ALLENTOWN, Pa. — State Sen. Nick Miller presented the Allentown School District with a $500,000 state grant Friday to start a multi-phase expansion of J. Birney Crum Stadium, money he first announced in July.
Miller, a Democrat from the 14th District, handed over the check at the William Allen High School football game against Emmaus, his office said. He was joined by Superintendent Carol Birks and state Reps. Peter Schweyer, Mike Schlossberg and Ana Tiburcio.
The grant is a start, not the full cost. Robert Whartenby, the district’s chief operations officer, told the school board Aug. 27 that the $500,000 will help pay for updates to the stadium’s field house and that the district is also working on a larger master plan for the property. Miller’s office has not said what the full project will cost or when work will start…