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Downingtown superintendent outlines three options, seeks community feedback on district-owned property
Summary
Superintendent Bob O'Donnell told a community meeting that the district is weighing three potential uses for a property it bought in 2006—warehousing/distribution, a light industrial/business park, or an 'active adult' residential option that would need rezoning—and asked residents for input before a June 12 board review.
Bob O'Donnell, superintendent of the Downingtown Area School District, told a community meeting the district is exploring options for a parcel it purchased in 2006 and is seeking resident feedback before the school board considers any sale.
"The following three uses have generated potentially the highest and best value for the school district," O'Donnell said, listing warehousing and distribution, a light industrial or business park compatible with current zoning, and an "active adult" residential proposal that would require a zoning change. He said the district must balance community concerns, zoning constraints and its fiduciary responsibility under the…
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