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Residents and alumni urge faster zoning rewrite to ease housing shortage; council urged to press timeline
Summary
Multiple residents and a Penn State alumnus told council during public hour that the borough's multi‑year zoning rewrite has dragged on, arguing faster action is needed to add housing and keep the university accessible and affordable.
Multiple speakers used the public hour at the May 12 council meeting to press the Borough Council to speed a long‑running zoning rewrite they say is needed to address workforce and student housing shortages.
Blake Harper, a landlord and member of the Zoning Rewrite Advisory Committee, called the process "eight years without much to show" and said repeated timeline changes and late announcements have undercut public trust. Harper urged council to "hit the gas pedal" and urged transparent scheduling.
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