Middletown supervisors approve Maple Point Elementary land development after hours of presentation and resident objections

The Middletown Township Board of Supervisors voted unanimously to grant preliminary and final land-development approval for the Neshaminy School District27s proposed Maple Point Elementary School, a two-story building planned on the Maple Point campus adjacent to Core Creek Park.

The decision followed a multi-part presentation from the district and its consultants on the project27s site plan, building design, stormwater controls and traffic impacts. John Torrente, solicitor for the district, told the board the roughly 88-acre site would be developed without the need for zoning relief but noted the district is seeking several waivers tied to plan details and a requested variance concerning financial-security posting; the district expects to secure a bond in the neighborhood of $35,000,000 for construction. "We are here again for preliminary final land development," Torrente said during his introduction.

Superintendent Robin Gee framed the project as part of a multi-year consolidation and replacement strategy intended to avoid the greater long-term cost of renovating several…