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Lower Merion activists oppose district's construction plan


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Climate Action Lower Merion s protest outside Lower Merion School District headquarters. (Courtesy of Eurhi Jones)
The Lower Merion School District is facing objections from local environmentalists as it looks to build new sports fields on an area covered by hundreds of trees, many of which are more than a century old.
The Montgomery County district is currently experiencing its highest enrollment levels in more than 40 years and says it is the fastest-growing in Pennsylvania. For years, the district has struggled to find new space in which to expand.
Back in 2018, Lower Merion School District had hoped to acquire 6.9 acres of Stoneleigh Garden, a 42-acre estate in Villanova that had been converted from a private home into a public garden, as a possible site for a new middle school and sports complex. It says the area it sought is currently a compost pile that had been earmarked for future development. The district said its current site at 1860 Montgome ....

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