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Marion Township residents urge commissioners to oppose proposed highway-commercial rezoning near I‑80 interchange
Summary
Two Marion Township residents told Centre County commissioners on Aug. 15 they oppose a proposed rezoning that would convert roughly 278 acres near the Interstate 80 interchange from agricultural and conservation uses to highway commercial.
Two Marion Township residents told Centre County commissioners on Aug. 15 they oppose a proposed rezoning that would convert roughly 278 acres near the Interstate 80 interchange from agricultural and conservation uses to highway commercial.
Andrea Royer, a Marion Township resident, said she was speaking "with deep concern about the proposal to rezone more than 270 acres of farmland, residential homes and Amish homesteads to highway commercial with the I‑80 interchange." She told the commissioners local state police are already "stretched thin" and warned the facilities could bring higher levels of crime and trafficking to the rural area.
Lisa Ford, a 29‑year Marion Township resident, said the proposal would rezone 17 parcels totaling 278 acres now…
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