Residents and businesses in the greater West Chester region can now turn to one source for all the latest updates about schools, government, and entertainment options.

In December 2002, the West Chester Regional Portal Corporation (WCRPC) officially introduced www.chestercountyconnect.net, a portal site dedicated to connecting area residents with the information that matters most to them.

The WCRPC is a non-profit corporation created by West Goshen Township in partnership with East Bradford Township, East Goshen Township, West Chester Borough, Westtown Township, West Whiteland Township, the Greater West Chester Chamber of Commerce, Chester County InterLink, the West Chester Area School District, West Chester University, and the United Way of Chester County. The goal of the WCRPC is to create an E-Village linking citizens, businesses, government, educational institutions, and non-profit organizations using direct high speed internet access.

Visitors to the portal site can get up-to-the-minute weather reports, find maps for local parks, check listings for movie theaters and cable television, and access a community calendar of upcoming meetings and events. From this site, users can choose to receive monthly emails about upcoming events, set www.chestercountyconnect.net as their homepage, or visit other sites of interest such as www.westgoshen.org.

Through the introduction, expansion, and development of the site, the WCRPC hopes to facilitate a more interactive and responsive relationship between area residents and the businesses, non-profit organizations, schools, and local governments which exist to serve them.