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Developer asks Emmaus council to vacate small Perkiomen Street strip to aid apartment stormwater plan
Summary
CSW Furnace Street Emmaus asked the borough to vacate an unimproved portion of Perkiomen Street so the developer can place spray irrigation and stormwater controls tied to the Foundry Flat/Ironworks apartment project; council referred the petition to borough commissions and asked the developer to meet the adjacent homeowner before a public hearing.
Chris McLean, an attorney for the petitioner, told Emmaus Borough Council on Feb. 2 that CSW Furnace Street Emmaus is seeking vacation of a short, wooded segment of Perkiomen Street adjacent to the Foundry Flat (previously Ironworks) apartment site to accommodate stormwater spray irrigation and other controls for a proposed fifth building on the property. “CSW is developing the Foundry Flat apartment project … it is 4 buildings generally located between South 4th Street and South 2nd Street,” McLean said, describing the area as landlocked and without improvements.
Michael Mayer,…
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