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Committee backs a public development tracker and renewable‑energy outreach

West Chester Smart Growth Committee · February 12, 2026
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The Smart Growth Committee endorsed creating a publicly accessible web map listing development projects and discussed online tools to guide residents and businesses on solar and small‑wind installations; staff expect to use county parcel data and GIS to populate the system.

The Smart Growth Committee endorsed moving forward with a public, web‑based development tracker to give residents real‑time access to the status of applications and projects across the borough.

Chair Jerry Spaniak said the goal is “a single source of information available 24 by 7 on the web,” modeled on a Phoenixville map staff identified as a template. The proposal would list projects by status — applications submitted, approvals granted but not…

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