Pennsylvania Supreme Court Won't Review Catholic Student Center

On Nov. 21, the Pennsylvania Supreme Court denied review in Diocese of Altoona-Johnstown v. Zoning Hearing Board, a case in which the appellate court held that a proposed Catholic Student Center at Penn State University should be classified for zoning purposes as a structure that will primarily be used as a place of worship, even though portions of the building would be used for other purposes as well. (See prior posting.) The Centre Daily Times today reports on the decision and the disappointed reaction of neighbors who were trying to keep the university facility our of their residential neighborhood.