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by News Department on 08/17/17

Schuylkill Mall to be demolished...




The future of the Schuylkill Mall property has officially been revealed.

 Vice President of the Schuylkill County Economic Development, Brian Hansbury, presented a plan to the county commissioners, Wednesday, on behalf of Northpoint Development, the new owners of the Mall property. 

The plan is to enact Local Economic Revitalization Tax Assistance which allows taxing authorities to exempt new construction in deteriorated areas of economically depressed communities and improvements to certain deteriorated industrial, commercial and other business property. 

Part of the plan would have the mall demolished by the end of 2017, begining on the Sears/Bon Ton end, leaving the movie theater time to operate through the holiday season. McDonalds and Big Lots are on the same parcel property but will stay and not be demolished. Cracker Barrel and Holiday are reported to be on their own parcels and will remain open. 

Construction of two new warehouses on the property should then be completed by the end of the summer of 2018, creating a minimum of 830 jobs. 

An official vote by the commissioners is planned for next Wednesday.


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