Steering committee questions parking, parent drop‑off and bus circulation in Easton Area SD site plan

Designers presented a two‑phase site plan for the Easton Area SD high school project that relocates varsity baseball and softball fields to synthetic turf, moves tennis courts, and establishes a multi‑lane parent drop‑off loop and a Chevron bus layout the team said can handle up to 70 buses at the school’s front entrance. Steering‑committee members and other board participants raised questions about parking capacity and traffic operations, especially parent drop‑off circulation and a single inbound lane near 20 Fifth Street.

On the site plan, the team identified work in two phases. Phase 1 includes the varsity baseball relocation to a new turf field, varsity softball relocation to turf, relocation of tennis courts, some stormwater and utility rework and grading; the team said the JV baseball field would be sited on a grass field near the south parking edge. Designers said the phase‑1 base bid would include dugouts, bullpens, covered seating, fencing and retaining‑wall work. The design team also said the…