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Developer presents LERTA plan for 4‑acre Sparrow parcel; board asks for business case and timeline
Summary
Glenn Yawka, owner of Sparrow, asked the Bethel Park SD board for guidance on pursuing LERTA/LERDA tax abatement for a two‑phase redevelopment (phase 1: site work and a 6,400 sq ft building; phase 2: two larger mixed‑use buildings). Board members requested assessed‑value impact, demolition effects, and recommended a formal LERTA district process before approving abatements.
Glenn Yawka, who identified himself as owner of Sparrow, presented a redevelopment proposal for roughly four acres near Broadnett Library Road and asked the board for guidance about tax abatement under local LERTA/LERDA programs.
Yawka said he hopes to begin phase 1 at the end of spring or early summer and described phase 1 as mainly site work — including two underground detention tanks, parking improvements to cure long‑standing nonconforming conditions, new sidewalks and lighting, and construction of a 6,400‑square‑foot single‑story…
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