Building a school on the Clifton Heights Athletic Fields is in limbo and is not going to happen as far as the borough is concerned, writes Linda Reilly for the Daily Times.

Meanwhile, the Upper Darby School District has submitted plans to build a $60 million structure to address overcrowding in its existing two middle schools.

Clifton Heights Mayor Joseph Lombardo Jr. says they will take every course of action to prevent building the school on the athletic fields.

“We’ll still be in court in 2022,” Lombardo said.  “I can’t see 1,000 people (students and staff) in that tight little area.  St. Eugene’s is still a viable option. I’m not giving up.”

Borough Solicitor Francis Catania reported in a June 5 letter that the middle school would increase borough population by 15 to 25 percent when in session.  “This increase in population will place an enormous burden on the borough’s citizens and infrastructure.”

School district Solicitor A. Kyle Berman responded that no more than 860 students are expected at the school.

Catania said there’s a 30 percent truancy rate at the existing Beverly Hills Middle School so there’s no way to know how many students will be in the school.

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