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Board announces $200,000 SBS gift and Salem Baptist pledges work on SALBA property; public asks for details
Summary
At the May 12 work session the board said it will accept a $200,000 goodwill donation from 'SBS' next week (to be split between playground improvements and the 'Salba' property project) while Marshall Mitchell of Salem Baptist described efforts to explore buying a nearby property for school/affordable-housing purposes; public commenters asked about stipulations, tax implications and the principal search.
The Jenkintown School Board announced at its May 12 work session that it will accept a $200,000 donation from a company identified in the meeting as "SBS" and that the gift will be split between playground improvements and the district's Salba-related property project. The board said there are no stipulations on the gift and that formal acceptance will be on next week's meeting agenda.
Marshall Mitchell, pastor of Salem Baptist Church of Jenkintown, addressed the board and described his congregation's long-term relationship with the borough and its commitment to "transformational and humane housing solutions." He said Salem Baptist has been…
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