Tax reform in Delaware County faces mixed homeowner and business impacts
A PSEA analysis finds average Delco homeowners would pay $112 more yearly under a local school tax reform while business property taxes drop, with statewide shifts of over $600 million from business to individuals. Critics call the study flawed, noting homestead exemptions may alter relief, and provide varied district results.
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Harrisburg
Delaware County
Senate
Pennsylvania State Education Association
PSEA
Delco
Coe
Shawn Duffy
Pennsylvania Leadership Council
Duffy
Guy Ciarrocchi
Senate Finance Committee
Chichester
William Penn
Radnor
Chester Upland
Haverford
Marple Newtown
Wallingford-Swarthmore
Defense portrays shooting victim as bully in Chester trial
In Chester, Howard F. Jones on trial for murder over a November 9 fatal shooting of James Lee Cowan. The defense calls Cowan a bully and claims Jones acted to protect Jacqueline Anderson, who was nearby at an Amoco station, while the prosecutor argues Jones intentionally fired. Anderson failed to appear for court, triggering a bench warrant as the trial continues.
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Chester
Ruth Shafer
Howard F
Fred” Jones
James Lee Cowan
6Th Street
Jones
Cowan
Heather Mattes
Shafer
Jacqueline Anderson
Mattes
Anderson
Amoco
12Th
Kerlin
A. Leo Sereni
Detention Center Juvee Detention Up 82 Percent
Middletown’s juvenile detention center shows an 82 percent rise over five years as director Paul Gesregan reports longer stays and younger offenders, with some as young as 11 or 12. The county council discussed a lease with Chester County to house 20 boys and six girls there at daily rates rising from 103 to 114 dollars by 1996, while the system tries to admit only felons.
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Middletown
County Council
Paul Gesregan
Gesregan
Paul Mattus
Delaware County
Chester County
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