Wednesday, April 3, 2013
The Hatboro-Horsham School District anticipates taking possession of the Horsham Memorial Army Reserve Center by mid-May, officials said.
A 30-day public comment period regarding environmental concerns on land that will house a brand-new Hallowell Elementary School is expected to segue into land transfer and eventual school construction, officials said. By mid-May, the Hatboro-Horsham School District anticipates that the acquisition of the Horsham Memorial Army Reserve Center on Easton Road in Horsham will be complete, Bob Reichert, director of business affairs said during Tuesday's school board work session. "The property is clear for transfer and environmentally safe to build a school," Reichert said. "The Army is also currently working on the deed transfer paperwork for the property." Reichert said the public will also have 30 days to share any environmental concerns …
Tuesday, February 5, 2013
Demolition of the existing Hallowell Elementary School and rebuilding of a new school could result in the closure of other district elementary schools, administrators said.
In the coming weeks and months, the Hatboro-Horsham School Board will need to answer a question that serves as a deciding factor for the future of the district's educational facilities. "What will the size of Hallowell be" was the inquiry Superintendent Curtis Griffin reiterated several times during Monday's school board work session. It's a question yet to be determined as the district awaits transfer, tentatively in May, of the former Horsham Memorial Army Reserve Center, which is situated on Route 611 in Horsham. The government-owned property is the future home of Hallowell Elementary School. The existing nearly 52-year-old school would be demolished and a new school would be built where the federal government's brick buildings …
Thursday, October 4, 2012
Hatboro-Horsham School District expects to take ownership of the former Horsham Memorial Army Reserve Center by May or June 2013.
One final round of environmental testing is the last hurdle before the Hatboro-Horsham School District can assume ownership of federal government land on Route 611. The likely home of Hallowell Elementary School, currently the shuttered Horsham Memorial Army Reserve Center, is undergoing environmental testing slated for completion in February 2013, according to Bob Reichert, the district’s director of business affairs. The district hired a firm to conduct similar tests in the spring, which concluded that the property did not warrant soil or groundwater remediation. Reichert said the land – which will be granted to the school district for free provided it’s used to house a new school – will be deeded to Hatboro-Horsham in May or June 2013. …
Thursday, June 21, 2012
The Hatboro-Horsham School District is considering building a school on the Route 611 property.
The shuttered Horsham Memorial Army Reserve Center has moved a step closer to potentially becoming the future home of Hallowell Elementary School. The Horsham Land Reuse Authority - the local entity tasked with adopting a redevelopment plan for Willow Grove air base - at its board meeting Wednesday afternoon approved the revised use of the former Army Reservce Center by Hatboro-Horsham School District. Plans have been underway for some time to transfer the property from the federal government to the school district. HLRA Executive Director Mike McGee told Patch that he did not know when the land transfer would be complete. "The Army wants to get rid of it," McGee said, adding that the property would be conveyed to the Department of …
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9:01 am on Thursday, April 4, 2013
wonder how much it would cost to renovate the existing structure rather than tear it down. the Army building has a great look to it. and is sound. Seems a shame to waste all of that workmanship. more ›