Coatesville unable to make its next payroll

City Council to vote Monday night for  4th time on trust-fund bailout By Kathleen Brady Shea, Managing Editor, The Times City Council members C. Arvilla Hunt (from left), David C. Collins, and Joseph Hamrick discuss the city’s dwindling finances at a recent meeting. Reviewing Coatesville’s dire financial straits may cause people to feel better about their own income, unless, of course, they...

Coatesville’s worsening finances topic of meeting

Council members, residents criticize city’s wasteful spending  By Kathleen Brady Shea, Managing Editor, The Times City Council members C. Arvilla Hunt (from left), David C. Collins and Joseph Hamrick are among those who have condemned the city’s wasteful spending. Questions outnumbered answers at last night’s City Council meeting – itself a source of  confusion. Although the session...

Coatesville terminates its city manager

Gary Rawlings shown the door after 13 months on the job Gary Rawlings, 66, was terminated by Coatesville City Council, which said it didn't believe he was acting in the city's best interests. By Kathleen Brady Shea, Managing Editor, CoatesvilleTimes.com COATESVILLE — The swift, unanimous vote by City Council at last night’s meeting occurred without comment: After 13 months on the job, City...