City of Chester council approves traffic-calming ordinance, senior housing plan, utilities and construction motions

Chester City Council passed several ordinances and resolutions during its Oct. 22 meeting, including a traffic‑calming ordinance, approvals for senior housing and a warehouse/office development, consultant retention related to the city's new solid‑waste hauler, a construction change order for the public works garage, and authorization of a memorandum of understanding for improvements at Seventh Street Park.

Why it matters: the votes change city policy (traffic calming), move private development proposals forward (senior housing and a warehouse/office site), commit the city to contract support and transition activities tied to a new trash hauler, and increase a construction contract to address contaminated soil discovered at a public-works site.

Key votes and outcomes (motions as read into the record):

- Traffic-calming ordinance (Bill No. 4): motion text in the record: "I move that we pass bill number 4 on its last and final reading." Roll call recorded: Gibson Williams — yes; Green — yes; West — yes; Davis — yes; Mayor Ruth — yes. Outcome: approved on final reading.

- SilverCare Senior Housing (resolution amending Resolution No. 94 of 2025): action: "granting preliminary and or final approval to SilverCare Senior Housing for its overall master land development plan" at 2500 W. 9th St.…