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Residents press council on data centers, Rodman Sports Complex accessibility and a funeral-home rezoning

Chester County Council · May 18, 2026
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Summary

Thirteen residents spoke during the public-comment period, raising concerns about proposed data centers, requesting additional handicap parking and a handicap-accessible playground at Rodman Sports Complex, and expressing mixed views on a funeral-home rezoning.

Thirteen residents addressed the Chester County Council during the public-comment period on May 18, raising multiple local concerns.

Speakers, identified in the meeting minutes as public commenters, urged council attention to proposed data-center development in the county and asked for better access and accommodations at the Rodman Sports Complex, including additional handicap parking and installation of a handicap-accessible playground. Several speakers also commented on a proposed rezoning for a funeral home; the minutes record both support and opposition among commenters.

The minutes do not record direct responses to these public comments beyond the Administrator’s later general update that included an item on the Rodman Sports Complex. No formal action specific to the public-comment concerns was recorded during the meeting; some related agenda items (zoning text amendments and other land-use items) were on the consent agenda and passed as recorded.