Chester County commissioners approved $5 million in grants to municipalities in urban centers throughout the county for community revitalization projects. Commissioners Chairwoman Marian Moscowitz said the grants help the county’s urban centers encourage growth and ensure that crucial infrastructure needs are maintained and improved. 

• Oxford Borough: $1 million for the redevelopment of the area around Niblock Alley and Broad Street Bridge
• Modena Borough: $800,000 for stormwater management and road improvements
• Phoenixville Borough: $728,278 for improvements to the Starr Street and Bridge Street intersection
• West Chester Borough: $697,797 for Gay Street Open-Air Marketplace infrastructure
• Atglen Borough: $420,706 for Church Street and Tee Alley stormwater management system relocation
• South Coatesville Borough: $400,000 for Youngsburg Road stormwater inlet replacement
• Spring City Borough: $390,640 for the completion of public parking improvements
• Honey Brook Borough: $204,370 for curb, sidewalk, road and storm pipe rehabilitation on South Chestnut Street
• West Grove Borough: $164,399 for completion of the Prospect Avenue sidewalk to the borough line
• City of Coatesville: $113,810 for comprehensive evaluation of the Gibbons Run Culvert system
• Avondale Borough: $100,000 to survey and map the borough’s water, sewer and stormwater systems

Source: Phoenixville Patch; 12/7/2023