A satellite image of the former OxyChem property on Armand Hammer Blvd., provided by Google.
SANATOGA PA – Following an early evening hearing that drew neither questions or comments from the public, the proposed removal of a firefighting reservoir at the former Occidental Chemical Corp. property on Armand Hammer Boulevard was unanimously approved Thursday (July 22, 2010) by the Lower Pottsgrove (PA) Township Board of Commissioners.
Commissioners granted the conditional use sought by Glenn Springs Holdings Inc., an Occidental subsidiary, to drain the reservoir’s remaining water into the nearby Schuylkill River and dismantle the concrete-lined pond. It once provided an added measure of safety for what years ago was a large industrial facility; modern firefighting facilities have made the pond unnecessary.
The reservoir occupies about 20,000 square feet of space on 1.3 acres of land that will be affected by the project. In addition, Glenn Springs will remove two adjacent, free-standing structures, its representatives told board members. The property will then be back-filled and leveled.
In recent years Glenn Springs has transformed the entire Occidental complex, which earlier also was home to Pottstown’s Firestone Tire manufacturing plant, into what is now branded as the Tri-County Commerce Park. Light industrial and warehouse tenants occupy some of its available buildings; more tenants are being sought for others.
Commissioners Bruce Foltz and Michael McGroarty were absent from the board’s second meeting of the month in the municipal building, 2199 Buchert Rd., Pottstown PA, and did not vote.
Related:
- Occidental Reservoir Removal Wins Board Approval
- Commissioners’ Hearing Tonight On Reservoir Removal
- Planners Approve OxyChem Reservoir Removal
- Occidental Wants To Empty Fire Water Reservoir
- Real Estate’s Improved For School District Tax-Wise
- Unusually Narrow Road OK For Occidental Land
- Planners Flexible In Subdivision Plan
- Planners Accept Oxy Lot Change
- OxyChem Down, Firestone Next
- Boulevard Name Remains The Same
Related (to the Lower Pottsgrove Board of Commissioners’ July 22 meeting):
- Occidental Reservoir Removal Wins Board Approval
- Commissioners’ Hearing Tonight On Reservoir Removal
Image from Google Maps
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