Easement OK’d for Delaware Valley school construction project

“The district received confirmation Thursday that the land owner, Kon­stantinos Ferousis, has accepted an agreement with the school to allow an easement for a driveway to be used only in case of an emergency.

The driveway is part of an abandoned parking lot next to Milford Chrysler that abuts the school prop­erty on Route 6/209, where the district plans a $23 mil­lion elementary school.

The district had nego­tiated with Ferousis for more than a year, but could not get a signed contract. The deal was stalling the school construction proj­ect.

The parties have agreed that, after the school is built, the school will make a $10,000 payment for the easement and then pay $2,000 a year for 15 years, for a total of $40,000, dis­trict Business Manager William Hessling said.

The district needs a conditional use approval from Milford before it can break ground. If the ap­proval comes soon, 2013-14 will be the final year for the current elemen­tary school at the high school campus”

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Brelje, Beth. Pocono Record 29 March 2013.