At Thursday's combined meeting between the RDA and City Council, it was revealed that the companies bidding to build a power plant on the Flats are investigating other possible locations within the city.

The city is also expected to receive a proposal from a fourth developer, Iacobucci Homes, interested doing mainly residential construction at the Flats, City Manager Harry Walker said. Iacobucci is a familiar name in the city as the developer of the Brandywine View community.

Members of City Council and the Coatesville Redevelopment Authority will conduct a joint, public work session this evening, at 6:15, at City Hall.

Readers have asked for a map showing the exact location of the Flats in Coatesville. I give you two maps.

First, an aerial shot of part of the city. The Flats are highlighted in blue.


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Below is a second map of Sayreville, N.J., where Coatesville officials toured Saturday. The location of the FPL power plant there is shown in red, and a second facility within the borough is colored yellow. Downtown Sayreville is the populated area located north of both sites.


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On Saturday, some Coatesville officials toured an FPL-owned power plant in Sayreville, N.J. (That's it to the right.) City Manager Harry Walker came away with this impression:

“It’s essentially a closed book whether there any public safety issues with regard to the modern, gas-fired steam turbine and its effect on the surrounding community,” he said. “Now, the question for the city is: What is the highest and best use of its real estate?”