West Conshohocken Borough Appeal

Opinion by

Mr. Justice Benjamin R. Jones,

At issue herein is the attempted annexation by the Borough of West Conshohoeken (Borough) of a 108 acre tract of land now part of Upper Merion Township (Township), both municipalities being located in Montgomery County.

The tract of land sought to be annexed — peninsular in shape and approximately 3700 feet long and 1200 feet wide — is bisected by the Schuylkill Expressway, a four lane limited access highway. To the east of the Expressway lie approximately 44 acres of the land sought to be annexed: this unimproved acreage adjoins the Borough, is owned…