Wednesday, October 17, 2012
Lower Saucon Township Council will discuss the matter of rezoning property adjacent to IESI Bethlehem Landfill at tonight's council meeting at 7pm in Town Hall.
After hearing from landfill representatives, experts and critics at their last meeting, Lower Saucon Township Council members are once again scheduled to discuss the proposed rezoning of land near Applebutter Road at tonight's meeting. Rezoning the land would make it possible for the landfill to proceed with plans for its proposed western expansion, although a zoning change would not guarantee an expansion of the trash-dumping facility. Last month, the township's planning commission voted 6-1 against recommending a zoning change, following months of testimony from residents who say they fear the impact a larger landfill would have on their quality of life, their property values, their health and safety, and the environment. "I know people …
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IESI Bethlehem Landfill
2335 Applebutter Rd, Bethlehem, PA
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Tuesday, July 5, 2011
The detailing business Horst and Horst is seeking to open at 720 Main Street would be located next to an artesian well, councilman Mike McKenna told Hellertown Borough Council June 20.
An auto detailing business proposed by the firm Horst and Horst for a property at 720 Main Street, if approved, would be located next to an artesian well that is an integral part of the municipal water system, borough councilman and Hellertown Borough Authority member Mike McKenna told colleagues at council's June 20 meeting. For that reason, the Hellertown Borough Authority "patently oppose anything in that area, because of our well," McKenna said. A discussion about the proposed business began when the borough's Zoning and Codes Enforcement Officer, Joe Chernaskey, told council members that a plan for the business submitted by Horst and Horst will be before the Hellertown Zoning Hearing Board at their Wednesday, July 20 meeting. This is…
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Borough of Hellertown
685 Main St, Hellertown, PA
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720 Main St, Hellertown, PA
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Monday, June 6, 2011
Council vice president Tom Maxfield said the board received misinformation from its gaming authority representative, council member Priscilla deLeon.
In a reversal of the motion made at its previous meeting, Lower Saucon Township Council last week voted 4 to 0--with one abstention--not to write a letter requesting the abolition of the Northampton County Gaming Revenue and Economic Redevelopment Authority. Council Vice President Tom Maxfield, who originally made the motion to write a letter requesting the abolition of the gaming authority, read a letter he wrote to council citing the reason for the change at the June 1 meeting. Maxfield explained that he believes council was misinformed by the Lower Saucon Township gaming authority representative, council member Priscilla deLeon, about the grant application process. In the letter Maxfield stated: “Subsequent information gathering, …
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Lower Saucon Township
3700 Old Philadelphia Pike, Bethlehem, PA
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Tuesday, May 17, 2011
Saucon Valley voters went to the polls Tuesday to cast ballots for school board members, council members and to vote on an important Northampton County referendum related to Gracedale.
In spite of wet weather, Saucon Valley voters went to the polls Tuesday, cast ballots for school board and council candidates, and voted "yes" or "no" on a county-wide referendum that would prevent the sale of the Northampton County-owned home for the aged--Gracedale--for five years. With approximately 98 percent of county precincts reporting their unofficial totals, voters had overwhelmingly opposed the sale of Gracedale, voting approximately 73 percent to 27 percent to keep the facility county-owned in the near future. In the race for five at-large seats on the Saucon Valley School Board, the familiar names of four incumbent candidates dominated the top spots on both the Republican and Democratic sides of the ticket, but two newcomers …
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Saucon Valley School District
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Lower Saucon Township
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Today's your day to go to the polls and make your voice heard. Three cheers for democracy in action!
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Tuesday, May 17, 2011
Today, May 17, is Primary Election Day--the day to make your choice for local officials, such as school board members who decide how your hard-earned tax dollars will be spent. Polls statewide will be open from 7am to 8pm. In Pennsylvania, primary elections are “closed,” meaning you must be registered as a Republican to vote for Republican candidates, or as a Democrat to vote for Democratic candidates. Voters registered as Independent can only vote on ballot questions (such as Northampton County’s Gracedale nursing home question) in this election. Some candidates are cross-filed, meaning they will appear on both the Republican and Democratic primary ballots. The seven candidates running for five at-large seats on the Saucon Valley School …
Friday, May 13, 2011
Democrats Priscilla deLeon (I) and David Willard, and Republican Thomas Maxfield (I) are the candidates for three open seats on Lower Saucon Township Council. A fourth candidate, incumbent Republican Sandra Yerger, is no longer on the ballot.
