Norristown State Hospital grounds development project advances

Norristown State Hospital grounds development project advances

NORRISTOWN – A proposed large-scale development project on the grounds of the Norristown State Hospital has cleared a major hurdle as municipal officials implemented a mixed-use overlay. The unanimous authorization last week to revise the municipality’s zoning map and text amendment was necessary in order to realize plans to transform 68 acres of previously occupied state-owned land that were deeded to the municipality for development. “The goal…