Latest reporting from the Local Government desk.
Latest reporting from the Local Government desk.
Latest reporting from the Local Government desk.
Local Government
Pennsylvania begins enforcing Act 57 on Monday, Oct. 19, barring the sale of nicotine vaping products not listed in the state's ENDS directory and exposing retailers statewide, including those in the West Chester area, to fines starting at $500 per product.
Local Government
Pennsylvania begins enforcing Act 57 on Monday, Oct. 19, barring the sale of nicotine vaping products not listed in the state's ENDS directory and exposing retailers statewide, including those in the West Chester area, to fines starting at $500 per product.
Local Government
State Rep. Chris Pielli's Sept. 22 grant memo lists state funding programs with October and November deadlines for West Chester-area municipalities, school districts and fire companies, including a $1 million regional policing program closing Oct. 1.
Local Government
West Goshen will receive $1.2 million in state grants — $700,000 for sewer pump station upgrades and $500,000 for North Hill stormwater work — the largest share of a $2.2 million Chester County infrastructure package from the Commonwealth Financing Authority.
Local Government
Chester County's Board of Elections voted 2-1 to authorize 13 ballot drop boxes for the November election, with the West Goshen county government center and West Whiteland library open 24 hours starting Oct. 12, over Republican Commissioner Eric Roe's objections.
Local Government
Two Pennsylvania senators announced bipartisan legislation that would add hazing to the state's mandatory reporting requirements, a change that would require coaches and educators in every district, including WCASD, to report suspected hazing to the state.
Local Government
Pennsylvania's Governor's Civic Engagement Award program is challenging high schools statewide to register 85% of eligible students before the Nov. 3 election; no WCASD school won an award last year, but Henderson, East and Rustin can all participate in the new cycle.
Local Government
West Chester Borough Council holds a public hearing Wednesday evening on repealing the $1.2 million-a-year Stream Protection Fee, struck down by the Pennsylvania Supreme Court in April as an unconstitutional tax.
Local Government
Rep. Chrissy Houlahan introduced the Protect Our Polls Act on Sept. 15, requiring Congressional approval before armed federal agents or troops can be deployed to polling places ahead of the Nov. 3 midterms.
Local Government
Gov. Shapiro said State Police don't use Flock surveillance cameras, but his office sidestepped questions about VIPR.ai, a competing company whose cameras sit on state roads in West Chester.
Local Government
The Pennsylvania Housing Finance Agency is accepting proposals through Oct. 30 for mixed-use development projects backed by $4.5 million in state tax credits, and West Chester Borough, local developers and nonprofits are eligible to apply.
Local Government
The Chester County History Center appointed Amy K. Groff, a Vanguard Group veteran from Downingtown, and Martin T. Mrugal III, CEO of Alchemer, to its board of trustees, bringing the panel to 13 members.
Local Government
West Chester Borough will hold a public hearing Sept. 16 on a proposed Stream Protection Fee, months after the Pennsylvania Supreme Court ruled the borough's existing stormwater charge was a tax, not a fee.
Local Government
SEPTA launched Phase 1 of its first bus network redesign in 63 years on Sunday, Aug. 23, bringing new schedules to Route 104 between West Chester and 69th Street, extending Route 105 to Paoli Hospital and eliminating Route 106, with more Chester County changes coming in February 2027.
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