watts v. manheim township school district

The Board of Directors' resolution sought 'to obtain the perpetual and uninterrupted obtain a general public pedestrian easement, a permanent sidewalk easement on, over, across, under and through that 73 square foot portion of roperty identified as `Permanent Sidewalk Easement.'' (R.R. While the Landowners' property is situated approximately 1,000 feet from the location of the new middle school, it is across the street from property owned by the District. at 11a.) The Landowners' property is located at 1028 Montgomery Avenue, on the corner of Montgomery Avenue and 11 th Street, in Pennsburg Borough. at 11a, 14a, 85a.) On June 22, 2017, the District's Board of Directors passed a resolution authorizing the condemnation of a portion of the Landowners' property for 'off-site sidewalk improvements to provide a safe walking route for students' to the planned middle school. (Trial court order at 1 Reproduced Record (R.R.) at 11a.) The new middle school would be located near the corner of Montgomery Avenue and 11 th Street in Pennsburg Borough. In 2017, the District's Board of Directors announced its intention to construct a new middle school adjacent to the District's existing high school.

Giansante (collectively, the Landowners) appeal from the Februorder of the Court of Common Pleas of Montgomery County (trial court) overruling the Landowners' preliminary objections to the Upper Perkiomen School District's (District) declaration of taking of a portion of the Landowners' property.

Watts v. manheim township school district