Sale of Pennsylvania School Property

Updating facilities at the Scranton State School for the Deaf will cost as much as $30 million. That's what a state official testified yesterday before a state house panel, which is considering authorizing selling the 10-acre property for half a million dollars. The high renovation cost comes from environmental issues related to the age of the buildings. The Western Pennsylvania School for the Deaf is moving its Scranton operations to South Abington.