Franklin Township has approved a letter of credit for a new medical office building proposed by St. Luke’s in Franklin Township.

On a unanimous measure, supervisors on Tuesday ratified the irrevocable standby letter of credit for $2,197,361 for the medical office.

Last month, supervisors gave final approval to the St. Luke’s Medical Office Building land development plan.

Plans call for a three-story, 60,000-square-foot medical office building to be built on 30.5 acres between the St. Luke’s Carbon Campus and Reber Street.

The medical office building will be connected to the hospital by a walkway. The facility is expected to open in early 2023.

It will include cancer, cardiac, orthopedics care, pain management and physical therapy services and physicians’ offices, along with a fitness center.

Also last month, the board approved the St. Luke’s Medical Office Building’s developer’s agreement.

In May, supervisors established the number of Equivalent Dwelling Units St. Luke’s may have at its planned medical office building.

St. Luke’s is to have 8.4 EDUs based upon 84 employees at the building to be attached to the hospital on Harrity Road.

Before that vote, supervisor Jason Frey and board chairman Fred Kemmerer remained steadfast in that the township should adhere to its ordinance.

Bob Martin, senior vice president for St. Luke’s University Health Network, said at that time he had no problems with the 8.4 EDUs.

Supervisors signed a letter regarding the statement of compliance with Pa. Redevelopment Assistance Capital Program, the township, St. Luke’s Hospital Site & Development & Pad Readiness RACP Grants, stating the township abides by program requirements.

The letter is required for St. Luke’s to receive the RACP Grant.

In April, supervisors granted St. Luke’s conditional final approval to move forward with a medical office building attached to its main hospital in the township.

Supervisors granted that approval at that time once all the comments from Carbon Engineering were addressed, and they worked out how many EDUs would be needed.

Additionally, supervisors at that time granted a 30-day time extension for the St. Luke’s Medical Office Building land development plan, and also approved the St. Luke’s Medical Office Building’s revised note.

After some back and forth, the board approved a pair of waiver requests, one under a section of the township’s subdivision and land development ordinance, and the other under the township’s storm water management ordinance.

St. Luke’s University Health Network opened the doors to its $80 million Carbon campus on Nov. 20, 2021.