Chester’s newly created director of community and economic development position will oversee several city departments and bureaus, including Economic Development, Planning and Zoning, Community Health, Buildings Standards, Safety, Community Housing, and the city’s Federal Housing Department, Business Expansion Attraction and Retention, Special Events and Human Relations. Gamil Hall, who now serves in the position, was formerly a project manager for the School District of Philadelphia and a project manager for the Philadelphia Housing Authority. “We are working towards doing a lot of development in the city of Chester: commercial, residential,” Hall said. Currently, she is identifying how the city’s neighborhoods, including its downtown, are zoned to promote specific developments in those areas. She noted that she would like to encourage homeownership in the city.
Source: Daily Times; 8/18/2024