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Safe Harbor seeks borough support, proposes three‑story expansion to add transitional units
Summary
Safe Harbor of Chester County asked the Westchester Smart Growth Committee for tentative support and a letter to help secure grants to fund a roughly $5 million expansion that would add transitional housing, community services space and a rooftop garden above its parking lot.
Safe Harbor of Chester County asked the Westchester Smart Growth Committee on June 11 for tentative borough support and a draft letter to back schematic design work for a proposed three‑story expansion above the shelter’s adjacent parking lot.
The request, delivered by Executive Director Jessica Chappell and Ruby Abareya, senior director of finance and growth, seeks initial endorsement so Safe Harbor can proceed with schematic design and pursue grants. “We are very committed to serving Westchester,” Chappell told the committee.
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