The roots of the SBA can be traced to a single, small business owner who was concerned with rumors he had heard about a proposed government action that he thought would adversely effect his business.
In the summer of 1994, business owners along East Market Street saw a great deal of road activity between Mt. Zion Road and Stoneybrook. The word was that the township and/or state were going to put a center median strip on Market Street from Mt. Zion Road to Locust Grove Road.
Dominic Marino, owner of Marino’s Pizzeria at 3955 East Market Street saw this as a potentially ‘anti-business’ event. He called a meeting at the Stoneybrook Restaurant and persuaded other area businesses to attend. Also present were Springettsbury Township officials and PennDOT. From this meeting, the businesses were assured that there we no plans to put in a median strip as was rumored.
Later, in the spring of 1995, six local business people held informal meetings to establish a formal Business Association. Soon officers were elected and by-laws were approved to establish the Springettsbury Business Association.