The Nazareth Area School Board has authorized spending up to $1.8 million to purchase the Calandra property in Upper Nazareth Township.
The property was once home to the Calandra’s Cheese shop, which closed in 2020. The district acquired the property, which sits next to Nazareth Area Middle School, through eminent domain as a future site for athletic fields and administrative offices.
The district is in the process of figuring out “just compensation” for the property, which is owned by Charles C. Calandra and Salvatore F. Calandra, according to the school board meeting agenda. They inherited the property from their mother, Benedetta R. “Bessie” Calandra, who died in 2011…