LEWISBURG — Misunderstandings surround residential plans for the Penn House Commons site in East Buffalo Township. So say two township officials. Ralph Hess, planning and zoning director says the rendering that shows residential development on the site is not set in stone, “It is non-binding. Mr. Schleshinger and partners and others are not required to put any housing on this property.”
Hess added that the drawing is only one vision and the developer has made no proposal to add residential housing to the site.
Another section of the development purchased by the Union County Housing Authority will have residential development. Tom Zorn, township supervisor, says it is not Section 8 or ‘low income’ housing, “It is a program under which the properties will be rented for 15 years and then they’ll be put up for sale. So, it’s a different program altogether and I just want to make it clear it is not Section 8 housing.”
Members of the community are planning to attend the East Buffalo Township supervisors meeting on June 8 to discuss the housing plans for the Penn House Commons site. (Jennifer Wakeman)