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Planning commission reviews West Chester University master plan, eyes conditional‑use recommendation
Summary
The planning commission reviewed a revised West Chester University master plan that removes a proposed parking garage, adds temporary housing and proposes Church Street pedestrianization; consultants will deliver a response to the urban engineer’s February 17 letter before next week’s vote, which would be the commission’s conditional‑use recommendation to borough council.
The planning commission met in work session March 2 to review a revised master plan from West Chester University and the university’s consultants, who asked the commission to recommend conditional‑use approval to borough council.
Brian Nagel, representing West Chester University, said the university had previously briefed the commission and had asked for an extension to allow the urban engineer to complete a review. "We will issue a response to the urban engineer's letter by Wednesday of this week," Nagel said, so commissioners would have the response in advance of a vote next week.
The most significant substantive revision in the packet is removal of a proposed parking garage tied to a student‑union expansion. Nagel said the garage had appeared in graphics in multiple places and was…
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