Summary
The township voted to purchase five commercial parcels on Old York Road and Horace Avenue from Jefferson Health for $3 million to create a potential municipal campus. Residents criticized the lack of prior public discussion, while commissioners defended it as a rare chance to control a key gateway corridor.
At a glance
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Last discussed May 28, 2026.
Impact analysis
Initial cost of $3,000,000 funded through ARPA money, with potential future bonding.
Township residents and local government agencies who may gain a consolidated municipal campus and police facility space.
Taxpayers concerned about unbudgeted debt and a reduction in taxable commercial property.
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