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West Chester council tightens Transportation Advisory Committee residency rules, appoints members

2116209 · January 16, 2025
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Summary

The Borough of West Chester adopted an ordinance amending the Transportation Advisory Committee membership rules to require a majority of borough residents and one member with a charge to pursue reestablishing rail service; council also appointed five committee members with staggered terms and named John O'Brien chair.

The Borough of West Chester Council on Monday adopted an amendment to the borough Administrative Code that requires a majority of Transportation Advisory Committee members to be borough residents and reserves one committee seat for a member focused on reestablishing rail service to West Chester.

The change amends Chapter 3, section 3-38.U3, titled Transportation Advisory Committee (TAC). A borough staff member said the ordinance had been advertised in the Dailies Local News on Jan. 7, 2025, and a copy of the ordinance was sent to the Dailies Local and the law library on Nov. 21, 2024. Council members moved and seconded the amendment and the measure passed unanimously…

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