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Dirt being removed from the hotel construction site on Route 82 is beginning to dominate the Flats.
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Nov. 13 -- The Chester County Commissioners announced today that the county has received additional AAA bond ratings from both Standard & Poor's and Fitch Ratings. Moody's reaffirmed Chester County's Aaa rating earlier this week. Full story
Jan. 26 -- Coatesville possibly lost hundreds of thousands of dollars over the past 10 years because it was undercounted by up to 46 percent in the 2000 census. Full story
Jan. 24 -- It took just nine minutes Friday night for Coatesville council to undo a sales agreement with developer Carl Chetty for the sale of 8.5 acres of the Flats when it voted unanimously that a Dec. 23 special meeting called by the previous council was illegal. Full story
Jan. 19 -- Coatesville Redevelopment Chairman Joe 'Zeke' Disciullo found himself once again explaining how the deal to sell part of the Flats to developer Carl Chetty and who is paying for the dirt being trucked to the Flats. Full story
Jan. 19 -- Coatesville City Manager Harry Walker resigned as executive director of the city's Redevelopment Authority last night. The letter was submitted to RDA Chairman Joseph 'Zeke' Disciullo during an executive session. Full story
Jan. 15 -- A suspect wanted on attempted homicide charges was one of six individuals rounded up Wednesday in a warrant sweep throughout Coatesville. Full story
Jan. 15 -- Coatesville council President Ed Simpson is promising to make city government transparent. And last Monday's council meeting demonstrated how far he is willing to go to let the public know how the city does its business. Full story
Jan. 15 -- Documents seized from City Manager Harry Walker's office pertained to the numerous consultants Waker hired, according to those close to the investigation. Full story
Jan. 11 -- The FBI on Friday afternoon raided former City Manager Harry Walker's office at City Hall talking numerous documents, according to multiple sources. Full story
Dec. 2 -- Rep. Curt Schroder (R-Chester County), Republican chairman of the House Gaming Oversight Committee, is urging the committee's majority chairman, Rep. Dante Santoni (D-Berks), to hold a public hearing to allay concerns following the Pennsylvania Casino Association's contention that it is not subject to the state's lobbying disclosure law. Full story
Dec. 2 -- Need a dose of holiday spirit? Hop out of bed early this Saturday morning, December 5, bundle up the kids, grab a cup of coffee, and head into historic Coatesville to watch the Coatesville Christmas Parade, Santa Claus in tow, marching towards its fifth decade. Full story
Nov. 24 -- Coatesville is getting $250,000 to buy and demolish the Fleetwood Street row homes destroyed by an arsonist's torch last February. Full story
Nov. 24 -- Coatesville council last night approved a 2010 preliminary budget that calls for $8.78 million in expenses, providing city taxpayers a .9 million tax cut but still leaving them with the biggest tax burden in the county. Full story
Nov. 18 -- At a special meeting with the RDA Monday night Coatesville council unanimously approved withdrawing $7 million from the Trust Fund to pay off a line of credit the RDA obtained and spent during two years of the Janssen Administration. Full story
Nov. 16 -- Coatesville council and the city Redevelopment Authority will meet tonight to decide whether to tap into the Trust Fund to pay off a $7 million note used to purchase properties the Janssen Administration believed were needed for the city's revitalization Full story
Nov. 14 -- Council Member Patsy Ray proposed at Thursday's budget work session that city employees other than police and fire be placed on a four-day work week Full story
Nov. 14 -- Coatesville City Manager Harry Walker not only believes he can halt the city's financial bleeding by next year, but he can also give city property owners their first tax cut in a decade. Full story
Nov. 13 -- Three suspects in the daylight shooting death of Pierce Rivera in the 100 block of Penrose Alley on Nov. 5 have been interviewed by police. Full story
Nov. 12 -- Coatesville City Manager Harry Walker sought to layoff an American citizen in the Finance Department after spending $4,000 of taxpayers money seven months earlier to obtain a work visa for a person of nonimmigrant status to work in the same department. Full story
Nov. 12 -- When Coatesville council President Marty Eggleston characterized the outgoing council as a do-nothing council that killed redevelopment in the city, he knew there would be backlash. Full story
Coatesville's ongoing revitalization will be strengthened by the construction of a new hotel and office tower, Governor Edward G. Rendell said Saturday while helping to break ground for the $36 million project. Full story
Coatesville police and county detectives are investigating the daylight shooting death of a 22-year-old Coatesville man who was shot in the head in the 100 block of Penrose Alley.
Pierce Rivera was found laying in the street. Police responded to the area at 4:30 p.m., after reports of gunshot fire. Rivera was flown to the Reading hospital where he died from a single gunshot wound to the head.
