# Nov 11,  2026 Committee meeting & Special Board of Commissioners Meeting

Lower Merion Township committee meetings and Special Board of Commissioners meeting, November 11, 2026: The Board unanimously approved the purchase of 303 Tregaron Road in Bala Cynwyd for volunteer firefighter housing. The township’s $500,000 capital commitment will be combined with a $205,000 interest-free, nonrecourse loan from Union Fire Association, secured by a mortgage and repayable only if the property is sold; the resolution also approved a lease with the association. Staff described the purchase as an alternative to a previously bid fire-station renovation that came in more than $1 million over budget. The Finance Committee unanimously recommended awarding six separate bridge and culvert rehabilitation contracts covering seven culverts at six sites; the work is supported by a $1.1 million federal disaster-recovery grant, with contingencies for concealed conditions. The award summary’s bidder names and individual amounts were not stated in the transcript. The committee also approved moving forward with an agreement with Emergent Energy Solutions LLC to market the township’s energy-savings credits for a 15% fee; staff estimated about $52,000 per year, or roughly $570,000 over 11 years, from the initial projects, with additional projects potentially eligible. The Building and Planning Committee also approved release of improvement guarantees for four properties, totaling approximately $1.14 million.

The committee recommended advertising a proposed data-center zoning ordinance that would limit the use to the Light Industrial District and set standards for setbacks, height, energy and water use, noise, backup power, decommissioning, and public notice; no data-center application was pending, and this was authorization to advertise rather than final adoption. The proposed 2027 budget presented for public review includes $90.4 million in expenditures, $87.6 million in revenues, a $2.8 million planned use of fund balance, and a proposed 19% real-estate-tax increase; the six-year capital program totals $35.8 million across funding sources, including $25.4 million in township funding. The committee authorized advertising the proposed tax levy and appropriations ordinance, with two opposed; the budget remains subject to amendment and a later final vote. Staff also reported that responses to an RFP for replacement of the township’s finance/ERP system were under review.

**Jurisdictions:** sled
**Industries:** Construction & Infrastructure, Energy & Utilities
**Topics:** Physical Infrastructure, Grants & Funding
**Published:** November 12, 2026

### Sources
- [Nov 11,  2026 Committee meeting & Special Board of Commissioners Meeting](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0VMFI2IXZMM) - Lower Merion Township