolden and previously the Manager of Sharon Hill Borough. He has served as Health Officer to multiple municipalities in Delaware County. Brian is a UCC Certified Building Code Official and a Qualified Storm Water Inspector.
He is married with two sons and believes Delaware County is a great place to raise a family.
Mr. Ferguson was appointed to the Planning Commission in September 2023, representing District 6 in the western portion of the County. He served in the Navy from 1988-1992 in Operation Desert Storm and was later employed at Boeing. He is a member of Steamfitters Local 420.
Charlie is a Master Watershed Steward through Penn State Extension, and a citizen scientist for the Darby Creek Community Science Monitoring Program. He is currently studying to be a Master Well Owner Network volunteer as well as continuing his education in the Master Watershed program
Claudia was nominated and began serving on the Delaware County Planning Commission in 2019 and named Chairman in 2021. She is an architect and principal in charge of CuetoKEARNEY Design, which was founded in 2004 and is located in Swarthmore. She has been practicing architecture for over 35 years with an emphasis on college and university work. She has a Bachelor of Science in Architecture from Catholic University in Washington D.C. and a Master of Architecture from the University of Pennsylvania.
Previously, she has served on the Board of Directors AIA Philadelphia and is a current member of the Carpenter’s Company of Philadelphia. A registered architect in Pennsylvania and New Jersey, she is also a certified member of the Women’s Business Enterprise National Council (WBENC) and Eastern Minority Supplier (MBE).
She and her husband have lived in Delaware County for over 20 years where they raised their two children together. During that time, she served on the board of the Swarthmore Zoning Hearing Board for five years, her last year as chair.
She understands the great effect that codes can have on people and community; architects deal not only with buildings but with the fabric of the community where a building project is located. Context is always a serious consideration and plays a major role in the success of a project.
Her personal experience, as well as her professional experience as an architect, makes her uniquely qualified for membership on the Planning Commission.
Cheryl is a veteran, nurse, and information technology professional with more than 15 years of experience in healthcare, information systems and organizational development. She leverages an in-depth knowledge of organizations by leading teams to achieve desired outcomes while promoting trusting relationship and fostering teamwork.
Cheryl began her career as a nurse in the United States Army working on a Cardiac Care Unit at Walter Reed Army Medical Center. During her career she has progressed through a series of roles in Professional Nursing in Critical Care, Education, Management and Process Improvement.
Cheryl currently works for Leidos, a civil, defense, health and intelligence company. She is an incident and problem manager where she leads teams to identify the root cause of problems, implement solutions and share key learnings.
Cheryl holds a Bachelor of Science in Nursing from Villanova University and a Masters of Science in Nursing with a concentration in Clinical Informatics from Excelsior College.
Cheryl grew up in Broomall, PA and lives in Newtown Square on Goshen Road with her husband, Michael. She has two daughters, Mia and Sarah.
Cheryl enjoys reading, visiting with friends and family and volunteering her time to help others and our community.
Mr. Petrucci was appointed and began his volunteer service with the Delaware County Planning Commission in early 2020 and represents Region 5, consisting of Media and Rose Valley boroughs, Edgemont, Middletown, Nether Providence, and Upper Providence townships.
Since early 2015, Mr. Petrucci has also served as a member of the Media Borough Planning Commission and currently serves as their Secretary. Mr. Petrucci and his family have happily resided in Media Borough for many years with two children currently enrolled in Rose Tree Media School District. In his spare time, he enjoys traveling, cooking, and visiting many of the outdoor spaces and parks throughout the County as well as spending time with his family and friends and volunteering at school and in his local community.
A civil engineering graduate of the University of Delaware, he is currently a licensed professional engineer in the state of Pennsylvania, a certified Professional Traffic Operations Engineer, and a certified Road Safety Professional with the Transportation Professional Certification Board, Inc. Mr. Petrucci has roughly 20 years of transportation engineering experience in consulting and government while specializing in roadway and intersection design and safety. Dave is passionate about road safety and understanding the important linkages between sound land use decisions, and potential implications that new and infill development could have on the traveling public.
Delaware County’s Open Space, Recreation, and Greenway Plan examines the open space policies and trends identified in Delaware County 2035.
The Open Space, Recreation, and Greenway Plan serves as a guide and resource for countywide, multi-municipal, and municipal open space planning efforts. It examines open space policies and trends identified in the Delaware County 2035 Land Use Framework Plan, and makes recommendations with regard to open space, recreation, and greenway needs and opportunities specific to the County.
Questions about the Open Space, Recreation and Greenway Plan? Contact the Planning Department at 610-891-5200 or Planning_Department@co.delaware.pa.us.
To integrate all of the information, analysis, and goals of this plan into a manageable format, the Open Space, Recreation, and Greenway Plan was organized into volumes:
Volume I: Open Space and Recreation Plan
Volume I provides a complete review of municipal, county, state, and federal open space within Delaware County. It includes an inventory of existing open spaces and natural resources, analysis of open space and recreational needs and opportunities, and an overview of implementation methods for municipalities and the County to consider.
Volume II: Countywide Greenway Plan
Volume II is Delaware County’s first ever countywide greenway plan. It identifies a Primary Trail Network which connects recreational and cultural hubs via trails, as well as conservation greenways along stream corridors.
Volume III: County Parks and Recreation
Volume III specifically examines the Delaware County Parks and Recreation system, and includes long range site development drawings and accompanying narratives for several of the major County parks.
View the Open Space, Recreation, and Greenway Plan
Volume I: Open Space and Recreation Plan (2015)
Natural Heritage Inventory
Date Published: June 2011
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Abstract: The Delaware County Natural Heritage Inventory (NHI) was developed for the County by the Western Pennsylvania Conservancy. Its purpose is to inform residents and local decision makers about the unique plants, animals, and habitats that are found throughout Delaware County.
Geographic Area: Countywide
Questions about Department Publications? Contact the Planning Department at 610-891-5200 or Planning_Department@co.delaware.pa.us.