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Tuesday, November 20, 2012

Council Meets Tonight for Public Hearing on Zoning for Kennedy-Kenrick Grounds

Council will hear testimony regarding a Retirement Community Overly zoning district proposed for the former Kennedy-Kenrick High School property.

Norristown Municipal Council meets tonight at 7:30 p.m. at Norristown Municipal Hall, 235 E. Airy Street, and among the business on tonight's agenda will be a public hearing on the Retirement Community (RC) zoning district proposed for the former Kennedy-Kenrick High School property at East Johnson Highway and Old Arch Road. Pottstown-based developers Hallman Retirement Neighborhoods (HRN) plans build a senior housing development on the site that would include 46 housing units in the already-existing high school building, 3 three-story buildings that would hold 39 units each, 28 ranch-style homes and parking for 246 vehicles. Council is also scheduled to adopt ordinances regarding delinquent taxes and amending the Home Rule Charter to …

Tuesday, September 18, 2012

Council Meets Tonight to Discuss Proposed Developments

Tonight's agenda is heavy on development, with the continuation of a public hearing on the senior-living development proposed for Kennedy-Kenrick and discussions on three additional proposed projects.

Norristown Municipal Council meets tonight at 7:30 p.m. at Norristown Municipal Hall, 235 E. Airy Street and development dominates the agenda tonight. In addition to a continuation on the public hearing for proposed zoning changes to the former Kennedy-Kenrick High School site requested by Pottstown-based developer Hallman Retirement Neighborhoods, Council will discuss additional development projects proposed for 1202 DeKalb Street, 410 E. Johnson Highway and 900 Sandy Street. They'll also revisit the Keystone Opportunity Zone proposed for East Washington Street.  You can download the full agenda for tonight's meeting in our PDF section. Unfortunately, we won't be able to offer a live stream of tonight's meeting, but we'll be up and …

Tuesday, September 4, 2012

Council Meets Tonight For Public Hearing on Zoning Changes for Kennedy-Kenrick Site

Hallman Retirement Neighborhoods (HRN) has requested the changes in order to build a senior housing development on the site of the former high school.

Norristown Municipal Council meets tonight at 7:30 p.m. at Norristown Municipal Hall, 235 E. Airy Street and Council has quite a bit of business scheduled in the Planning/Economic/Business Development category. In addition to a public hearing on proposed zoning changes to the former Kennedy-Kenrick High School site requested by Pottstown-based developer Hallman Retirement Neighborhoods, Council will discuss the Penrose Project and the proposed Keystone Opportunity Zone on East Washington Street. They'll also tackle a revision to the zoning ordinance regarding condemnations. You can download the full agenda for tonight's meeting in our PDF section and check back at 7:30 p.m. for a livestream of the meeting. --- Related Stories Council Hears…

Mohandus Frieri

6:36 am on Tuesday, September 4, 2012

Norristown Borough decided to have West Norriton zoning board conduct the hearings. They approve nothing.   more ›

Wednesday, June 20, 2012

Council Hears Proposal for Retirement Community on Former Kennedy-Kenrick Site

The company developing the project is asking for a text amendment to the current zoning ordinance to allow for a garden apartment zone.

According to The Times Herald, Norristown Municipal Council heard a proposal on Tuesday night from Pottstown-based developers Hallman Retirement Neighborhoods (HRN) to build a senior housing development on the site of the former Kennedy-Kenrick High School.  Gary Gearhart, chief operating officer of HRN, and Carrie Nase, an attorney for the company outlined the plans for the project which would include: The three additional multi-unit buildings would be constructed at the corner of DeKalb Street and Johnson Highway, behind the high school and on the site of the school's parking lot on Arch Street. "Most of us think this will be a great development," Council President Gary Simpson told the Herald. "It will put a property on the tax roles …

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