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Zoning Hearing Board Grants Reprieve To Oakwell Neighbors, 500+ Trees

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Click above to read the full ruling from the Lower Merion Zoning Hearing Board On Thursday (June 16), Lower Merion School District saw its plans to clear-cut more than 500 trees at Oakwell, put on hold. The Lower Merion Zoning Hearing Board rejected the district's motion which claimed that the Hearing Board lacked jurisdiction to consider an appeal by several Villanova … [Read more...] about Zoning Hearing Board Grants Reprieve To Oakwell Neighbors, 500+ Trees

The Greenhill Apartment/Condos Were Built In 1964 – After Neighbors Fought Bitterly to Stop The Construction

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The Greenhill Apartment/Condos Were Built In 1964 - After Neighbors Fought Bitterly to Stop The Construction Harry K. Madway was a Jew from Merion. He made a lot of money building apartment houses.Marguerite Wood MacCoy was a WASP socialite who owned 22 acres of land along City Line Avenue, near Lancaster Avenue. The Greenhill Condominiums now … [Read more...] about The Greenhill Apartment/Condos Were Built In 1964 – After Neighbors Fought Bitterly to Stop The Construction

As Cameras Roll, Villanova Neighbors Express Concerns About Proposed LMSD Ballfields

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https://youtu.be/mlVZhPZqrTUA planned media event this morning drew  camera crews from a gaggle of local TV stations to the otherwise quiet intersection of Clairemont Road and Stone Ridge Lane, in Villanova. The event was organized by a group calling itself  “Stop Deforestation of Lower Merion.”This was all in anticipation of a Zoning Hearing Board meeting that had been  … [Read more...] about As Cameras Roll, Villanova Neighbors Express Concerns About Proposed LMSD Ballfields

Lower Merion School Board Slams Zoning Board’s Lights Ruling

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From LMSD.comThe Lower Merion Board of School Directors is disappointed that the Township's Zoning Hearing Board overruled the sound determinations of its own Zoning Officer [emphasis added] with regard to the District's proposed installation of athletic field lighting at Lower Merion High School's Arnold Field.The proposed lighting provides the minimum necessary to ensure the … [Read more...] about Lower Merion School Board Slams Zoning Board’s Lights Ruling