The Wilson Area School Board is debating whether to buy land near the intermediate school in Wilson Borough.
The purchase was listed on the Monday, Dec. 15, school board meeting agenda as “Balata Street property discussion.”
Superintendent Harrison Bailey III said the district is looking for maintenance and storage space. That parcel’s proximity to the intermediate school makes it a good fit, he said.
“No decisions have been made at this time,” he said.
He said the land would most likely be multi-use, including but not limited to maintenance facilities.
He didn’t have the address of the parcel.
There’s a one-acre parcel at 1350 Balata St. that’s immediately adjacent to the intermediate school baseball field. It’s listed for sale at $1.2 million. The single-acre parcel includes a 12,000-square-foot warehouse.
The intermediate school is at 2400 Firmstone St.
The district is undergoing a $40 million improvement to its high school stadium, a plan that calls for a new high school gym, classrooms and technology labs. That plan underwent a review Tuesday, Dec. 16, by the Lehigh Valley Planning Commission.
According to the Lehigh Valley Planning Commission agenda, the existing Wilson Area High School stadium and auxiliary building would be demolished, as well as an existing parking lot in northeast corner of the lot which contains the site’s stormwater infrastructure.
The new auxiliary building will maintain the existing catwalk that spans South 22nd Street, connecting Wilson Area High School to the new facility. It will be placed on top of the old parking lot. Plans include expanding the existing lot in the southeast corner and adding unimproved parking in the athletic field for additional overflow.