SPS Technologies in Jenkintown announced on Friday that its Reclamation phase, in which products (finished, in-process, and raw materials) and equipment were removed is nearing its conclusion. 

According to their update, the demolition phase is expected to begin “on or after May 19”.

An overview of the demolition and air monitoring plans will be posted on their website soon, the update said. 

It continues:

Air and water monitoring continues.  Monitoring results remain stable, with no detections of chemicals or other parameters at levels of concern in the community.

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On Tuesday, residents submitted a letter encouraging Abington Township officials to consider a different path forward regarding the potential rebuild of the facility.

An excerpt:

According to Montgomery County property records and discussions with members of the Township Board of Commissioners, SPS pays approximately $23,000 in township property taxes and $145,000 in school taxes annually on its 31.74 acre property.14 In addition, under the Local Tax Enabling Act, SPS Technologies is exempt from and pays no local business taxes because it operates as a manufacturing business. If the SPS property were to be used for another purpose, the financial impact on residents’ taxes could be minimal, and other uses for the property have the potential to significantly increase the Township’s tax base. A township commissioner has stated that taxes will not be raised on account of SPS not rebuilding, should they choose to do so.

In late April, Glenside Local interviewed Glenside Fresh Start, an awareness organization which launched a Change.org petition titled “PREVENT Rebuilding of SPS Technologies in Abington, PA” on April 13.

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