Preserve the Beauty. Stop the Traffic.
Keep our community safe, peaceful, and green.
Success- Property Signage
Deceptive Sign Removed
Effective February 19, 2026, the large and misleading sign suggesting the land development plan had been approved has been removed from the property. For now, that false narrative has ended.
Its removal followed months of persistent advocacy urging the Township to enforce its own directive—issued through a letter from the Township land planner—to the developer.
This outcome marks a meaningful victory for transparency, accountability and for our community!
Important Public Meetings - February
Giant Liquor License Transfer
February 24, 2026 7:00 PM
Concord Township Public Hearing
Giant Liquor License Inter-Municipal Transfer Request
License # R-15669
About Us
Our Story
Our Mission
Our Story
What began as a small group of concerned neighbors has grown into an incorporated nonprofit organization representing more than 1,100 homeowners. We are committed to protecting the character, safety, and long-term well-being of our community through thoughtful advocacy, informed engagement, and responsible planning.
We do not oppose gr
What began as a small group of concerned neighbors has grown into an incorporated nonprofit organization representing more than 1,100 homeowners. We are committed to protecting the character, safety, and long-term well-being of our community through thoughtful advocacy, informed engagement, and responsible planning.
We do not oppose growth; rather, we advocate for development that is thoughtful, responsible, carefully planned, and proportionate to the capacity and character of our community.
The Issue
Our Mission
Our Story
Our community stands at a crossroads. A major developer, Retail Sites LLC, based in New Jersey, operating through the shell corporation Concord Acquisitions, has proposed a 24-acre retail development at the corner of Ridge Road and Route 202.
This project threatens to permanently alter the rural character, safety, and natural beauty that
Our community stands at a crossroads. A major developer, Retail Sites LLC, based in New Jersey, operating through the shell corporation Concord Acquisitions, has proposed a 24-acre retail development at the corner of Ridge Road and Route 202.
This project threatens to permanently alter the rural character, safety, and natural beauty that make our community home.
It will bring increased traffic and congestion to already overburdened roads, heighten flooding risks from stormwater runoff, and threaten groundwater quality, potentially rendering private wells unusable. It may disrupt local wildlife habitats, and erode the quiet, scenic character that defines our community.
Our Mission
Our Mission
Our Mission
As a newly incorporated nonprofit (EIN #39‑5058583), our mission is to protect the safety, well-being, and quality of life for residents of Chadds Ford and Concord Township.
To date this site has logged more than 15,000 visits - people who want to learn more about and support our work—and we’re just getting started!
Thanks to our committed
As a newly incorporated nonprofit (EIN #39‑5058583), our mission is to protect the safety, well-being, and quality of life for residents of Chadds Ford and Concord Township.
To date this site has logged more than 15,000 visits - people who want to learn more about and support our work—and we’re just getting started!
Thanks to our committed volunteers, who are donating hundreds of hours on behalf of affected neighbors.
We are Working Hard for Our Community
Legal Representation
Environmental Advocacy
Environmental Advocacy
We have ensured the community is not on the sidelines—but formally present and legally recognized in this process.
By securing Party Status in the Concord Township Zoning Hearing through counsel representing affected homeowners, we gained the right to present evidence, question witnesses, and respond on the record—placing community concerns on equal legal footing with the applicant.
We have consistently appeared at public meetings in Concord Township and Chadds Ford Township so decision-makers hear directly from residents who will live with the consequences.
We have also filed formal written objections with the Delaware County Planning Commission, the applicant, and both Townships, ensuring our concerns are preserved in the official record for accountability and any future review.
Together, these actions protect the community’s voice, its legal rights, and its future.
Environmental Advocacy
Environmental Advocacy
Environmental Advocacy
Environmental damage, once approved and built, is often irreversible. Wetlands, mature woodlands, wildlife habitat, and natural drainage systems cannot simply be replaced once disturbed. That is why environmental reviews must rely on accurate, complete, site-specific data—not assumptions or generic studies.
We have formally raised serious concerns with the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection and other permitting agencies regarding deficiencies in the applicant’s environmental submissions. These filings, as presented, may not fully or accurately reflect the true environmental conditions of the site.
We have requested that the review process be re-evaluated using corrected, site-specific information—particularly concerning wetlands and woodland resources that provide critical flood protection, water quality safeguards, habitat, and ecological stability for the broader community.
