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Commissioners approve grants, contracts and issue proclamations on homelessness and carbon monoxide awareness
Summary
The board issued proclamations supporting National Hunger and Homelessness Awareness Week and Carbon Monoxide Awareness Month, heard a conservation district briefing, and approved routine grants and contract amendments including HUD programs and county service contracts.
The Chester County Board of Commissioners used its Nov. 5 meeting to issue two public‑safety and community proclamations, spotlight conservation programs and approve a slate of routine contracts and grants.
Proclamations and community partners
Commissioner Marion Moskowitz presented a proclamation recognizing National Hunger and Homelessness Awareness Week and cited county figures: roughly 32,000 county residents live below the poverty line and more than 300 people experience homelessness on any given night. Dolores Colligan, director of Community Development, and members of the Chester County Partnership to End Homelessness accepted the proclamation and highlighted the role of the Lived Experience Advisory Board.
Commissioner Bell read a proclamation…
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