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Chester County Council gives first reading to plan using excess sales-tax funds for jail and law-enforcement complex
Summary
County Administrator Hester sought authority to use excess capital-project sales tax (CPST) funds for mandatory detention-center security upgrades, certain Rodman Soccer Complex work and to bank leftover fee-in-lieu revenue toward a new law-enforcement center; council approved the ordinance's first reading after debate about transparency and project breakdowns.
Chester County Council on first reading approved an amendment to existing capital-project sales-tax (CPST) ordinances that would allow the county to use excess CPST collections for three purposes: immediate detention-center security upgrades, pre-approved Rodman Soccer Complex improvements, and to reserve leftover fee-in-lieu and excess CPST revenue to seed a proposed county law-enforcement center complex.
Administrator Hester told council the county currently has an "unencumbered, excess balance currently of $1,110,000.00" and asked for authority to allocate up to $90,000 for…
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