ALLENTOWN, Pa. — Young students could be going to a new school on the former Allentown State Hospital property within a few years.
Developer City Center on Monday got unanimous approval from zoning officials to begin building a 202,000-square-foot elementary school that will serve as an anchor for its massive Northridge development.
Allentown Zoning Hearing Board granted variances that let crews work in areas with steep slopes where the school — for about 1,200 pupils in kindergarten through eighth grade — and several supporting features are planned…