Springfield Township commissioners approved a micro-hospital development project. Before he cast the deciding vote, Board President Jeff Rudolph said, “This has probably been the biggest land development project in this town for the last 40 years. I’ve heard everybody’s voice. I’ve listened, but we also have a duty to provide proper services in this town. That makes it very difficult, but I cast my vote, ‘aye.’” Since the project was first discussed in 2018, residents’ concerns have included loss of greenspace, increased traffic, light pollution, ambulance noise, stormwater runoff, financial danger, decreased property values, and attracting mental health and drug-addicted patients to the township. The commissioners’ vote gives final approval to ChristianaCare’s plan to develop the township’s Coventry Woods property into one of two new micro-hospital facilities. The other, in Aston Township, is already under construction.
Source: Chester Spirit; 6/11/2025