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Iron Hill in Ardmore? Find Out Wednesday Night

A group of residents say the restaurant will increase traffic and eat up already limited parking.

The Lower Merion Building and Planning Committee will consider a liquor license transfer request on Wednesday night that would allow an Iron Hill Brewery to move into Ardmore Plaza.

While supporters of the project say the restaurant will bring dollars, and jobs, to the area, a group of neighbors maintain the business will only aggravate traffic, parking, and public safety issues in south Ardmore.

“I’m here to say right now our community is oversaturated, densely congested with traffic,” said Rev. James Pollard, pastor of West Spring Avenue's Zion Baptist Church and a leader of the opposition to the restaurant.

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(For more details on the opposition to Iron Hill, check out our May 6 story here.)

Pollard, and those who agree with him, will get their say before a vote is cast. Before the Building and Planning Committee convenes, the Board of Commissioners is holding what promises to be a contentious public comment.

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The meeting begins at 6:10 p.m. on the second floor of the township's 75 E. Lancaster Ave. administration building.

Would you like to see Iron Hill come to Ardmore? Are the concerns of the neighbors valid? Tell us what you think in the comments.


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