NOTICE OF PUBLIC MEETING
A public meeting is scheduled for Wednesday, July 12 at 7:30 PM to discuss a proposed condemnation settlement agreement pertaining to property at 380 Haws Lane in Erdenheim. This meeting will take place at the Springfield Township Administration Building. Township residents are invited to attend this meeting. We especially encourage residents who live near the site of 380 Haws Lane to attend.
TENTATIVE SETTLEMENT AGREEMENT
The Board of Commissioners of Springfield Township and 380 Haws, LP, a Pennsylvania Limited Partnership, have reached a tentative settlement of their outstanding disputes related to the Township’s condemnation of a portion of the property owned by 380 Haws, LP. After authorization at the monthly Business meeting of the BOC on September 14, 2022, the Township solicitor's office filed a Declaration of Taking for a 2.7598 acre portion of the 380 Haws property on May 15, 2023, leaving 380 Haws with a remaining 1.6902 portion of that property, as well as approximately .34 acres on the adjoining 402 Haws Lane, for a total of 2.0202 acres of land owned by 380 Haws that were NOT condemned. The 380 Haws land that was not condemned by the Township is referred to as the “Settlement Land”.
On or about May 18, 2023, 380 Haws filed an Answer to the Township’s Declaration of taking alleging that the Township’s condemnation of the Condemned Property rendered the Settlement Land completely valueless for any of the purposes permitted by the Township’s zoning ordinance and demanded that the Township pay damages for the fair market value of the entire acreage of 380 Haws properties on Haws Lane. A tentative compromise has been reached which, if approved by the Township, is proposed to be reflected in a Settlement Agreement to be executed by the Parties and then approved by the Montgomery County Court of Common Pleas.
A copy of the proposed Settlement Agreement and the exhibits thereto will be available at the Township Administration Building during normal business hours beginning Monday, June 26, 2023.
