Board approves amended Maple Point Elementary plan, with conditions; consent agenda passes
October 03, 2022 | Middletown, Bucks County, Pennsylvania
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The Middletown Township Board of Supervisors voted unanimously on Oct. 3 to grant amended final land development approval for Maple Point Elementary (LD #21‑05) and to approve Resolution No. 22‑28, the sewage facilities planning module, subject to conditions requiring outstanding review comments be addressed and continuation of prior conditions from the Feb. 7, 2022 approval.
Rob McGee, superintendent of the Neshaminy School District, told the board the district originally expected construction costs near $40.43 million but when bids opened they were in the $50–$53 million range. "We went back to the drawing board and we have cut approximately $3,000,000," McGee said, noting reductions across site development, architectural and mechanical scopes to bring the project closer to budget.
The board's motion to grant amended final approval included two explicit conditions: (1) all outstanding review comments must be addressed before revised plans will be considered final and (2) prior conditions, including coordination between the school district, township staff and police to study traffic queues at drop-off and pick-up for the middle school, remain in effect.
The meeting also approved the consent agenda, which included authorization to pay bills dated Oct. 3, 2022 in the amount of $620,051.28 and approval of a retirement agreement and general release for Detective Christopher Viscardi; the motion to approve the consent agenda passed 5–0.
The board read an emailed public comment from Joseph Lemming urging that the new school's design prioritize bicycle access and storage, paved paths, and interagency coordination to enable safe active-transportation routes to school; the board recorded the comment and proceeded to a unanimous vote.
The board did not set additional funding or schedule changes during the meeting; the approval was conditioned on addressing outstanding review comments and fulfilling prior traffic-coordination requirements before final plan sign-off.
Rob McGee, superintendent of the Neshaminy School District, told the board the district originally expected construction costs near $40.43 million but when bids opened they were in the $50–$53 million range. "We went back to the drawing board and we have cut approximately $3,000,000," McGee said, noting reductions across site development, architectural and mechanical scopes to bring the project closer to budget.
The board's motion to grant amended final approval included two explicit conditions: (1) all outstanding review comments must be addressed before revised plans will be considered final and (2) prior conditions, including coordination between the school district, township staff and police to study traffic queues at drop-off and pick-up for the middle school, remain in effect.
The meeting also approved the consent agenda, which included authorization to pay bills dated Oct. 3, 2022 in the amount of $620,051.28 and approval of a retirement agreement and general release for Detective Christopher Viscardi; the motion to approve the consent agenda passed 5–0.
The board read an emailed public comment from Joseph Lemming urging that the new school's design prioritize bicycle access and storage, paved paths, and interagency coordination to enable safe active-transportation routes to school; the board recorded the comment and proceeded to a unanimous vote.
The board did not set additional funding or schedule changes during the meeting; the approval was conditioned on addressing outstanding review comments and fulfilling prior traffic-coordination requirements before final plan sign-off.
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