The Upper Allen Township commissioners could vote next
week on plans to develop three tracts of land totaling about 100 acres between
West Lisburn, Mill and Quail Hollow Roads near Messiah College.
The Rider Musser Development LLC plan is known as Oakwood
Hills. It includes residential and commercial properties and will generate a
significant source of tax revenue and create hundreds of jobs for the township
while providing quality housing options and conveniences, the company has said.
A required public hearing was held Wednesday night,
attended by about 50 people, said Jennifer Boyer, Upper Allen director of
community development. Ccommissioners are slated to discuss, and possibly vote
on, a rezoning amendment at 6:30 p.m. Wednesday, she added.
Rider Musser requested the rezoning of one part of the
property from institutional to business professional office and a second part
from institutional to high density residential.
Other requested changes include increasing from 55 feet
to 85 feet the maximum height of motels/hotels with conference/convention
centers in the BPO district.
Incorporated in May 2014, Rider Musser was initiated and
supported with starting capital by the Messiah College Board of Trustees.
Victoria Lindstrom, president of Dillsburg firm Suasion,
which is handling community relations for the project, was not available for
comment this morning.
According to a news release, Messiah and Rider Musser
will uphold an “arm’s length” relationship with all day-to-day operations and
decision-making conducted by Rider Musser Development. The legally and
functionally separate and independent corporation will maintain ongoing
communication and annual reporting to the college, it says.
The entire project will be constructed in several phases
and is expected to cost $50 million to $100 million and take 15 to 20 years to
complete.
The master plan currently features 312 garden-style
apartments, 44 townhomes, a club house for residents with swimming and exercise
areas, a hotel conference center, restaurants, a bank, a convenience store and
professional offices.
Source: Central
Penn Business Journal
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