Chester County Council gives first reading to plan using excess sales-tax funds for jail and law-enforcement complex County Administrator Hester sought authority to use excess capital-project sales tax (CPST) funds for mandatory detention-center security upgrades, certain Rodman Soccer Complex work and to bank leftover fee-in-lieu revenue toward a new law-enforcement center; council approved the ordinance's first reading after debate about transparency and project breakdowns.

Chester County Council is taking a bold step by approving an amendment to use excess sales tax for crucial security upgrades and a new law-enforcement complex, but transparency concerns linger.

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