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Chester Council adopts traffic-calming ordinance, approves housing and construction measures and several resolutions
Summary
On Oct. 22 the Chester City Council passed an ordinance establishing traffic-calming criteria, approved a senior-housing master plan, authorized a land-development approval for a warehouse/office/training center, accepted a consulting engagement for the city's new solid-waste contract, and approved a change order for the Public Works facility that increases the project budget.
Chester City Council on Oct. 22 adopted a set of ordinances and resolutions addressing traffic safety, land development, procurement and capital construction.
By unanimous voice vote the council adopted Ordinance No. 4 of 2025, enacting a new article governing traffic-calming measures (criteria and procedures for installing measures designed to reduce vehicle speed in residential areas and related police education/enforcement activities).
Council also approved a resolution amending Resolution No. 94 of 2025 granting preliminary and/or final approval to SilverCare Senior Housing for a master land-development plan to convert the property at 2500 West 9th Street into an independent-living facility with support services.
A separate resolution granted approval for subdivision and land development at 742 West Front Street for a warehouse development that will include office and training uses for Power Home Remodeling; councilors discussed the mixed use and approved the application.
On procurement, council accepted a proposal from Mid Atlantic Solid Waste Consultants (MSW Consultants) to assist in onboarding the city's new curbside trash and recycling hauler, including distribution of 10,000 recycling carts. The council accepted MSW's proposal at a not-to-exceed amount of $19,000, contingent on solicitor review; the new solid-waste contract is set to begin Jan. 1, 2026 and was described as a five-year agreement that produced taxpayer cost savings.
Regarding an ARPA-funded Public Works facility, council approved Change Order CORE-0001 from Davis Construction in the amount of $83,014 to excavate and remove approximately 275 cubic yards of contaminated soil, remove two underground storage tanks and perform related pre-construction remediation. The change order raises the contract value from $4,825,353 to $4,908,367 and authorizes a unit price of $75 per additional cubic yard if further contaminated soil removal is required. Council members warned more change orders may follow as site conditions are confirmed.
Council authorized a memorandum of understanding with the Philadelphia Union Foundation and Love Football (co-developers identified in the presentation) to co-develop a community safe-play space at 7th Street Park — a new soccer court and improvements to three basketball courts — noting the construction is donor-funded and described as having no substantial hard construction cost to the city, while staff agreed to outline any possible soft costs (permits, insurance, staff time) for public clarity.
The council also passed honorary street-name resolutions (Reverend Calvin Bayard Williams Way on Sproul Street at West 8th Street; Ike and Tommy Lee Jones Way on Parker Street at West 5th Street), and it approved reappointment of Joan Neal to the Stormwater Authority (term to expire Oct. 28, 2030) after an earlier attempted appointment of Isaiah Jones failed for lack of a second.
Several measures passed on recorded roll calls or voice votes; the mayor and council members offered brief comments on construction timelines, community benefits, and the need to manage site contingencies. The council asked residents to attend a November county agenda meeting to support a related Delaware County grant for the Chester Park band shell.
