Revised Plans for Old Acme Site to be Reviewed Tuesday

Developers of the Promenade, the project slated for the old Acme site on Sycamore Street, will appear before the Newtown Township Planning Commission on Tuesday. 

The applicant is expected to present a revised final plan to construct a mixed-use development on the abandoned site. The meeting begins at 7:30 p.m. at the township

This won't be the first time township officials consider approvals for the site.

In 2009, the township approved a plan for the site submitted by McGrath that featured a mix of residential units and retail space.

Then last summer, the applicant came back before the township with an urgent plea for zoning relief to scale back the plan – 

However, since then, progress on the site has stalled and township officials  

According to an article published last month in The Advance, Jim Worthington, owner of the  and a managing partner of the project, now has a leading role in its outcome. 

Worthington told The Advance that he and a group of local investors are “close to working out the final financing of the project.” According to that article, Worthington now intends to create two buildings on the site.

Click here to view the full agenda for Tuesday's Planning Commission meeting.

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