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Wednesday, March 15, IftrS
Vol, 78 No. It
Senior citizen housing proposed
A proposal to rebuild the Broad Street former school property into commercial and residential tax producing real estate was heard by the Sewickley planning. commission and council members at a March 8 meeting.
The acre site borders Broad, Thorn, Chestnut and School Streets. It is owned by developer William D. Marra, builder of three Sewickley apartments, Linden Place, The Brittany and Normandy on • Grove Street and Centennial Avenue.
It is Marra’s plan to build 10,000 sq. ft. of commercial property on the Broad Street side and, facing, Chestnut, 134 apartments for Sewickley’s senior citizens. There would be a 72 car underground parking garage and 15 or possible more surface parking spaces - the parking would be restricted to the apartments and office building.
Marra told the meeting that the office building would have 5000 sq. ft. of spaceon ; each of the two floors. He has a letter of | intent from a bank to occupy the first f floor; the second floor would be available ; for office rental.
Using blueprints and the architect’s drawing of. the buildings, he pointed out .that the plan was designed with an ap- -[predation of Sewickley’s residential i image. The prints show a 135 ft. setback off [ Broad for a green area infrontof the office;
[ facing Thorn, there is a circle drive for i pick-up and deliverjrand'the-m=out ramp-: to the parking; on the Division Street side, t an elevator tower for the commercial i building. For the apartment tenants the ‘
| plan shows an “outdoor recreation room in I a patio setting.”	, "
I Commenting on the parking, planning [ commission chairman H. Alan Speak said I that under Sewickley zoning there are off street parking standards. With parking in I Marra’s plan accommodating "the apartments, Speak wants this area to be | “closely looked at by the commission.”
Marra recognizes that the residential [ building is, in some aspects, not consistent with Sewickley zoning.” The apartment will be built with a 40 year mortgage through the Pennsylvania Housing Finance [ Authority (PHFA)along-with the federal | government’s Housing, and Urban i Development Program (HUD), he said. In this, the building must conform to HUD standards, although Marra notes that he has raised those standards for his plan.
According to him, HUD rules that the building cannot be converted from housing t for the elderly. Under HUD standard,each apartment unit must be 525 sq. ft., the Marra proposal shows the units designed : Rjr 836 sq. ft. The design of the building ■ “»bad to include considerations for the ‘ handicapped.
I With the HUD program calling for a 65-. ■ h'Sh building of seven floors, a variance is needed to Sewickley’s code that a wilding cannot exceed 50 feet in height and four floors.
Referring to the drawing, Marra said,.
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Broad Street scene of the future if plans materialize
New manager wins all votes, but one
The appointment of Martin C. McDaniel to the Sewickley Borough Manager job lacked one vote for council’s unanimous approval at a special meeting March 6, 1978. Until his appointment, the 30 year old McDaniel was borough manager for St. Marys, Pennsylvania.
In abstaining from the vote on two motions, Councilwoman Marie Guy stood pat on her objections to the $22,008 annual salary and waiving of the residency-within-the-borough requirement.
She told council that it has long been her attitude that the borough manager’s salary is “to high” and that his residency must be withih Sewickley,
As explained by Councilman J. Baird Atwood with his motion for the residency waiver, housing withih the borough boundaries is difficult to find and there is a time element to consider since McDaniel
Sacco to go for House seat
filesday, Mar. 7 was the last day to file thoi» for the May 16 Primary, and P„e„w.as “ least one surprise locally. DrpcuT, * SaCco> Jr-» the 29-year-old L ttl » of Sewickley council, filed to run bp ™Us® °1 Representatives. He will atnft9n?l^.sed m the primary. Sacco lives
at 802 McDonald St.
havo » lace orie °f two Republicans who -twinni« for the mh District seat, 3 George F. Pott Jr„ of Richland
is the L- Lan8> of Edgeworth. Pott ihe lfouse ^t- Irving his first term in
Glenfioij District, which includes Crai 'c’ lneumbent Ron Goebel will face s- hotter of Kilbuck Twp.
Republican Goebel is also finishing his first term.
Contending for the Democratic nomination in the 29th are; Thomas R. Jordan, Ohio Twp.; Fred J, Kotrozo, Ross Twp. and William J. Toohey, West View.
Republican Drew Ley, of Pine Twp. will run unopposed for the state Senate seat in the 40th District, which means he will take on incumbent Edward M. Early of Ross in the fall. Ley ran unsuccessfully for a House seat in the 28th Dist. against George Pott.
In the May Primary, candidates for committee posts at the local level will be selected for a two year term.
begins his duties on or about April 3,1978.
Along with the salary, fringe benefits include hospitalization, a contributory pension plan, ten paid holidays, and .vacation time. Additionally there are two new benefits: A leased car to be furnished for the borough manger’s use of $200 per month car allowance for the use of his Automobile as determined by the Borough of Sewickley; a $500 yearly premium to be paid by the borough for a “portable pension” plan developed through the Borough Managers’Organization.
Describing the appointee as “highly recommended for good management and rapport with the public and employees, Atwood said that Mr, and Mrs. McDaniels were both from Coraopolis and Moon Township families. Other considerations for the Sewickley move involved school considerations for their three children and the preference for an area less rural than their present location.
It was also noted by council - that McDaniel had been a candidate for the Sewickley borough manager position some five years ago, but at that time council opined that he lacked experience.
The new borough manager’s responsibilities at St. Marys included streets, parks, sewage treatment plant, landfill, purchasing, personnel, financial administration, community development and grantsmanship. He also served as the borough secretary, secretary of the municipal authority, the airport authority, recreation board and zoning officer.
Prior to St. Marys, McDaniel was, for two years, administrative assistant for the city of Portage, Michigan. As an administrative intern for Forest Hills
Bordugh, in the Pittsburgh area, specialized in contract negotiations, arid participation in a local council of governments.
While attending graduate school on â part-time basis, he was an instructor in the North Hills School District, teaching couses in federal, state and local government.
He is a 1969 graduate of St. Vincent College where he majored in political science and economics. From the University of Pittsburgh Graduate School he earned a master’s in public, administration and urban executive administration.
Martin C. McDaniel