①Provide housing policy and ordinance assistance

Provide technical assistance to municipalities for updates to housing policies and regulations.

Priority: High

Initial County Action: Creation of zoning ordinance guidelines and provision of assistance.

②Identify new approaches for affordable housing

Identify new funding, regulatory, and organizational ways to facilitate construction of affordable housing.

Priority: Very High

Initial County Action: Coordination of analysis and partner input.

③Explore public/private partnerships for workforce housing

Explore methods of encouraging public/private partnerships to develop workforce housing.

Priority: High

Initial County Action: Participation in workforce housing initiatives.

④Promote universal design in housing and public spaces

Promote universal design and multi-generational use of housing and public spaces.

Priority: Moderate

Initial County Action: Creation of guides and toolkits.

⑤Promote impactful public health policy and services

Promote impactful public health policy and services through regular evaluation of existing public health policies and services and update to address evolving needs.

Priority: Moderate

Initial County Action: Continued health programming.

⑥Promote healthy lifestyle choices

Promote healthy lifestyle choices to the public and municipalities through a variety of platforms and technical assistance.

Priority: Moderate

Initial County Action: Provision of education and technical assistance.

⑦Promote increased access to fresh, healthy, and local food

Promote increased access to fresh, healthy, and local food throughout the county.

Priority: Moderate

Initial County Action: Continued outreach by ADC and Health Department.

⑧Provide exemplary emergency services

Continue to provide exemplary emergency services through regular assessment and updates to address evolving community needs.

Priority: Moderate

Initial County Action: Continued provision of services and outreach.

⑨Support emergency service responders

Support effective fire and ambulance services through investigation of mechanisms to better recruit, retain, and train fire and ambulance volunteers in addition to exploring ways to more equitably and effectively fund fire and ambulance organizations.

Priority: Moderate

Initial County Action: Continued leadership by DES on improving volunteerism and equitable funding.

⑩Enhance and expand recreational opportunities

Enhance existing recreational options and explore new recreational opportunities in underserved areas of the county.

Priority: Moderate

Initial County Action: Continuation of open space program option for parks and facilities. Analysis of potential for park in southeastern Chester County.

⑪Support human and social services to serve evolving community needs

Encourage convenient and centralized locations for citizens to access human and social services that most effectively serve diverse and evolving needs.

Priority: Moderate

Initial County Action: Advocacy regarding the location of facilities.

⑫Integrate education facilities with communities

Support access to and integration of high quality educational facilities with local communities.

Priority: Moderate

Initial County Action: Continued support for workforce training. Advocacy for appropriate locations for schools.

⑬Implement county solid waste plan

Support implementation of the Chester County Municipal Solid Waste Plan and other programs to ensure that solid waste and recycling needs are met through the coming decades.

Priority: Moderate

Initial County Action: Participation in solid waste plan implementation and update.