May 12, 2000

PENN STATE TO INCREASE LANDS AT
STONE VALLEY AND HARRISBURG GETS A SWIMMING POOL
University Park, Pa. — Stone Valley is about to get a bit bigger, thanks to an offer by Mary Lightner to sell a 25-acre parcel of undeveloped wooded land adjacent to the experimental forest in Huntingdon County.

Penn State’s Board of Trustees today (May 12) approved the purchase, which includes the swap of one acre of University land adjacent to the Lightner property, which is on Petersburg Road, and $78,000.

In other action, the Board approved the construction of a swimming pool addition to the Capital Union Building at Penn State Harrisburg, which will be built in cooperation of the local community. Breslin Ridyard Fadero of Allentown has been selected as architect for the project, which will include facilities for competition, leisure and physical therapy. The proposed budget is $1,800,000 for the 9,000 square-foot project.

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