Public Notices and Advisories
HAVE YOU LOST INCOME DIRECTLY DUE TO THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC AND HAVE BEEN UNABLE TO MAKE MORTGAGE OR UTILITY PAYMENTS?
The City of Chester is partnering with Chester Community Improvement Project (CCIP) to help homeowners in the City who have been impacted financially by the Covid-19 pandemic through actions such as lay-offs, furloughs, or reduced work hours. Qualified homeowners may apply for mortgage and/or utility assistance starting February 1, 2021. Total mortgage assistance will be for a maximum of three (3) months capped at $4,000 per family. Utility assistance will be for a maximum of three (3) months capped at $1,000 per family. Eligible utilities include water, sewer, electric, gas, and stormwater. All payments on behalf of the homeowner will be paid directly to the mortgage lender or utility provider.
Applicants must meet the eligibility requirements established by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development and the City of Chester. Homeowners must live in the residence, have an income of not more than 80% of the Area Median Income as listed below by household size, be current on mortgage payments as of March 1, 2020, have homeowner’s insurance, and be up to date with County, Municipal, and School tax payments. Other eligibility requirements may apply.
1 Person Household - $54,150.00 5 Person Household - $83,500.00
2 Person Household - $61,850.00 6 Person Household - $89,700.00
3 Person Household - $69,600.00 7 Person Household - $95,900.00
4 Person Household - $77,300.00 8 Person Household - $102,050.00
Households larger than 8 persons will have incomes evaluated based on the formula used to calculate the above limits.
Income is the total gross income from all sources, including but not limited to wages, social security, welfare, unemployment, interest, pensions, workers compensation, and any and all income earned by household members.
Application packages are available on the CCIP website at www.cciphousing.org.
Completed applications, along with required documents should be sent to:
CCIP, 23 E. 5th Street, 2nd floor, Chester, PA 19013.
For more information, call CCIP at 610-876-8663 or email [email protected].
Updated 2:47 PM EST | January 12, 2021
(CHESTER, PA) – Chester City Councilmembers will conduct the City’s regularly scheduled Deliberative and Council Meetings for the year 2021 via Zoom. The meetings will continue to be streamed live on Facebook.
The Deliberative Meeting dates have changed and will now take place on the same day that corresponds with the Wednesday Council Meetings.
The Deliberative/Council Meetings’ agendas for each meeting will be posted to the City’s website and Facebook page on the Tuesday before the meeting date.
Residents or taxpayers of the city of Chester who wish to provide a public comment for any meeting can submit their comment via email starting the Thursday before each meeting, until 9:45am on the meeting date. If the meeting is scheduled to take place in the evening, public comments will be accepted until 6:45pm on the meeting date.
Any person submitting a public comment must include the same information that is requested at a public meeting. This information includes a person’s name and address.
Email submissions can be sent to:
In the subject line of the email, please include:
Public Comment Submission for (insert meeting date) Council Meeting
All public comments will be read into record during the meetings. Chester City Councilmembers will offer a response to these comments, if warranted. If a public comment is received without the requested information or if the comment is deemed inappropriate, it will not be read into record or accepted as an official submission.
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:
City of Chester News and Information Facebook page:
https://www.facebook.com/cityofchester/
Meeting times/changes are listed below:
Wednesday – January 13, 2021: Deliberative Meeting (10am) Council Meeting (approximately 10:30am)
Wednesday – January 27, 2021: Deliberative Meeting (10am) Council Meeting (approximately 10:30am)
Wednesday – February 10, 2021: Deliberative Meeting (10am) Council Meeting (approximately 10:30am)
Wednesday – February 24, 2021: Deliberative Meeting (10am) Council Meeting (approximately 10:30am)
Wednesday – March 10, 2021: Deliberative Meeting (7pm) Council Meeting (approximately 7:30pm)
Wednesday – March 24, 2021: Deliberative Meeting (10am) Council Meeting (approximately 10:30am)
Wednesday – April 14, 2021: Deliberative Meeting (10am) Council Meeting (approximately 10:30am)
Wednesday – April 28, 2021: Deliberative Meeting (7:00pm) Council Meeting (approximately 7:30pm)
Wednesday – May 12, 2021: Deliberative Meeting (10am) Council Meeting (approximately 10:30am)
Wednesday – May 26, 2021: Deliberative Meeting (10am) Council Meeting (approximately 10:30am)
Wednesday – June 9, 2021: Deliberative Meeting (7pm) Council Meeting (approximately 7:30pm)
Wednesday – June 23, 2021: Deliberative Meeting (10am) Council Meeting (approximately 10:30am)
| Wednesday – July 14, 2021: Deliberative Meeting (10am) Council Meeting (approximately 10:30am)
Wednesday – July 28, 2021: Deliberative Meeting (10am) Council Meeting (approximately 10:30am)
Wednesday – August 11, 2021: Deliberative Meeting (10am) Council Meeting (approximately 10:30am)
Wednesday – August 25, 2021: Deliberative Meeting (10am) Council Meeting (approximately 10:30am)
Wednesday – September 8, 2021: Deliberative Meeting (7pm) Council Meeting (approximately 7:30pm)
Wednesday – September 22, 2021: Deliberative Meeting (10am) Council Meeting (approximately 10:30am)
Wednesday – October 13, 2021: Deliberative Meeting (10am) Council Meeting (approximately 10:30am)
Wednesday – October 27, 2021: Deliberative Meeting (10am) Council Meeting (approximately 10:30am)
Wednesday – November 10: Deliberative Meeting (10am) Council Meeting (approximately 10:30am)
Wednesday – November 24, 2021: Deliberative Meeting (10am) Council Meeting (approximately 10:30am)
Wednesday – December 8, 2021: Deliberative Meeting (7pm) Council Meeting (approximately 7:30pm)
Wednesday – December 15, 2021: Deliberative Meeting (10am) Council Meeting (approximately 10:30am)
Wednesday – December 22, 2021: Deliberative Meeting (10am) Council Meeting (approximately 10:30am)
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For more information about this release, please contact Aigner Cleveland.
None of the materials contained in this document or attached photographs therein may be altered or changed in any way without the expressed written consent of the Office of Mayor Thaddeus Kirkland Communications Department.
2021_BudgetPresentation
CDBG/Home Funds (2021 Application) - PDF DOWNLOAD
As part of ongoing construction at Kimberly-Clark, located at 1 Avenue of the States, an implosion will take place on this Saturday, November 21, 2020 at 7am to demolish a portion of the Boiler Building onsite.
HOW WILL THIS IMPACT ME?
- you may hear loud noises during the implosion and a siren/air horn warning before the implosion
- you may feel slight ground vibration during the implosion
Access to roadways in and around the area WILL be restricted for a short time before and after the blast.
This blast WILL NOT impact air or water quality.
- Homeowner Mortgage And Utility Assistance Program
- Chester City Council to Hold Public Meetings via Zoom in 2021, Will Stream on Facebook Live
- 2021 Budget
- CDBG/Home Funds (2021 Application)
- Community Alert | Demolition at Kimberly-Clark
- JP Mascaro (COVID-19 Trash Collection Update)
- FY 2021 City of Chester Annual Action Plan
- Toys for Tots Application Deadline
- Amendment to F.Y. 2020 Action Plan (CDBG COVID-19 Funds)
- Consolidated Annual Performance & Evaluation Report (CAPER)