New location set for old Cecil jail
Cecil Township officials decided Monday that the more than 110-year-old former township jail should be moved to the park near the township building.
At the recommendation of the local historical society, supervisors voted to allow the building, which was constructed in 1906, to be moved from its current location on township property off CIC Drive to a more visible location in the park.
Don Fuchs, a township resident and retired businessman, is paying for the move. David Martincic, treasurer of Cecil Township Historical Society, said Fuchs had planned to attend the meeting but wasn’t able to.
“I know he’s bringing the company from Philadelphia at great expense; we’re talking over $100,000 here,” Martincic said.
Supervisors voted in favor of the group’s recommended location, on the western edge of the township parking lot, by a 3-2 margin, following a contentious debate over other possible locations in the park. Eric Sivavec and Cindy Fisher dissented. Chairman Thomas Casciola, Elizabeth Cowden and Frank Egizio voted in favor of the location.
Representatives from the historical society told supervisors the move is expected to take place in the first week of June.