Chester County council approves fee-in-lieu deal, borrowing plan, tuition reimbursement policy and grant match

Chester County Council voted on multiple ordinances and resolutions in a single session, approving an incentive agreement for an industrial project, authorizing general-obligation borrowing for capital projects, adopting a tuition-reimbursement policy for county employees and authorizing up to $100,000 in local matching funds for a veterans-focused visitor project.

Ordinance 2025-12: fee-in-lieu tax agreement (third reading) Ordinance 2025-12, authorizing execution of a fee-in-lieu-of-ad-valorem-taxes agreement between Chester County and Chester PV 1 LLC and related project companies and enlarging a multi-county industrial and business park, passed on third reading. Council discussion included a question about which neighboring counties are part of the multi-county industrial park and whether Lancaster could be included; staff explained that a "multi-county industrial park" is a legal designation that requires contiguous counties and that designation is a policy decision for council. The…