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Facilities committee: traffic study raises parking shortfall for stadium; borough review and resubmittal underway
Summary
Facilities committee members briefed the full board on Feb. 24 about outstanding questions tied to the district’s stadium project, saying a borough traffic study left the district short of the parking number borough engineers expect.
Facilities committee members briefed the full board on Feb. 24 about outstanding questions tied to the district’s recent stadium and field project, saying a borough traffic study has created a parking shortfall that must be resolved before the borough will permit night football under lights.
Board members reported that the district’s engineering consultant has completed a resubmittal of plans and that a response from the borough’s engineers is expected in about a week to 10 days. According to committee members, the borough’s engineers used the traffic study to determine a parking requirement north of roughly 800 spaces for certain high‑attendance events; committee members estimated the district currently has approximately 530 existing spots counted between campuses, leaving a gap of roughly 250–300 spots.
Facilities discussed four surface options for additional parking: all‑grass parking, a stone drive with grass parking, full stone parking, or asphalt. Committee members noted grass parking could be less expensive but still requires grading, access work and possible drainage or stabilization improvements; paving would be far costlier. The committee recommended allowing the borough engineer to comment on the district’s conceptual sketch and said a hand‑drawn concept had been supplied to the borough for discussion.
Committee members reiterated that the borough has historically granted variances the district sought in other matters, but they cautioned there is no certainty the borough will approve a parking plan for lights and football. One board member warned that without a workable parking solution and subsequent approvals, the district “will not be able to play football this fall.”
Ending: The committee expects written comments from borough engineers following the resubmittal; the district will use those comments to refine a parking plan and to price potential surface and circulation work. The facilities committee also recommended securing architectural pricing for concession‑building design and asked maintenance and the architect to review a $31,000 electrical change order for the middle/high school project.
