Loller HVAC Issues Delay Hatboro Council's Return

HATBORO, PA —Hatboro Council President George Bollendorf was ready to share the news.

At the council's meeting last month, Bollendorf told the audience that "this is the last meeting" at the former Pennypack school where the council has been holed up since HVAC issues forced the evacuation of the Loller Academy Building to find new quarters.

The council first occupied Crooked Billet Elementary School and then the borough purchased the Pennypack property to hold court for its council meetings and to transform the school into a community center.

For months, the council received updates about the readiness of Loller Academy as work took place for the installation of a new HVAC system and an overall sprucing up that included interior painting and replacing old windows in the historic building.

And while the borough wasn't ready to get a U-Haul and pack up its operations to move yet, the building was expected to be ready for meetings this month.

"It will be nice when we go back to Borough Hall," Borough Manager Diane Hegele responded to Bollendorf at that May meeting.

Well, maybe next meeting.

With HVAC issues returning, Borough Council will be back at Pennypack for its meeting at 7 p.m. Monday.

"Due to ongoing work being performed to the HVAC system at the Loller Academy Building, the Committee/Council Meeting will now be taking place at the Pennypack Facility," Hatboro officials posted on Facebook.

Officials said a staff member would be on hand at Loller to direct residents back to Pennypack.

It's not the first borough government meeting, though, that had to return to Pennypack.

Wednesday's zoning hearing board was there. And so were the Environmental Advisory Council and the Historic Commission instead of meeting at the historic building on the corner of Horsham and York roads.