Community Meeting Scheduled To Discuss Huge City Ave. Development

by Gerry October 6, 2021

The planning staff of the Lower Merion Township Building and Planning Department, sent an email yesterday to “Interested Parties,” announcing that they are hosting a virtual community meeting on Monday, October 25, 2021, to discuss the redevelopment proposal for the Bala Plaza properties located at 231 & 251 St Asaph’s Road (1 & 3 Bala Plaza) and 333 E City Avenue (2 Bala Plaza).

Two tentative sketch plans that were presented to the Planning Commission in December of 2019.

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