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Administrator: grant-funded Phase II Brownfield assessment, landfill expansion permit approved; winter-storm response and landfill fire addressed

Chester County Council · March 1, 2026
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Summary

County Administrator Brian Hester told the Council the Saluda/Hudson corner lot will receive a grant-funded Phase II Brownfield assessment in March 2026, the county’s C&D landfill expansion permit was approved (extending capacity an estimated 30–40 years), and staff successfully responded to winter storms and a subsequent landfill fire that briefly suspended C&D service.

County Administrator Brian Hester reported several operational and environmental updates during the Feb. 2 Chester County Council meeting.

Hester said a Phase I Brownfield assessment of the county-owned lot at Saluda and Hudson streets identified recognized environmental conditions consistent with the site’s history as a former filling station. The County has since secured grant funding for a Phase II site assessment scheduled for March 2026; that assessment will…

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