Politics & Government

Bridgeville's Battle to Stop Bedner's Farm Development Not Over Yet

Four Bridgeville residents have filed a motion for the court to reconsider a settlement approved by the borough.

Just a couple weeks after Bridgeville Council approved a settlement with the Bedner's Farm developers, another court battle has started.

Four Bridgeville residents have filed a motion seeking reconsideration regarding the settlement.

Neil Lyons, who lives near the planned development and is running for Bridgeville Council; Bob Fryer, a Bridgeville planning consultant; Joel Lakus, chairman of the Bridgeville Republican Party; and Bill Colussy, the only council member to vote against the settlement, are concerned about the traffic the planned neighborhood's connection to Main Street will create, according to The Almanac. The men propose in the motion they filed that the developer reconsider making the neighborhood's second connection to Bower Hill Road.

The neighborhood's developers' settlement with Bridgeville includes a $70,000 payment to the borough that would allow 33 new homes in the development to tap into Bridgeville's sewer lines, according to the report.

The newspaper also reports that an ordinance was passed in 1949-51 that stated Main Street was open all the way to the Upper St. Clair border.

Upper St. Clair commissioners approved the first phase of construction for the neighborhood in April. Heartland Homes and and Thomas Homes are planning three phases of construction with a total of more than 130 homes, varying in prices from $350,000 to more than $1 million. 

The second phase includes the connection to Main Street in Bridgeville.


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