Summary

The opportunity to KickStart Chester took a giant step forward when, on January 31, 2008, Governor Edward G. Rendell, Senator Dominic Pileggi and other government leaders traveled to Chester to pledge $47 million to revitalize the Chester waterfront. Then, at the end of February, Major League Soccer Commissioner Don Garber officially awarded Philadelphia the League's 16th team. The team – tentatively named MLS Philadelphia – will play in a soccer-specific stadium to be built in the shadow of the Commodore Barry Bridge. With the team in place, work is beginning to transform more than 80 acres along the Chester waterfront.

Funding for the public-private partnership is coming from:

Keystone Sports and Entertainment, LLC - the owner-investor group
- CEO & Operating Partner Nick Sakiewicz
- iStar Financial CEO Jay Sugarman
- Swarthmore Group Chairman James Nevels
- Philadelphia attorney William Doran
- Christopher and Robert Buccini and David Pollin, founding partners of The Buccini/Pollin Group (Leaders of the development)
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
- Governor Edward G. Rendell announced the state's commitment of $47 million to support the project. Read the press release
The Delaware River Port Authority (DRPA)
- Committed $10 million to support infrastructure improvements along the waterfront.
Delaware County & The City of Chester
- Dedicated $30 million toward the development

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Thank your State Representative and Senator for their decisions that will benefit the citizens of Pennsylvania.

KickStart Chester will create thousands of new jobs, bringing new life and vitality to an area vacant for decades.