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Resident warns Palmyra Area SD board proposed admin building is too compact, raises stormwater maintenance concerns
Summary
At the September Palmyra Area School District board meeting, licensed land surveyor Alex Kinsey urged the board to reconsider the layout and stormwater design for a proposed administrative building, saying the plan compacts expensive subsurface systems into a small lot and may increase long‑term costs and maintenance burdens.
Alex Kinsey, a licensed land surveyor and civil engineering practitioner, told the Palmyra Area School District board during public comment that the proposed administrative building plan is “fitting a whole lot into a tiny little lot” and warned that the design’s reliance on subsurface stormwater basins would drive higher costs and complicate long‑term maintenance.
Kinsey spoke at the board’s September meeting and said he reviews land development and stormwater systems professionally. “First of all, they’re very expensive,” he said of the…
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