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Thursday, February 7, 2013

Demolition Possible in Municipal Complex Renovations

Borough Manager Timi Kirchner Wednesday recommended the Administration and Finance Committee consider two of four options for renovations for the Lansdale municipal complex.

Lansdale Borough Manager Timi Kirchner Wednesday night recommended the Administration and Finance Committee consider two of the four alternatives presented last month to council on the renovation or rebuilding of borough hall and the police station. According to Dan Sokil of The Reporter, Kirchner suggested the committee not choose the option that renovated both buildings with additions and the option that renovated borough hall and built a new police station. The remaining two options for the committee are these: demolish both buildings and make a new facility that houses both administration and police, and renovate borough hall and construct a new police station, according to the article. Both remaining options call for the vacation of …

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Renovation Options Show New Lansdale Municipal Complex and Study: Lansdale Borough Hall, Police Station in Poor Condition

Sherrianne Rocchino

10:16 am on Monday, February 11, 2013

This makes me sick to my stomach, time to throw away Borough Council.   more ›

Monday, January 21, 2013

Renovation Options Show New Lansdale Municipal Complex

Lansdale Borough Council last week saw four concept diagrams for improvements to its municipal complex —borough hall and the police station — following a facilities report last summer that revealed both buildings are in poor condition

Major repairs and upgrades are needed for Lansdale Borough Hall and Lansdale Police headquarters, and Lansdale Council must soon make a decision — Should they stay or should they go? A facilities study last summer by Spiezle Architects revealed that Lansdale Borough Hall and the police station are two of four borough-owned properties in very poor condition. The others being the third floor of 421 W. Main Street and the parks maintenance building. Lansdale Borough Hall and the police station were last renovated 24 years ago and 50 years ago, respectively. The former was a post office and the latter was a library. With the buildings now part of a 7-year capital improvement list, council must decide on one of four renovation alternatives …

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Study: Lansdale Borough Hall, Police Station in Poor Condition, Madison Lot Concept Plan Shows Retail, Condos, and Madison Parking Lot Sold to BPG Properties

Sherrianne Rocchino

4:58 pm on Wednesday, February 20, 2013

Keep the current Borough Hall, vote out borough council. Borough council needs to drive to surrounding communities, like North Wales, Harleysville, Ambler, Sellersville and see what a real classic town is, they don't destroy their history, they preserve it. Lansdale could learn a lesson from them all. I agree with "patchifier", there are other options, if bourgh council were doing their job, they…   more ›

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