Upper Dublin School District seeking variances to build bus depot behind Fort Washington Elementary School

Upper Dublin School District is seeking four variances to build a 10,517 sf school bus depot behind Fort Washington Elementary School, Mainline Media News reported.

The site will be used for vehicle maintenance, parts storage and office space, and infrastructure for future purchase of electric vehicles. Current plans call for 118 parking spaces for 50 school transportation vehicles, 10 grounds department vehicles and 58 staff.

Jacqueline Pine, a resident and civil engineer, said petitions opposing the variances have 2,775 signatures, Mainline Media wrote.

Plans for the depot date back to March 2023.