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New Chester County Human Relations Commission passes 2–1 amid heated debate Beth Ann Rosica September 25, 2025 September 24, 2025

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The Chester County Commissioners voted yesterday to approve a new county-level human relations commission. The 2-to-1 vote went along party lines, with Democrats Josh Maxwell and Marian Moskowitz voting yes, and Republican Eric Roe voting no.

At the standing-room only Commissioner’s meeting, over a hundred people showed up for the vote on the ordinance with another 60 watching online, and approximately 35 people made public comments . While the comments slanted towards support for the ordinance, almost half of the commenters were aga

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