Lisa Kearns West Chester Council

05/01/2026

It's that time again! West Chester's Open Air Market is now officially open. Every weekend Gay St downtown is transformed into a vibrant pedestrian destination filled with food, local business offerings, and fun. Friday mornings through Monday mornings, May 1 - September 27.

04/29/2026

Attention all landlords in the Borough of West Chester. Important public meeting this Friday morning at borough hall. Learn the latest about the rental licensing program, policies, inspections, and more. You can still sign up - or even just show up. All WC landlords are welcome. 

04/21/2026

Please join me and the West Chester Green Team (and people around the world) in celebrating the 57th Earth Day on Saturday April 25 in downtown West Chester! The march begins at 2PM at the West Chester Friends School, 415 N High St.
Our Power! Our Planet!

04/20/2026

Kudos to the West Chester Borough Police Department and Good Fellowship Ambulance & EMS Training Institute for joining the Oscar Lasko YMCA and Childcare Center at our Healthy Kids Day this weekend in the Borough of West Chester. The kids loved checking out the cool police car and ambulance and meeting some of our first responders. Thanks for representing our borough and your professions so well!

04/04/2026

April 2 – National Autism Day. Acceptance, not just awareness.

Today is Autism day. It’s a day to celebrate the unique abilities of people with autism, but also push for understanding and inclusion. #...

03/23/2026

Important public hearing starts tonight focused on the future plans for West Chester University.

A conditional use hearing will be held on Monday, March 23rd, beginning at 6:30PM, reviewing an application from West Chester University to approve its Campus Master Plan, for future development within the Planned University Campus District. The hearing will be held at 401 E Gay Street in Council Chambers.

03/23/2026

Such fun spending a Saturday morning with a bunch of WCU college students and WC neighbors cleaning up Goose Creek and some surrounding neighborhoods. Huge shout-out to the guys in the Borough of West Chester Public Works department who manned the trucks and picked up the bags of trash we collected all over. Well done, all.

03/16/2026

Honor Procession - In honor of PA state police officer and WC firefighter Timothy O'Connor, some streets in the north western part of our borough will be closed starting at 2 PM Tuesday. I know I for one will be standing on the sidewalk to pay tribute to our fallen hero as he leaves the DellaVecchia funeral home on N. Church St for formal services in Downingtown. Let's all remember Officer O'Connor and the sacrifice of his family and loved ones More details below.

Travel Delay Announcement - March 17-18, 2026

Please see the official announcement from the PA State Police of road closures and travel delays expected on Tuesday March 17 and Wednesday March 18 due to the services for Corporal Timothy J. O’Connor Jr., who lost his life in the line of duty on Sunday, March 8.

The following roads will be closed starting at 2:00 p.m. on Tuesday, March 17, for an es**rt procession to St. Joseph Parish, located at 338 Manor Ave., where funeral services will be held:

• North Church St. at West Biddle St., West Chester Borough
• Manor Ave., in the area of St. Joseph Parish, Downingtown Borough

It should be noted that North Church St, in front of DellaVecchia, Reilly, Smith, & Boyd Funeral Home, will be closed for two hours before the es**rt procession.

The roadways will reopen after the procession passes.

The following roads will be closed on Wednesday, March 18, for the funeral service and procession:

• Manor Ave. (SR 322) between Rock Raymond Rd. & East Pennsylvania Ave., 6:00 a.m. until approximately 3:00 p.m.
• All ramps from SR 30 bypass to Manor Ave. (SR 322) starting at approximately 11:00 a.m.
• Manor Rd. (SR 82) between Horseshoe Pike & Culbertson Run Rd. starting at approximately 1:00 p.m.
• Rolling closures of Horseshoe Pike (SR 322) between Lancaster Ave. and Manor Rd. (SR 82) beginning at approximately 1:00 p.m.

There will be a heavy volume of traffic in the area, along with delays throughout the day. Area residents, businesses, local school districts, as well as additional emergency-response agencies in the area, are asked to plan accordingly.

The full press release can be found at the following link:https://www.pa.gov/content/dam/copapwp-pagov/en/psp/documents/pirrs/embreeville-press-releases/j_embr_14mar2026_1421.pdf

02/23/2026

02/23/2026

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