10 C alorner
Fall 2013
Student Housing, Business, Building Plan Calls for Razing of Borough’s PNC Bank By TAYLOR BROWN
The California skyline may have a new addition in the upcoming year that would provide new business opportunities to developers, as well as alternate housing options for students, pending a decision by council. At the conditional use hearing held before the council meeting on Oct. 10, James and John Sepesky proposed demolishing the PNC Bank property to make room for their development. Council decided to postpone a decision on the project until Feb. 4, 2014, while the builders wait for a signed sales agreement from PNC Bank that will allow the destruction, as well as the relocation of the facility. The Sepeskys already own three buildings behind Rite Aid. The new building will be at 200 Wood St. and will feature three floors.
The second and third floor will be for 12 custom student apartments, each with three bedrooms. The first floor is for the new location of the bank, along with OSPTA. The OSPTA office is simply exchanging quarters on Wood Street. The council also heard: • Plans to have its lawyer draft an ordinance that would cite property owners who do not keep up their properties. They would face fines and possible jail time if found guilty of not maintaining their properties. • Bill Johnson, the borough’s engineer, said the construction of the new waste management facility near 84 Lumber is continuing. Taylor Brown is a junior at California University of Pennsylvania who is majoring in English with concen-
trations in journalism and creative writing.
California Government Mayor: Casey Durdines Council Members: Jon Bittner, president Chip Glab, vice president Tony Mariscotti, president pro tem Pat Alfano, Phil Difilippo, Ryan Ecapera, and Paula Gutosky The Borough Council’s Committee of the Whole meetings are the first Thursday of each month; council meetings are the third Thursday. All are at 6:30 p.m. in the council chambers, 225 Third St.
Photo by Marlee Shaulis
James and John Sepesky are planning to build more student apartments on Wood Street. The two would like to acquire the PNC Bank to use for their new housing development, which will require the facility to be demolished and rebuilt. The borough council will vote on this proposal on Feb. 4, 2014