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Board approves George School campus master plan with conditions; phases require separate approvals
Summary
The board approved a 15–20 year conceptual master plan for the nearly 200‑acre George School campus, with staff and counsel emphasizing that each phase will still require separate preliminary and final land-development approvals and compliance with stormwater, zoning and subdivision rules.
Township planning staff and the George School’s counsel presented a conceptual campus master plan that outlines six additional phases beyond a previously approved performing-arts project. Planner Jim Ennis said the master plan is a long-range planning tool (15–20 years) for a nearly 200‑acre legacy property and reiterated that the agreement does not grant waivers or zoning relief; each phase must return to the township for separate preliminary and final land-development review.
Joe Blackburn, counsel for the George School, and project engineer Kevin Selger said the master plan helps with fundraising and campus-scale planning but does not bypass regulatory review. A resident during public comment asked about stormwater impacts for downhill neighborhoods; township engineering staff said individual projects will have to meet current stormwater requirements and that the campus-level view can improve overall stormwater management. The board approved the conceptual master plan and the related agreement, conditioning approval on compliance with Middletown Township ordinances (motion passed 5–0).
The approval is conceptual: no land development will occur without the standard application and review process for each phase.
