Redevelopment in Coatesville for real this time
Announcements this week signal best opportunity in a generation
By Mike McGann, Editor, The Times
COATESVILLE — Finally, for once in a city plagued by misfires, the rhetoric and reality appear to be merging.
This week’s announcement that real redevelopment is planned at the corner of First Avenue and Lincoln Highway — 40 to 60 apartments along with retail space — is the first tangible proof...
Can there really be ‘Smart’ growth? Yes
Tax discount program adopted by Caln could be used to manage growth, get ratables
By Mike McGann, Editor, The Times
CALN — Driving down Lincoln Highway the other day, I was a little shocked to note how many businesses were either struggling or shuttered, and I was thinking to myself, “man, I hope there’s something that can be done about that.”
As it turns out, there is, and Caln is doing something...