At its core, this is about preventing irreversible harm and ensuring environmental protections are properly applied before decisions are made that cannot be undone.
An Involved Community
Environmental Advocacy
An Involved Community
Our community effort now includes more than 20,000 people—proof that protecting a neighborhood is never the work of just one voice. Longtime residents, families, seniors, local workers, environmental stewards, and neighbors have come together with a shared purpose.
Over 15,000 visits to this site reflect a strong and growing demand for information and ways to get involved. More than 1,100 residents have formally signed petitions and submitted letters, and several have taken the additional step of being represented by Save Ridge legal counsel at the Concord Township Zoning Hearings—demonstrating collective resolve, not just concern.
Beyond the numbers are thousands of coordinated actions: emails, calls, letters, meetings, and outreach to elected officials, the developer, potential tenants, and the media. Together, these efforts reflect sustained, organized commitment from a community united in protecting the place we call home.
Community Advocacy
PennDOT Intervention
An Involved Community
Decisions that permanently affect a neighborhood should never happen without the people who live there fully informed and able to participate. Community information rallies and direct outreach ensure that residents are not left in the dark about proceedings that may impact their homes, safety, and quality of life.
Through community information rallies and direct outreach—including flyers to the 250 residents closest to the proposed development—we are ensuring those most impacted understand what is proposed, when decisions are being made, and that they have rights in the process.
Visible support from homeowners and business owners—lawn signs, tee-shirts, and bumper stickers—demonstrates broad community engagement.
Public awareness drives participation, and participation is how communities protect themselves.
Media Attention
PennDOT Intervention
PennDOT Intervention
Public awareness is essential when decisions of this scale can permanently reshape a community. Zoning and land-use proceedings are complex, but their impacts on safety, the environment, and quality of life are lasting.
By engaging with local media, we have helped ensure this proposal—and the approval process behind it—remains transparent and understandable.
Published coverage has amplified resident concerns while explaining the technical process, empowering meaningful public participation.
Informed engagement is not optional. Transparency and accountability depend on a community that understands what is at stake and is prepared to speak up.
PennDOT Intervention
PennDOT Intervention
PennDOT Intervention
PennDOT intervention is critical because it ensures community concerns are formally recognized and legally considered.
By filing written objections and Petitions to Intervene regarding the proposed Highway Occupancy Permit and its deficient traffic study, we placed resident concerns directly into PennDOT’s official record—where they must be reviewed and addressed before any decision is made.
Several homeowners have already secured limited intervention status, giving them the right to receive notices, submit materials, and participate in the process. This guarantees transparency and prevents decisions from being made without public awareness.
These filings are not symbolic. They become part of PennDOT’s administrative record, meaning they must be reviewed, weighed, and addressed before any final determination is made.
Share Your Feedback with Potential Retail Tenants
The developer has stated that the strip mall is 70% committed, listing the following confirmed tenants:
- Giant SuperMarket (Anchor)
- Club Studio Fitness
- Discount Tire
- Flagship Carwash
They are also advertising three available pads with drive-throughs, defined as restaurants or food establishments that serve customers in vehicles via a drive-through window or service lane, whether or not indoor seating is provided.
These proposed uses are not permitted on this site under current zoning. Allowing them would require a reversal of the Zoning Officer’s determinations and the granting of multiple conditional use waivers.
WHY DRIVE-THROUGHS MATTER
Drive-through restaurants are often regulated separately because they can:
- Generate significantly higher traffic volumes
- Create vehicle stacking and queuing issues
- Increase noise, lighting, and emissions
- Impact pedestrian safety and the character of nearby residential areas
These concerns highlight why such uses are inconsistent with the site’s zoning and why careful review and community input are critical before any approvals are granted.
ACTION
Now is the time to reach to these retailers directly to educate them about your concerns.
Giant Contact Information:
The Giant Company
1149 Harrisburg Pike
Carlisle, PA 17013
Phone: (888) 814-4268
John Ruane, President, The Giant Company – John.Ruane@giantfoodstores.com
Ms. Rebecca Lupfer, Chief Merchant – Rebecca.Lupfer@giantfoodstores.com
Mr. Dave Lessard, Chief Operator – Dave.Lessard@giantfoodstores.com
Mr. William Regan, Chief Financial Officer – William.Regan@giantfoodstores.com
Flagship Carwash: Contact Us