Editor's Note: Hellertown-Lower Saucon Patch attempted to contact all current Lower Saucon Township Council candidates via email. However, Council Vice President Tom Maxfield did not receive the questions in time to answer them for Friday's story's publication. We have since received his answers and have added them below. We apologize for any misunderstanding this may have caused. We are committed to providing voters with a comprehensive view of local races and to that end, we apologize for any inconvenience the omission may have caused. In Tuesday's primary election, three candidates--including two incumbents--are running for three open seats on Lower Saucon Township Council. Each seat is for a four-year term. Patch submitted an identical…
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Lower Saucon Township
3700 Old Philadelphia Pike, Bethlehem, PA
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Monday, April 25, 2011
Park rules finalized, trail to open May 7.
Moving forward toward the completion and opening of Lower Saucon Township's portion of the Saucon Rail Trail, township council voted 3-0 April 20 to advertise updated rules for the path and addressed resident privacy issues related to the trail. Notable additions to the final draft of the ordinance include: The prohibition of alcohol consumption on the trail. The prohibition of smoking on the trail. The creation of provisions for walking leashed dogs and a requirement that owners remove any dog feces, disposing of them properly. All other animals will be banned from the trail, leashed or not. Other than motorized wheelchairs and Segways, no motorized vehicles will be allowed on the trail. Vehicular access on paved roadways is restricted to…
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Lower Saucon Township
3700 Old Philadelphia Pike, Bethlehem, PA
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Wednesday, April 20, 2011
Lower Saucon Township Council also green-lit an investigation of horseback riding on the Saucon Rail Trail. On April 18, however, Hellertown Borough Council unanimously voted to prohibit horseback riding on the borough portion of the trail.
Editor's Note: This article has been updated to reflect the fact that Lower Saucon Township Council did not approve the purchase of the Reading Drive property at its April 6 meeting. Rather, council approved the pursuit of a matching grant to potentially help with the purchase in the future. With accessibility a potential issue for local trail users, Lower Saucon Township Council unanimously approved pursuit of a matching grant that would help fund the purchase of a 2.2 acre parcel along Reading Drive, for the purpose of constructing parking and access to the soon-to-be-opened Saucon Rail Trail. A motion to approve pursuit of the grant was made at council's April 6 meeting, after Township Manager Jack Cahalan explained that the property's …
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Lower Saucon Township
3700 Old Philadelphia Pike, Bethlehem, PA
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Water Street Park
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Tuesday, April 19, 2011
Lower Saucon Manager Jack Cahalan explained that over time, the state-of-the-art commodes will be more economical than the Port-o-lets the township currently uses in some of its parks.
Public restrooms in several Lower Saucon Township parks are about to be brought into the 21st century, thanks to a vote by township council to approve the purchase of several state-of-the-art "composting toilets" April 6. The toilets are in some ways similar to the Port-0-lets that are currently located in Steel City, Polk Valley and Kingston parks, but will function differently thanks to their use of a digestive bacteria to break down waste matter, Lower Saucon Township Manager Jack Cahalan explained. The temporary toilets at Kingston and Steel City parks will be powered by electricity, and the one installed at Polk Valley Park will be solar-powered, he said. Specifically, Lower Saucon will be purchasing the Bio-Sun model of composting …
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Steel City Park
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Polk Valley Park
2068 Polk Valley Rd, Hellertown, PA
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Thursday, April 14, 2011
Citing a lack of space and the expense of purchasing filing cabinets, Hellertown Police Chief Robert Shupp won Borough Council's permission to purchase a modern filing system for his department.
Squeezed into small rooms on the first floor of Borough Hall, the Hellertown Police Department has long had to deal with storage issues. Without the ability to relocate headquarters, those issues won't disappear any time soon, Police Chief Robert Shupp told Borough Council April 4. Shupp addressed council regarding his department's storage needs in an effort to win approval to purchase a new filing system he says will save space and function better than yet another filing cabinet. "I think we have to start looking at ways...to manage our space better," Shupp said. The cost of the new filing system is $3,300, but the money needed to make the purchase is already part of the department's capital budget, he added. The alternative to buying the…
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rocky
8:01 am on Thursday, October 18, 2012
If you had a neighbor that was doing things that are known to cause health risks, reduced your property values, brought constant truck traffic, caused mud washouts across the road, and oh yeah had radioactive materials stored for months because they didn't know what to do with it would you want them and their safe practices moving next to you? more ›