Coatesville Dems: Boarding houses are not group homes. Boarding houses are illegal in Coatesville.

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I believe an unlikely mix of alleged drug trafficking related politicos and alleged white nationalist related politicos united to elect the infamous “Bloc of Four” in the abysmal voter turnout election of 2005. During their four year term the drug business was good again and white nationalists used Coatesville as an example on white supremacist websites like “Stormfront”. Strong community organization and support from law enforcement, in particular Chester County District Attorney Joseph W. Carroll has begun to turn our community around. The Chester County drug trafficking that I believe centers on Coatesville continues and I believe we still have public officials in place that profit from the drug sales. But the people here are amazing and continue to work against the odds to make Coatesville a good place to live.

Saturday, February 28, 2015

Boarding houses are not group homes. Boarding houses are illegal in Coatesville.

Group homes are welcome in Coatesville.

Don't confuse group homes with boarding houses in Coatesville

The 500 block of Chestnut Street is nearly exclusively group homes. Group homes have an on site manager. Many of the people in group homes are veterans coming from the “Veteran’s center in Coatesville”.

“Council also passed an ordinance revising the city’s zoning policies. The ordinance allows group homes in any zoning district of the city, thereby aligning city policy with state policy.

Council discussed the ordinance in a public hearing prior to Monday night’s regular council meeting.

O’Rourke and City Solicitor John Carnes emphasized that per state law, group homes are not to be treated differently from family homes, pointing out that many group homes house people with disabilities, a protected class under Pennsylvania law.
Some residents expressed concern for how group homes might affect property values.

They also said that such policies allow Coatesville to become a “dumping ground” for the county.

“If I wanted to put a group home on Gay Street in West Chester, do you think there would be any backlash?” asked one resident.”.

“Council also passed an ordinance revising the city’s zoning policies. The ordinance allows group homes in any zoning district of the city, thereby aligning city policy with state policy.

Council discussed the ordinance in a public hearing prior to Monday night’s regular council meeting.

O’Rourke and City Solicitor John Carnes emphasized that per state law, group homes are not to be treated differently from family homes, pointing out that many group homes house people with disabilities, a protected class under Pennsylvania law.

Some residents expressed concern for how group homes might affect property values. They also said that such policies allow Coatesville to become a “dumping ground” for the county.