A New Kensington construction services company specializing in solving problems with soil and groundwater is planning a move to Plum.

Geo-Solutions is proposing to develop a storage yard and maintenance facility at 1450 Greensburg Road, once the location of Golf Oasis and near the Plum School District bus garage.

Plum Council is scheduled to hold a public hearing on the proposal at 6:45 p.m. Monday at the municipal center before its work session at 7 p.m.

Dan Ruffing, a vice president with Geo-Solutions, did not respond to requests for comment.

If the plan is approved by Plum, Geo-Solutions expects construction to start this spring and be completed by summer 2026, according to documents the company filed with the borough.

The golf center closed in 2005 or 2006. After about a decade of deterioration, it was demolished in 2015. Since then, the land has been vacant, with some remnants of the mini-golf course still visible.

Geo-Solutions is currently at 1250 Fifth Ave. in New Kensington.

With origins dating to 1956, Geo-Solutions moved to New Kensington in 2003. The facility was renovated in 2010, tripling the shop space and doubling its office space.

Following a merger with Geo-Con in 2012, the New Kensington facility was expanded in 2013 to accommodate Geo-Con employees, again doubling its office space. Additional yard space was acquired at two vacant lots nearby.

The development proposed in Plum would support Geo-Solutions’ anticipated move from New Kensington, its application to Plum says.

According to those documents, the project would see a 7,200-square-foot steel building, an outdoor storage yard, a paved access road and parking areas built on about 3 acres. The area is zoned highway commercial.

The building would house workspace for equipment maintenance, administrative offices and storage for parts and tools.

Landscaping and screening would be used to reduce visual and noise impacts on neighboring properties. While the bus garage is on one side of the property, a number of homes are on the other side.

Stormwater management systems would address runoff concerns.

Because public sewerage is not available, a 3,000-gallon holding tank would be installed.

Geo-Solutions’ application is available for public inspection at the Plum Municipal Center, 2000 Mike Thomas Way.

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