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Palmyra board and parks volunteers raise possibility of locating district office on Ridge Road reserve
Summary
Board members and Parks & Recreation committee members discussed plans and permitting for a new district office and identified a 15‑acre Ridge Road parcel originally reserved for an elementary school as a possible site; staff said work on permits is underway.
District administrators and board members said the district is advancing site work and permitting for a planned new district office, and Parks & Recreation committee members raised a nearby Ridge Road parcel — shown on older build‑out plans as 15 acres reserved for an elementary school — as a possible alternative site.
In his superintendent’s report, the district superintendent said the owner/developer for the planned new district office site is working to meet deadlines for township review and is coordinating with the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection and PennDOT on stormwater and highway‑occupancy permits. The superintendent said further steps would be scheduled with local reviewers as the developer completes permit materials.
At the Parks & Recreation Committee report, a member noted that a 2010 final build‑out plan for the Ridge Road recreational fields identifies a 15‑acre block in the upper left of the plan labeled as reserve land for an elementary school. Committee members said the district office could be a possible use for that reserved parcel and asked the board to explore the idea; the board said the question would be addressed outside of the report section and further discussion would follow.
Board members did not make a formal decision on changing the Ridge Road reserved use at the May meeting; they asked staff to follow up. No formal timetable or funding amount for a site change was provided at the meeting.
Why it matters: A change in the planned use of a reserved school parcel could affect Parks & Recreation planning and future capital spending. It could also alter permitting and township review processes compared with the district’s current district‑office site plan.
Next steps noted on the record: staff will follow up on the feasibility of a district‑office location at Ridge Road and provide more detail at a future meeting, and the district will continue coordinating permit filings for the selected site.
