Public Hearing Wednesday On Maple Glen Triangle Project

HORSHAM TOWNSHIP, PA ?A public hearing is expected Wednesday night before the Horsham Township Council meeting on the Maple Glen Triangle townhomes project.

The public hearing ?which starts at 7:45 p.m. Wednesday at the Horsham Municipal Complex ?is for a conditional use application for a water line, township officials said.

The hearing is for the Paone Brothers Horsham LLC's townhome project off Norristown Road near the Maple Glen Triangle.

The council has already approved a sewer line and a recreational trail and bridge in the same area.

The 53-townhome project met opposition from residents over the years before receiving final approval at the council's March 25 meeting.

The townhomes will be built on 14 acres at 726 Norristown Rd. near the Key Bank.

Last summer, the council approved new commercial transition zoning for 53 townhomes to be built on 14.5 acres that were zoned for single-family housing despite objections from more than a dozen residents regarding traffic and quality-of-life concerns.

The zoning change was for a tract behind Key Bank along the intersection of Norristown and Welsh roads, which is called the Maple Glen Triangle for the congestion it causes for residents and motorists of Horsham and Upper Dublin townships.

The Paone Brothers will make improvements to that intersection as part of the approval process.