WHYY thanks our sponsors - become a WHYY sponsor These are magnificent, magnificent trees, and the neighbors are very concerned about what will happen to our neighborhood,” said Ann Gelfond, whose backyard is adjacent to the ongoing construction of a new middle school. “Lower Merion is losing all of their green space. Along with the safety concerns come fears of environmental degradation. And ultimately, for all of us, a big, big issue is safety,” said Andrew Abramson, who lives across the street from where a field entrance would be.īecause the area has narrow streets and no sidewalks, members of the community anticipate hazards from traffic. “A lot of the neighbors have very, very grave concerns about the nature of how all of this occurred, how the school district came to this conclusion. A small group opposed to the Lower Merion School District’s plan to clear 13 acres of woodland and hundreds of trees in Villanova for new middle school athletic fields gathered Thursday to issue a public rebuke of local officials and demand that they find another site.
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