ALLENTOWN, Pa.- It’s not often that the proposed demolition of a small maintenance building prompts public outcry at a Lehigh Valley Planning Commission (LVPC) meeting.
But the stakes are much higher when that shed is what one Midway Manor resident called “the heart of our community.”
On Tuesday, the LVPC’s comprehensive planning committee reviewed the Allentown School District’s plans to expand the Sonia Sotomayor Dual Language Immersion Academy at 2020 E. Pennsylvania Street. The school is in the Midway Manor neighborhood on the city’s east side…