Editorial
The Seneca Valley School Board authorized up to $150 million in general obligation bonds for a $165.9 million Intermediate High School and Performing Arts Center project, approved 8-1 with board member Mike Jacobs dissenting on fiscal grounds.
Editorial
More than 20 Meeder residents packed a February 2026 Planning Advisory Commission meeting to testify about narrow streets impassable by fire trucks, broken parking promises, unsafe pedestrian conditions, and unclear commercial ownership in Charter Homes' 672-unit mixed-use development.
Board of Education (Seneca Valley)
The Seneca Valley School Board approved over $19.7 million in expenditures including major re-roofing projects and adopted a new K-6 English Language Arts curriculum at its April 20 action session, while also celebrating the Raiders ice hockey team back-to-back PIHL championship.
Board of Supervisors
Supervisors formally approved the 2026 paving program totaling $2.34 million across three contracts, awarded $172,000 for Police Department renovation design, $201,739 for a Fitness Court at Graham Park, and $217,520 for Coal Run culvert engineering, while recognizing the Parks Department for two state awards.
Planning Advisory Commission
A packed agenda brought new development proposals to the March 30 meeting including a 7 Brew coffee drive-thru on Route 19, an 8,700 sq. ft. funeral home expansion on Wisconsin Avenue, a D-Bat batting facility, and the first phase of a 16.9-acre shopping center at Route 19 and Dutilh Road.
Board of Supervisors
The Board previewed $2.3 million in paving contracts, adopted the Southwest Butler Multi-Municipal Safety Action Plan, authorized an intergovernmental agreement with Jackson Township to resolve their shared boundary, applied for grants for Route 19 improvements, and awarded contracts for pickleball court resurfacing, fire station roofs, and Police Department renovations design.