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HOLLIDAYSBURG — The Hollidaysburg Borough Council will move forward on creating a resolution to condemn the Stowell Farm property in its Gaysport neighborhood, a preliminary step in acquiring the land through eminent domain. The decision came during the council’s monthly meeting on Thursday when borough solicitor Nathan Karn informed the public that the extension to […]
HOLLIDAYSBURG — The Hollidaysburg Borough Council on Thursday night denied a petition to rezone the 68-acre Stowell Farm following nearly two hours of testimony from developers who wished to build on the property and from nearby residents who feared that would exacerbate existing flooding problems. The council unanimously voted against the petition, 5-0, as council […]
HOLLIDAYSBURG — Gaysport residents may finally get relief from flooding issues now that Hollidaysburg Borough has been awarded $690,000 in grants for stormwater projects. The borough plans to use part of the grant money to buy 7.8 acres of the 68-acre Stowell Farm in Gaysport to construct a stormwater facility that would mitigate decadeslong flooding […]
HOLLIDAYSBURG — Hollidaysburg Borough Council approved an extension to the purchase agreement deadline with the owners of Stowell Farm, moving the agreement’s expiration date from Dec. 31 to June 30, 2024. The borough wants to buy 7.8 acres of the 68-acre plot to construct a stormwater basin and has a $110,760 purchase agreement with BC […]
HOLLIDAYSBURG — Recent talks of developing the former Stowell Farm, an almost 68-acre plot of land located along Bedford Street and Charger Highway in the Gaysport neighborhood, is drawing concerns from residents who fear it will make the area’s flooding problems worse. In a phone call, Jeff Long, who owns Jeff S. Long Construction, said […]