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Susquehanna Township board says Wayne Avenue sale complete, will place EIT referendum on November ballot; approves personnel, finance and contract items
Summary
Board members heard a district update that the Wayne Avenue property sale was finalized, approved multiple personnel, finance and contract items by voice votes, and referred a $74,000 rooftop water installation question to the facilities committee for further review.
The Susquehanna Township School District board heard that the sale of the Wayne Avenue property was finalized in January and moved to place an earned-income-tax (EIT) referendum on the November ballot to fund construction on the site.
Board members said the district now owns the 42-acre parcel and will begin a public information and outreach campaign, including ward-level town halls and at least one public hearing, in the months before the referendum. “We now have the land on which to build a school,” Superintendent Dr. Willis said during the meeting. “It took seven years, but we’re here.”
The update matters because the district says ownership of the parcel would provide a site for a future school if voters approve the EIT referendum. The board said it will begin communications and a campaign to inform township…
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