Coatesville voters in Coatesville game the Democrats a clean sweep of all four council seats whose candidates easily defeated their Republican opponents. Full story
Coatesville City Manager Harry Walker was able to convince the majority of city council Monday night to transfer $1.5 million from the city's diminishing Trust Fund, but failed to sell the need to layoff off 11 city workers which council unanimously rejected. Full story
Coatesville's failing finances are to blame for City Manager Harry Walker wanting to layoff as many as 10 employees to cover year-end budget shortfalls. Full story
The West End Fire Co. today took a proactive stance to news that one of its own had been charged with arson by assuring residents they were committed to regaining the community's trust. Full story
Robert Tracey, who only a few weeks ago resigned as volunteer assistant fire chief for the West End Fire Co. to become a part-time, paid firefighter with the Coatesville Fire Department, was charged today with setting two fires Friday night not far from his home in the city's West End. Full story
The numbers are frightening: Seventy arsons in 13 months; one every six days. And there are no guarantees there won't be more, despite six arrests. Full story
The Chester County Commissioners met recently with County department heads and deputies to present the results of a survey of Chester County citizens addressing quality of life for residents, priority issues and the performance of county personnel. Full story
The Coatesville Redevelopment Authority (RDA) discussed met with developer in a closed-doors executive session Monday night with only the much-delayed Riverwalk being talked about in the public session. Full story
Harry Colon, vice chairman of Coatesville's Redevelopment Authority, believes someone other than City Manager Harry Walker should be serving as its executive director. Full story
Two homes were destroyed in the 200 block of Valley Road today in an early morning fire which arson investigators say was deliberately set. The fire was set less than 24 hours after a Downingtown man was held for trial on charges he set nine fires in Coatesville, including the fire that destroyed 15 homes on Fleetwood Street. Full story
Sixteen candidates, 12 Democrats and 4 Republicans, are vying for four Coatesville council seats up for election this year, according to petitions filed at county Voter Services. Full story
In response to the recent outbreak of fires in the Coatesville area, ArcelorMittal and the Brandywine Health Foundation are partnering with local fire departments to help residents and business owners prevent and prepare for future emergencies. Full story
Developer Don Pulver must begin land development for his proposed Marriott Hotel and multi-level office building within the next 60 days or lose $4.6 million in state grants. Full story
The State of Emergency in Coatesville has been extended an extra two weeks until March 9 when city council will decide whether to continue it further. Full story
Coatesville City Manager Harry Walker last night called on city council to approve a resolution allowing the city to apply for $500,000 that could be used of offset police and firefighter overtime which the governor's office had put on the fast track for approval more than three weeks ago. Full story
A divided Coatesville council last night approved withdrawing $200,000 from the city's Trust Fund so that it can pay down some $600,000 in overdue bills and make payroll. The city's financial woes have worsened because of more than $150,000 in overtime costs related to a string of arsons that continue to terrorize the city. Full story
Just three days after police arrested two men in connection with a spree of arsonists that have terrorized Coatesville, another arsonist has struck, setting fire to seven school buses in West Brandywine Township. Full story
Twenty-year-old Mark Gilliam wanted to be a volunteer firefighter with the West Bradford Fire Co. He had even been issued firefighting gear and attended a few training sessions before his application was denied on Feb. 11. Full story
Authorities last night arrested a West Chester man in connection with the spree of arsons that have terrorized Coatesville residents. Full story
A Downingtown teenage who reportedly loved to watch things burn was arrested today and charged with nine of the 22 arsons that created a wave of terror in Coatesville. Full story
Coatesville City Manager Harry Walker was confronted last night with evidence he had withdrawn $500,000 from the city's dwindling Trust Fund and then keeping the withdrawal hidden from council. Full story
Coatesville has amassed more than $600,000 in unpaid bills, some dating back more than six months into last year. At the same time the city is struggling with $100,000 in police overtime because of an arson spree that has locked the city in terror. Full story
Coatesville City Manager Harry Walker is asking the federal government for $49 million to improve public safety and to salvage what remains of the city's redevelopment which has stagnated since the present council was elected three years ago. Full story
The relief fund for Coatesville fire victims estbalished by Citadel Bank has swelled to $80,000, according to the county Department of Community Development. The fund was set up after shortly after the Fleetwood Street arson attack that destroyed 15 row homes. Full story
Coatesville City Manager Harry Walker found out Monday night that he wouldn't be able to tap into the city's dwindling Trust Fund without first providing council a more detailed financial picture beyond the fact that police and fire department overtime is skyrocketing because of a spree of arsons plaguing the city. Full story
Nov. 12 -- Earl Koser recently was sworn in as a fire police officer with the Coatesville Fire Department.
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