A group of soldiers from the Army’s 1st Battalion, 3rd U.S. Infantry Regiment (The Old Guard) stand around a young officer's casket during modified military funeral honors at Arlington National Cemetery in 2020.

On behalf of everyone at the Chester County Recorder of Deeds office, we wish you a safe and peaceful Memorial Day as we remember and honor all the fallen heroes who have made the ultimate sacrifice for our great nation – Lest We Forget:

“They shall not grow old, as we that are left to grow old:

We will remember them."

–For the Fallen, Robert Laurence Binyon (1869-1943)

We had a wonderful time on Wednesday, May 18th, at the East Bradford Township Municipal Building helping many veterans record their military discharge documents and acquire a County Veteran Discount ID Card! Special thanks to Mandie Cantlin, Tenley Adams, and the other township staff members that arranged the space to make this off-site event possible as we fast approached the Memorial Day holiday. As always, we appreciate our partner organizations coming out to support our Veteran constituents by offering additional resources, as well as our generous breakfast sponsor, First Resource Bank! Finally, a warm thank you to all the Veterans for their service and for coming out to safeguard their discharge paperwork through our recording services. As a reminder, we provide these services at any time during business hours at our office in West Chester, but we look forward to continuing to host these satellite events to local Veterans throughout the County as well.

The Recorder of Deeds is currently searching for a detail-oriented, collaborative team player to join its team. The ideal candidate to fulfill the Document Recording Technician position will have a High School Diploma or GED and 1-3 years of experience or training in data processing or document handling. We also hope to see candidates who have strong customer service skills, are comfortable using technology and quick to learn new systems and machines, with knowledge of general accounting and legal documents pertaining to real estate. Click below to apply.

The Philadelphia Inquirer published an article this month about residential development citing, in part, the Chester County Planning Commission's annual housing report. Did you know that more homes were built in Chester County in 2021 than any other time in the last 20 years? Namely, there were 3,743 newly constructed homes here last year—the highest since 2001. This might make sense considering "Chester County’s population grew by 7% from 2010 to 2020, according to census data, on par with Montgomery County and faster than any other county in the region." We may be biased, but we certainly agree that Chester County has quite a lot to offer constituents.

"At the same time, county officials have prided themselves on the preservation of open space, shown to improve quality of life and increase nearby property values." At the beginning of last year, 30% of county land was protected open space. In addition to overseeing new development and land preservation, Chester County Government also awards urban revitalization and planning grants as well as advises local governments on planning work. The Recorder of Deeds will continue to keep an eye on the latest real estate news and market trends.

Sources: Philadelphia Inquirer, ChesCo 2021 Annual Report